Posted on December 7, 2010
Michaelïs Monday Minute
Ten Tips To Toughness
Recently, well recently in my world, I was delivered a magnificent opportunity. I underwent two brain surgeries in the last 4 years.
Oh, I can read your thoughts and it ïs ok. It took me awhile to see this painful, irritating, confusing, inconvenient and seemingly endless medical issue as an opportunity. I don't expect you to embrace the concept right away.
What I was ultimately taught was;
TEN TIPS TO TOUGHNESS
1. Ensure that you are always saying encouraging things under pressure.
2. Recall past personal successes, just before and during high pressure situations.
3. Ensure that all thoughts of failure are rejected as soon as they enter your mind.
4. Anticipate what might go wrong before it actually does, and prepare for the eventuality.
5. Get involved in high-pressure situations, do not avoid such situations, relish in being involved at the most pressure-filled points.
6. No matter what distracting or upsetting thing happens when under pressure, remind yourself about your original aim, stay focused on your goal.
7. If something goes wrong, do not interpret this as you being a entirely worthless person.
8. Review past mistakes in pressure situations and improve your skills to overcome your mistakes.
9. Confide in close friends to seek ways to improve your skills, it takes strength to admit weaknesses.
10. Learn to take risks and accept the inevitable failures, as part of the process of training yourself to become mentally tough.
Mental Toughness is required to ultimately meet you goals! Don't give up....get tough!