Chapter 4
The Second Pillar: Developing Mental Toughness and Clarity
IN THIS CHAPTER
Defining the resilient mindset
Knowing what it means to have grit
Becoming mentally tough
Seeing the benefits of mental clarity
Your thoughts — positive and negative — also serve as fuel for your body and mind. When you’re under duress, positive beliefs, confidence, and the ability to think clearly can falter, largely a result of fear and anxiety taking over, along with a cascade of stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. This doesn’t happen often to the resilient person. Studies show that resilient individuals are more likely to remain confident, optimistic, and open in the face of change. They have a certain mental toughness that enables them to push through hardship, knowing that they will come out stronger and wiser.
This chapter explores the why’s and the how’s of the second pillar of resilience: mental clarity and toughness.
What Kind of Mindset Do Resilient People Have?
If you were to take two objects, one made of rubber and the other made of glass, and throw them on the ground, what ...
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