It's a Good Life

How to Be Mentally Tough #138

01.22.2019 - By Brian BuffiniPlay

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“If you are more mentally tough you will be able to be more resolved, more determined, and more successful.” — Brian Buffini We all face setbacks in life. Whatever difficulties you encounter, mental toughness will help you deal with them. In this episode, Brian describes the characteristics of mentally tough people, explains how analyzing your patterns will reveal where you need to grow, and provides powerful how-to’s to guarantee success. By the end of the episode, you’ll be ready to tackle whatever challenges may come your way, rise above them, and live the good life! Are you a Buffini Show Insider? What are you waiting for? Join today!   Inspirational quotes from today’s interview: “Being mentally tough is part and parcel of living the good life.” — Brian Buffini “Mentally tough people are resilient, resolved, and willing to take risks.” — Brian Buffini “I see people give up all the time…and I see people persevere to huge levels of success.” — Brian Buffini “If I have a bad hour, I try not to make it a bad day. If I have a bad day, I try not to have two bad days.” — Brian Buffini “Try not to make two mistakes in a row.” — Beverly Buffini “Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.” — Bernard Williams “Fall down seven times; get up eight.” — Japanese proverb “Difficulties break some men, but make others.” — Nelson Mandela “When your mind and heart are aligned, then you’re resolved.” — Brian Buffini “Resolve will melt no rocks, but it can scale them.” — Mary Ann Evans “Determination gives you the resolve to keep going, in spite of the roadblocks that are before you.” — Denis Waitley “I will persist until I succeed.” — Og Mandino “Mentally tough people take calculated risks.” — Brian Buffini “If you play not to lose, the best you can hope for is not losing.” — Brian Buffini “If you’re not willing to risk the unusual, you’ll have to settle for the ordinary.” — Jim Rohn “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” — TS Eliot “There’s a big difference between stopping and quitting.” — Brian Buffini “Stopping is simply a loss of momentum. Quitting is a loss of hope.” — Brian Buffini “Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” — Vince Lombardi. “Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.” — General Douglas MacArthur “When you focus on one day at a time it builds up resilient resolve that allows you to become more mentally tough.” — Brian Buffini “The goal is to reprogram ourselves with the positive.” — Brian Buffini “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” — Maya Angelou “One of the things that makes us mentally weaker is procrastination.” — Brian Buffini “If you’re doing a difficult thing, put it at the top of your schedule.” — Zig Ziglar “If you do what is easy, your life will be hard. If you do what is hard, your life will be easy.” — Les Brown “Motivation is what gets you started, but habit is what keeps you going.” — Jim Rohn “Accountability makes it automatic, keeps you going, and keeps you on track.” — Brian Buffini “Accountability breeds responsibility.” — Stephen Covey “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” — President Abraham Lincoln “Watch and improve your self-talk.” — Brian Buffini “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” — Brene Brown “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” — Henry Ford “Mental toughness will bless you, allow you to enjoy your life, succeed at higher levels, and give great energy to people.” — Brian Buffini   Mentioned in this episode: The Brian Buffini Show – Episode #025: The Power of a Made-up Mind  The Brian Buffini Show – Episode #115: How to Be Resilient The Brian Buffini Show – Episode #101: Tough Times Never Last; Tough People Do – with Master Motivator, Les Brown The Brian Buffini Show – Episode #040: Getting Caught Talking to Yourself   Connect with Brian Buffini http://www.brianbuffini.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianbuffini Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianbuffini Buffini Show Insiders: http://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/insiders Love what you heard? Share it with your friends! http://bit.ly/BrianBuffiniShow Click here to buy our Podcast theme music, “The Cliffs of Moher” by Brogue Wave. http://www.broguewave.com http://www.facebook.com/broguewave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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