Mental Toughness Secret #50

" 'Come to the edge,' He said. They said, 'We are afraid.' 'Come to the edge,' He said. They came. He pushed them . . . and they flew." - Guillaume Apollinaire

Action Step For Today:

Take inventory of your fears: are they adult fears, or adolescent fears? An adult fear is being afraid of a truck about to run over you. It's the kind of fear that can save your life. Adolescent fear is being afraid of the bogeyman under the bed, or of being rejected by a prospect or embarrassed in front of a group. The threat is literally made up in our minds. When we allow adolescent fear to hold us back, we are behaving like children.

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Mental Toughness Secret #49

"We do not need more intellectual power' we need more spiritual power.... We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen." - Calvin Coolidge

Action Step For Today:

Take inventory of the ten people closest to you. On a scale of 1 to 7, 7 being the highest, how much faith do these people have in themselves? How much failth do they have in a higher power? Odds are that your level of faith is the average of these ten people. Ask this critical thinking question: "Is this helping me or hindering me?"

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Mental Toughness Secret #48

"There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self-respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a king." - Orison Swett Marden

Action Step For Today:

ASk this critical thinking question: "Have I been playing it safe to avoid failure?" On a scale of 1 to 7, 7 being the highest, how many risks have you taken in an effort to make your vision a reality?

World-Class Resource:

If you're in the world of selling, read How I Raised Myself from Failure to Sucess in Selling, by Frank Bettger

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Mental Toughness Secret #47

"Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put the two of them together and you have a kingdom." - Jack Lalane

Action Step For Today:

Make a commitment to exercise for at least one hour per day, five days a week. The excuse that you don't have time is a delusion. Exercise is necessary for a long and healthy life. Get your calendar out and move things around to make room for exercise, no matter what it takes. Your life literally depends on it. 

World-Class Resource:

If you're a man, subscribe to Men's Health magazine. If you're a woman, subscribe to Shape Magazine. Visit www.menshealth.com or www.shape.com

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Mental Toughness Secret #46

"The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself." - Mark Caine

Action Step For Today:

Make a commitment to upgrade your environment, beginning with the people around you. Limit your exposure to neutral and negative people, remembering that consciousness is contagious. Befriend a champion and spend as much time with this person as possible. I promise this will raise your level of expectation.

World-Class Resource:

Become an active student of personal development by listening to tapes and CDs from your favorite authors, speakers, and philosophers as you drive. Create a world-class environment by turning your car into a university on wheels. The largest producer of personal development tapes and CDs is Nightingale-Conant Corp.; their website is www.nightingale.com

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Mental Toughness Secret #45

"I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I don't." - George Burns

Action Step For Today:

On a scale of 1 to 7, 7 being the most enjoyment, how much do you enjoy your job? If you answered less than a 7, the odds of fulfilling your full potential are slim. If you answered a 7, then you will almost assuredly ascend to the world-class level

World-Class Resource:

Work Happy Live Healthy, by Tom Welch. Visit www.workhappy.com

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Mental Toughness Secret #44

"All we really need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." - Charles Kingsley

Action Step For Today:

Make a list of the five activities in your life for which you have the most enthusiasm. Next, ask this critical thinking question: "Does anyone make a living doing this?"

World-Class Resource:

Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow, by Marsha Sinetar

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Mental Toughness Secret #43

"As your consciousness expands, your level of expectation will grow. Keep asking yourself, am I selling myself short? Most of us are." - John R. Spannuth

Action Step For Today:

Outline your expectations in every area of your life, and then ask the ultimate critical thinking question: "Should I expect more?" If your answer is yes, raise your expectations and upgrade how you talk to yourself and others about your heightened aspirations.

World-Class Resource:

Build a personal and professional board of advisors, comprised of people who have a much higher level of expectation than you. Spend as much time with them as possible. One of the fastest ways to raise your level of expectation is to associate with world-class thinkers. 

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Mental Toughness Secret #42

"In the second grade, they asked us what we wanted to be. I said I wanted to be a ball player, and they laughed. In eighth grade, they asked the same question, and I said a ball player, and they laughed a little more. By the eleventh grade, no one was laughing." - Johnny Bench

Action Step For Today:

Generally speaking, is your belief system poverty class, middle class, or world class? Ask this critical thinking question: "Do my drive and ambition mirror my beliefs?" If you're not sure of the answer, check your results in the areas of your life where you exhibit the most ambition

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Mental Toughness Secret #41

"To succeed in life, one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful." - Gary Player

Professional performers are the most dedicated people alive.

Action Step For Today:

Ask this critical thinking question: "How much am I willing to struggle and suffer to make my vision a reality?" Is it a little, a fair amount, a lot, or whatever it takes?

World-Class Resource:

Pick a biography of your favorite champion and read it cover to cover. This will give you an idea of the level of dedication it takes to become one of the great ones. Next month, read another biography. After a few of these books, you'll begin to see a pattern in each champion's thinking and dedication to their dream. Develop the habit of reading biographies of world-class performers and you'll reap the benefits of their wisdom and experience

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