When you’re unhappy, you lack confidence. When you lack confidence you’re unhappy. Which comes first, unhappiness or lacking confidence? That is the paradox I will attempt to solve. I ask this question because confidence is a key ingredient for mental toughness. Lacking confidence makes you vulnerable to negativity, triggers fear, and undermines focus. All of […]
If you read this blog often, then you know I’m a big advocate of goal setting. I have two cornerstone beliefs about goals: Goal progression must be used for difficult and long term goals. The process must be the goal and the goal must be the compass. If you buy-in to those two beliefs, then […]
Two days ago I shared 15 statements to define mental toughness inside-out. One of those statements is as follows: Mental toughness is the ability to keep promises to yourself and others even when it’s inconvenient. The truth is that it’s very easy to break promises to yourself. Much easier than breaking a promise to someone […]