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After all, you have tremendous influence over your mindset. Control that, and the battle is nearly won.
Rather than perceiving failure as a judgement on your character and value, you’ll see it as a chance to take corrective action for improved performance in the future.
We tend to hold onto things that have caused us emotional pain.
Insecurity breeds inaction, which is a much larger threat to your success.
The trouble begins when we allow self-doubt to possess such a foothold in our minds that it paralyzes us.
Becoming mentally strong requires silencing negative self-talk.
Fear takes every potentially negative outcome and amplifies its impact.
Be patient with yourself.
challenges to overcome rather than infuriating problems.
An individual who lacks mental toughness might panic at this unexpected delay. He may instinctively visualize being unable to contact his friend, who has committed to picking him up at his destination. He might imagine being stuck on the tarmac for hours once his flight finally lands. He may evoke grim images of arriving at his friend’s home hours past his expected arrival time, which presages an abysmal night’s sleep.
wallowing in catastrophic thinking.
“push back” when our minds entertain worst-case scenarios.
