I remember back in high school basketball, when I really began pushing myself and studying how to maximize my potential, I was willing to do stuff that other kids simply wouldn't do.

One of the most feared things every year at tryouts, the day after Thanksgiving, was when Coach would have us run an endless amount of suicides.

He was weeding out the weak.

There were puke buckets on the sides.

So, I ran suicides for months leading up to tryouts my junior year.

Let's just say that tryouts were relatively easy for me, while I got to watch in amusement as the others were dying in their suicides.

I practiced tough, which made the 'real life' easy.

This is what you want to do with your everyday living.

In today's episode, I discuss 4 simple ideas that you can incorporate every day to 'steel' your mind.