On Mental Toughness Quotes

“Shotton had an insatiable appetite for feedback—a quality I have seen in all the top business performers I have worked with. They have a particularly strong need for instant, in the moment feedback.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“When an individual responds actively and constructively (as opposed to passively and destructively) to someone who is sharing a positive experience, love and friendship increase.”
― Martin E.P. Seligman, On Mental Toughness

“But when things go awry, business and sports superstars dust themselves off and move on.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“Focus simply means energy concentrated in the service of a particular goal.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“imagination is more important than knowledge.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“They drew a circle that shut me out, Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win, We drew a circle that took them in!”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“flagellation.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“Control and power can be asserted most effectively by slowing down the pace of the negotiation, actively leading counterparts into a constructive dialogue, and demonstrating genuine openness to others’ perspectives.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“The only way to influence the outcome is by focusing on the things you have the power to control:”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“Top sports performers don’t allow themselves to be distracted by the victories or failures of others. They concentrate on what they can control and forget the rest.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness

“the main obstacle to achieving “the impossible” may be a self-limiting mind-set.”
― Harvard Business Review, On Mental Toughness