20 Things That Mentally Strong People Don't Do
1. Dwelling On The Past
Mentally strong individuals focus on
the present moment and on the near future. They understand that the past is out
of our control and the far future is about as predictable as the weather this
winter.
2. Remaining In Their Comfort Zone
The comfort zone is a dangerous
place, a dark abyss where anyone who remains there for too long loses his or
herself entirely. Staying within your comfort zone is giving up on life.
3. Not Listening To The Opinions Of
Others
Only the foolish believe themselves
to be sufficient in all regards. When it comes to brainstorming, ideas can’t so
much be forced as they can be caught. A good idea is a good idea, regardless of
whether or not you came up with it. Don’t let your ego get the better of you;
if someone has great advice to give, take it.
4. Avoiding Change
What the mentally strong understand
that the mentally weak do not is that change is unavoidable. Trying to avoid
the inevitable is pointless. Therefore, trying to avoid change is pointless;
it’s a mere waste of time and energy.
5. Keeping A Closed Mind
You don’t know everything. Even the
things you believe yourself to know are likely to not be entirely true. If you
keep a closed mind, you are preventing yourself from learning new material. If
you stop learning, you stop living.
6. Letting Others Make Decisions For
Them
Only you should be making your own
decisions; you can’t allow others to make them for you. All this does is shift
the responsibility from you to someone else, but the only person failing in the
end is you. If you don’t have the courage to fail, then you don’t have the
courage to succeed.
When others succeed, you should be
happy. If they can do it, so can you. The success of others does not, in any
way, lessen the chances of you succeeding. If anything, it should motivate you
to keep pushing forward.
8. Thinking About The High
Possibility Of Failure
Our thoughts control our perspective;
our perspective controls our results. The mentally strong understand this and
use this to their advantage. There’s always the chance you may fail, but as
long as there is the chance you may succeed, it’s worth trying.
9. Feeling Sorry For Themselves
Sh*t happens. Life can be hard.
People get hurt; others die. Life isn’t all roses and butterflies. You will
fall off that horse again and again and again. The question is, are you strong
enough to keep getting back on it?
10. Focusing On Their Weaknesses
Although working on our weaknesses
does have its benefits, it’s more important to focus on banking on our
strengths. The most well-rounded person is not the person that gets the
furthest in life. Being average in all regards makes you average. However,
mastering a certain skillset or trait will allow you to beat the competition
with less effort.
11. Trying To Please People
A job well done is a job well done,
no matter who is judging the final product. You can’t please everybody, but you
can always manage to do your very best.
12. Blaming Themselves For Things
Outside Their Control
The mentally strong know the things
they can control, understand the things they cannot control, and avoid even
thinking about that which is completely out of their hands.
13. Being Impatient
Patience isn’t just a virtue;
it is the virtue. Most people don’t fail because they aren’t
good enough, or aren’t capable of winning or succeeding. Most people fail
because they are impatient and give up before their time has come.
14. Being Misunderstood
Communication is key in any properly
functioning system. When it comes to people, things get a bit more complicated.
Simply stating information is never enough; if the receiving party
misunderstands you, your message is not being properly relayed. The mentally
strong do their best to be understood and have the patience to clear up
misunderstandings.
15. Feeling Like You’re Owed
You aren’t owed anything in life. You
were born; the rest is up to you. Life doesn’t owe you anything. Others don’t
owe you anything. If you want something in life, you only owe it to yourself to
go out and get it. In life, there are no handouts.
16. Repeating Mistakes
Make a mistake once, okay. Make a
mistake twice… not so okay. Make the same mistake a third time, you may need to
consider giving up alcohol and drugs. You’re either stupid or permanently high.
17. Giving Into Their Fears
The world can be a scary place. Some
things frighten us with good cause, but most of our fears are illogical. If you
know that you want to try something, try it. If you’re scared, then understand
that being scared of failing must mean that succeeding means a whole lot to
you.
18. Acting Without Calculating
The mentally strong know better than
to act before completely understanding the situation at hand. If you have time
to ponder over something and cover all your bases, then do so. Not doing so is
pure laziness.
19. Refusing Help From Others
You’re not Superman; you can’t do it
all. Even if you can, why should you? If others are offering to help, let them
help. Be social. Listen to their ideas and watch how they do things. You may
learn something. If not, then you can teach them something and do what humans
are meant to do: socialize.
20. Throwing In The Towel
The biggest weakness in all of
humanity is giving up — calling it quits, throwing in the towel. The mentally
strong go about things in such a way. Only do things if they are important to
you; forget the things that aren't important to you. If they’re important to
you, then pursue them until you succeed. No exceptions, ever.
SENT BY JT
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