The Mental Toughness Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Facing Life's Challenges, Managing Negative Emotions, and Overcoming Adversity with Courage and Poise

by Damon Zahariades

it draws a hard line in the sand between success and failure. You either succeed or you fail.

Catastrophizing - Extrapolating small mistakes or deviations from your "perfect world" into worst case scenarios and then trapping yourself in this mental reality you have created for yourself.