Are YOU mentally tough? 🧠 pic.twitter.com/xn5JvJPVmt
— Alan Stein, Jr. (@AlanSteinJr) July 23, 2020
If you are looking to improve in any area of your life, you need to be following, reading, and listening to Alan Stein, Jr. Alan is a motivational speaker and performance coach who has worked with such well-known people as Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant along with organizations such as Pepsi, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and numerous universities.
Alan first got on my radar when he wrote the incredible book Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best. If you have not gotten your copy yet, I recommend you do so by clicking HERE.
Alan recently tweeted about the subject of mental toughness. He says, “Mental toughness is the ability to face adversity, failure, and negative events without loss of effort, attitude, and enthusiasm. Everyone works hard when they feel good. Everyone is enthusiastic when things go well. A person who is mentally tough does not let circumstances dictate who they are at that moment. You control mental toughness!”
I think you would agree with me that we all need to improve in the area of our mental toughness right now.
The following are 11 Facts About Mental Toughness from Performance Expert Alan Stein, Jr. I gleaned from his tweet above:
- Mental Toughness Is A Skill Which Can Be Developed – “Mental toughness is the ability”
- Mental Toughness Is The Antidote To Adversity – “to face adversity”
- Mental Toughness Is The Antidote To Failure – “failure”
- Mental Toughness Is The Antidote To Negative Events – “and negative events”
- Mental Toughness Is Reflected By Your Hard Work – “without loss of effort”
- Mental Toughness Is Reflected By Your Attitude (Which Determines Your Altitude) – “attitude”
- Mental Toughness Is Reflected By Your Level Of Engagement – “and enthusiasm.”
- Mental Toughness Is Not Determined By Your Feelings – “Everyone works hard when they feel good.”
- Mental Toughness Is Not Determined By Your Level Of Enthusiasm – “Everyone is enthusiastic when things go well.”
- Mental Toughness Is Not Determined By Your Circumstances – “A person who is mentally tough does not let circumstances dictate who they are at that moment.”
- Mental Toughness Is Determined By You – “You control mental toughness!”
What is one thing you learned from the list above which will help you with mental toughness. Mine was #10, mental toughness is not determined by your circumstances.
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