Kick bad mental habits and toughen yourself up.--Inc. Master your mental
strength--revolutionary new strategies that work for everyone from homemakers to soldiers and
teachers to CEOs. Everyone knows that regular exercise and weight training lead to physical
strength. But how do we strengthen ourselves mentally for the truly tough times? And what
should we do when we face these challenges? Or as psychotherapist Amy Morin asks what should
we avoid when we encounter adversity? Through her years counseling others and her own
experiences navigating personal loss Morin realized it is often the habits we cannot break
that are holding us back from true success and happiness. Indulging in self-pity agonizing
over things beyond our control obsessing over past events resenting the achievements of
others or expecting immediate positive results holds us back. This list of things mentally
strong people don't do resonated so much with readers that when it was picked up by Forbes.com
it received ten million views. Now for the first time Morin expands upon the thirteen things
from her viral post and shares her tried-and-true practices for increasing mental strength.
Morin writes with searing honesty incorporating anecdotes from her work as a college
psychology instructor and psychotherapist as well as personal stories about how she bolstered
her own mental strength when tragedy threatened to consume her. Increasing your mental strength
can change your entire attitude. It takes practice and hard work but with Morin's specific
tips exercises and troubleshooting advice it is possible to not only fortify your mental
muscle but also drastically improve the quality of your life.
