4 Ways To Build The Mental Strength You’ve Always Wanted

When Thomas Edison witnessed his factory burning down in 1914, he reacted by walking over to his son and telling him, “Go get your mother and all her friends. They’ll never see a fire like this again.” When the son lamented, he added, “It’s all right. We’ve just got rid of a lot of rubbish.” The very next day, he started work rebuilding the plant and finalized a design for a new high-powered portable searchlight. Today, everyone is so focused on building physical strength that we lose sight of how much better our lives could be if we possessed Edison-calibre skills of staying positive in the face great adversity. Here are 4 simple ways to be like Edison. 1. Keep Your Emotions In Check When something does not go how you expect it to, emotions are the first to flare up. While we can’t suppress them, we can learn to not let our emotions cloud our judgement. Emotional resilience requires mental practice. Once perfected, you’ll be ice cool in heated situations and prevent yourself from making questionable decisions. 2. Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone We’ve all heard this one before but stepping outside of your comfort zone teaches us how to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations. Crowd-shy? Do a team presentation. Trouble putting on those running shoes? Sign up for a marathon or a triathlon, if you want to really push yourself. Learn all the little mental processes that help you settle into uncomfortable situations and soon it’ll become second nature. 3. See Things Through To Completion Overseeing a task until it is complete is not as easy a mental feat as it sounds. Let us take a moment to mourn the year’s New Year’s resolutions list. Commit yourself to complete each and every task that comes your way and not only will you become a more productive person but also your mental strength will be on the same levels as Schwarzenegger at his peak. 4. Stick To A Workout Schedule Hit the gym! Working out strengthens both your mental and physical wellness. Going to the gym even though you feel tired builds mental endurance. Pushing for that one more rep or that one last kilometre shape your determination. Strong performance at the gym will eventually enable you to cushion all the punches life throws at you with the help of your newfound mental strength. Adopted from http://www.currentbiz.io/Consumer/sony-has-a-game-that-tops-pok-mon-go http://mygravytrain.com/34694/1016983