Without my planning it this way, you'll notice that this week's Ezine
has a theme of mental toughness to it, per se. The longer I live my
life, the more I see the benefit of being mentally tough and as they say
in the old westerns, "Sticking to your guns" or in our case, sticking to
our visions, goals and purpose. It's just like anything else in life, if
you value it you must work and hone the skill of mental toughness, but
what a payoff! So this week, look for ways to develop your strategic
thinking skills, challenge yourself on a mental level to go the extra
mile when you encounter situations and circumstances that might usually
tempt you to avoid them or shut down mentally. Now, I know this might be
a tough challenge I'm putting on the table for you, but I believe in you
and I know that with time and effort you'll develop the skills you need
to take you further than you ever dreamed and accomplish more than you
ever thought possible.
Go for More this Week!
Ron White
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In This Issue.....
1. Mentally Tough by Ron White
2. Quotes of the
Week
3. Create Your Own Circumstances by Vic Johnson
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1. Mentally Tough by Ron White
One of the least talked about factors of success is being mentally
tough. Mental toughness will allow you to endure adversity, hardship,
setbacks and ultimately achieve success.
The next question is: What does it mean to be mentally tough?
- It means when trouble and heartaches head your way – you are not permanently knocked off the "bicycle" of life.
- It means when your plan is not going exactly the way you planned – you press on.
- It means when others criticize you – you refuse to allow someone else to dictate your thoughts or direction.
- It means you know who you are.
- It means you accept 100% responsibility for every action you have ever committed.
Now, if being mentally tough is so crucial to success – how do you
become mentally tough?
Some of the most mentally tough people I have ever known are ones that I
have served next to in the military. They are mentally tough because the
military forces, and I mean forces you, to adopt three behaviors. In the
military you will never be allowed to blame someone else, you will be
required to be physically fit and you will be given daily goals and you
will accomplish them!
1. The first key to being mentally tough is refusing to be a victim and
accepting 100% responsibility for your actions. It is not your parent's
fault, your bosses fault, the fault of the government or someone you
knew when you were a teenager. How in the world can you be mentally
tough when you blame others for your lot in life? It is empowering to
accept responsibility for your fate.
When you consciously or subconsciously blame another (government,
economy, family etc.) for the outcome of your life you are significantly
reducing the chances of a happy life. This is true because you have
given someone else the power to control your thoughts and actions.
2. Next, become mentally tough by becoming physically tough. Yes, there
is a confidence that you will have when your muscles are toned and a
walk on the beach does not exhaust you. Now, when I am 85 years old do I
expect to bench 225 pounds and run 4 miles a day? Absolutely not!
However, I do expect myself to put forth the maximum effort all the time
so when I am 35, 45, 55 or 85 I am in the best possible shape for a 35,
45, 55 or 85 years old.
The confidence that comes from being fit is one that can't be found
anywhere else. Watch what you eat and exercise. It is crucial in being
mentally tough.
3. Set goals and then accomplish them! How many times do people make New
Years resolutions only to break them by January 20th? This is a much
bigger deal than you may think. It is a big deal because subconsciously
you are telling your mind, "I can't even keep a New Years resolution!"
When you tell yourself this subconsciously you then begin lose
confidence in yourself and every aspect of your life is affected. When
someone compliments you – it makes you feel awkward because deep down
you think, "Gee, if they only knew that I can't even keep a New Years
resolution."
Conversely, if you set a small goal of reading a book a month and you
accomplish it, your self confidence begins to build. Subconsciously you
are telling yourself, "I am valuable – I am worth it – I can hit my
goals – I am successful." When you see yourself this way, you are well
on the way to becoming mentally tough. In military boot camp, you are
given a daily goal of folding your underwear in a set pattern and making
your bed in a prescribed way. When you accomplish this goal day after
day, even though it is so small, it is making a mental deposit into your
self esteem bank account that says you can accomplish goals and are
valuable.
Being mentally tough is often the last piece of the puzzle to focus on
for success. Yet, I know very few successful people who are not mentally
tough. It is easier to get there than you think. Become responsible for
your life, stay in shape and set and accomplish your goals. When you do
you will exit your own personal boot camp with a confidence to rival
that of a Navy SEAL!
-- Ron White
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2. Quotes of
The Week
THOUGHTS/THINKING
"All improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental
pictures." -- Brian Tracy
"Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's
not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The
issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should
be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there," stop
yourself. That thought is the problem." -- Stephen Covey
"It's easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than to think
your way into a new way of acting." -- Millard Fuller (founder of
Habitat for Humanity)
"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds."
-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be
tomorrow where your thoughts take you." -- James Allen
"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that
dare not is a slave." -- Andrew Carnegie
"Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought." -- Napoleon Hill
"Use your body right: warm it up before you put it under strain. Use
your mind right: psyche it up before you put it under strain." -- Tom
Hopkins
"Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny." -- David O. McKay
"The brain is like a muscle. When we think well, we feel good." -- Carl
Sagan
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it." -- Aristotle
"Life is an inside-out game. The truth is that all our situations and
circumstances have their beginnings in our minds. Our idea of who we are
creates who we become – the great news is you can change your
self-impressions and change your life." -- Mark Victor Hansen
"The biggest lesson I have ever learned is the stupendous importance of
what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are, for
your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our thoughts, we can
change our lives." -- Dale Carnegie
"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." --
Socrates
"If everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn't thinking." -- Denis
Waitley
3. Create Your Own Circumstances by Vic Johnson (excerpted from Day by Day with James Allen)
"A person only begins to become the person he wants to be when he ceases
to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice
which regulates his life." - As A Man Thinketh
I had to look up the meaning of the word revile because I've never seen
it used. It means to condemn, despise, berate. I didn't have to look up
the meaning of the word whine. In fact I'm sure some of my friends have
sometimes wanted to ask me if I "wanted some cheese with that whine?"
When we whine and revile we give power to that which we revile and whine
about. We cease to be in charge of our life. I love the way that Wayne
Dyer describes it in You'll See It When You Believe It. He says, "I no
longer view the world in terms of unfortunate accidents or misfortunes.
I know in my being that I influence it all, and now find myself
considering why I created a situation, rather than saying, "why me?"
this heightened awareness directs me to look inside of myself for
answers. I take responsibility for all of it, and the interesting puzzle
becomes a fascinating challenge when I decide to influence areas of my
life in which I previously believed I was not in control. I now feel
that I control it all.
One of my favorite quotes on this subject is from George Bernard Shaw.
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I
don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are
the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if
they can't find them, make them."
So how do we develop the necessary character to make our circumstances
instead of allowing our circumstances to make us. Emmet Fox tells us
that "you can build any quality into your mentality by meditating upon
that quality every day. If you seem to yourself to be lacking in certain
necessary qualities, if your character seems to lack strength, ask God
to give you what you need - and He will."
And that's worth thinking about.
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