MENTAL TOUGHNESS SERIES

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“ In t h e b i g l e a g u e s e v e r y o n e h a s a b i l i t y. I t a l w a y s c o m e s d o w n
t o m i n d g a m e s . W h o e v e r i s m o r e m e n t a l l y s t r o n g — w i n s .”

Muhammad Al i

PART 1: THE 4 C’S

M e n ta l N ot e # 1 :

M e n ta l l y t o u g h i n d i v i d u a l s t e n d t o b e m o r e s o c i a b l e and have

lower anxiety levels than others.

M e n ta l N ot e # 2 :

M e n ta l t o u g h n e s s h a s f o u r c o m p o n e n t s :

co n t r o l , , co m m i t m e n t , challenge , and co n f i d e n ce .

B o n d i s a l w a y s co o l and co l l e c t e d n o m a tt e r t h e c ra z y s i t u a t i o n h e r u n s i n t o .

Pe y t o n M a n n i n g w a s n ’ t n e c e s s a r i l y t h e m o st g i f t e d o r ta l e n t e d q u a r t e r b a c k o f

a l l t i m e o r e v e n t h e b e st a t h l e t e , b u t h i s m e n ta l toughness drove him to

b e t h e b e st h e c o u l d b e .

M e n ta l N ot e # 3 :

M o st l y a n y o n e y o u s e e a t t h e t o p of their i n d u st r y i s m e n ta l l y t o u g h .

M e n ta l N ot e # 4 :

N o o n e i s b o r n m e n ta l l y t o u g h . I t c o m e s f r o m

e x p e r i e n ce , , grit and hard work .

W h o i s y o u r i n s p i ra t i o n o f m e n ta l t o u g h n e s s ? D e s c r i b e t h e m s o y o u k n o w w h a t

a tt r i b u t e s y o u w a n t t o d e v e l o p .

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PART 2: MIND GAMES

M e n ta l N ot e # 5 :

Ever yone has ability . It always comes down to mind games .

M e n ta l N ot e # 6 :

W h o e v e r i s m o r e m e n ta l l y s t r o n g , w i n s .

The bad ne ws is… you are mentally weak .

T h e e p i c b a tt l e o f y o u r l i f e w i l l b e d e f e a t i n g t h e n a t u ra l will of your own mind.

M e n ta l N ot e # 7 :

T h e b ra i n o n l y h a s o n e a g e n d a , w h i c h i s s u r v i va l .

M e n ta l N ot e # 8 :

W h e n s u r v i va l i s t h r e a t e n e d , y o u r b ra i n c a n g e t y o u t o f i n a l l y ta p i n t o

t h a t ra w , awesome p ot e n t i a l you had inside you all along.

Fear is your friend w h e n i t c o m e s t o st i m u l a t i n g t h e m i n d .

M e n ta l N ot e # 9 :

Yo u r m i n d c a n d o s o m e a m a z i n g t h i n g s w h e n i t w a n t s to.

W h a t ’s o n e w e a k n e s s y o u w a n t t o c o n q u e r ?

What are 1-2 specific consequences you’ll notice

i f y o u d o n ’ t c h a n g e t h i s b e h a v i o r o r h a b i t?

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PART 3: CONTROLLING YOUR EMOTIONS

M e n ta l N ot e # 1 0 :

Yo u r m i n d i s e m ot i o n a l l y immature .

M e n ta l N ot e # 1 1 :

W h a t e v e r y o u c a n g e t a 6 - y e a r- o l d t o b e l i e v e , do and buy

i s w h a t c o m m e r c i a l m a r k e t i n g c a n c o n v i n c e y o u r m i n d o f.

M e n ta l t o u g h n e s s i s a b o u t e m ot i o n a l co n t r o l .

M e n ta l N ot e # 1 2 :

W i l l p o w e r, s e l f - c o n t r o l a n d d i s c i p l i n e w i l l fa i l … 100% of the time.

Yo u n e e d t o k n o w h o w t o s e t u p a h i g h - p e r f o r m a n ce environment

and daily method of o p e ra t i o n that renders willpower and

discipline both unnecessar y and obsolete.

M e n ta l N ot e # 1 3 :

Yo u r m i n d is also lazy . T h e g o o d n e w s i s y o u c a n l e v e ra g e

that laziness.

Make the behavior you want to do super easy a n d co n v e n i e n t to do.

A f t e r ta k i n g t h e o n e a r e a y o u w a n t t o b e c o m e m e n ta l l y st r o n g i n , y o u s h o u l d :

A . T h r e a t e n y o u r m i n d i n t o a tt e n t i o n

B . R e m o v e a l l y o u r m i n d ’s t e m p ta t i o n t o d o t h e w r o n g t h i n g

C . C o n t i n u a l l y m e a s u r e , m o n i t o r a n d t ra c k y o u r p r o g r e s s l i k e a p a r o l e o f f i c e r

D. All of the above

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