How Entrepreneur’s Get So Mentally Tough

Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. When employees decide to make the leap to being their own boss, they quickly find themselves in a psychological/emotional war zone where they’re being rejected and criticized 95% of the time. Only a small percentage of people are emotionally equipped to survive in this environment. In this clip, I explain how the survivors get so mentally tough. #personaldevelopment

Counterintuitive Mental Toughness Strategy

Champions are a unique breed. They’ll try anything to improve performance, including nonlinear and counterintuitive techniques. If it helps them win, they’re in. In this short clip, I discuss the strategy most coaches refuse to use, mainly because they don’t understand it. After all, when you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail. #personaldevelopment #mentaltoughness

Mental Toughness on Money

Money is lightening rod subject, especially in success-obsessed America. And with the advent of social media, money seems to take on multiple meanings it objectively does not have. This causes confusion, especially for young people just starting out in the world, attempting to figure things out. Flashy homes, expensive cars, shiny jewelry, exotic vacations and other trappings of excessive spending make it appear as though these people are wealthy, when in many cases they are “all hat and no cattle.” It’s easy to fall into the trap of material excess, but in order to master the money game, you must avoid

Stop Caring

The addiction to the approval of others ranks among the most debilitating diseases. Studies show that this disease is built on a faulty premise that people are actually thinking about your behaviors, or even your life in general. The fact is that most of us spend the overwhelming majority of our time thinking about ourselves, solving our own problems. There’s not much time left to dedicate to evaluating and judging others, unless their behavior has a direct effect on our welfare. The cure to approval addiction begins with a simple decision: stop caring what others think. Watch this short video for

On Sustained Effort

Mental toughness is made up of a series of skills, not the least of which is the ability to persist in the midst of failure, over and again. This skill alone disqualifies most people from ever attaining uncommon success. In this clip from the Mental Toughness Podcast, I discuss the skill of sustained effort, which may be more responsible for building more empires than anything else. #personaldevelopment #mentaltoughness

The Essence of Mental Toughness

Mental toughness is one of the most misunderstood concepts in performance psychology. It’s the opposite of what many people think, including coaches and even some psychologists I’ve encountered over the years. It’s an important aspect of high performance, and in this clip from the Mental Toughness Podcast, I offer the real definition. #personaldevelopment #mentaltoughness

Self-Made Millionaires Psychological Success Strategy

This closely guarded secret of self-made millionaires is rarely discussed in mixed company, because the masses misunderstand and marginalize it. Entrepreneurs are the greatest keepers of this flame, and they use it to succeed over and again. Watch this short video, follow the strategy and watch what happens for yourself. #personaldevelopment #mentaltoughness

Letting Go of Toxic Relationships

Forgiveness is a virtue, and we should practice it for the sake of our own mental health. The danger appears when you allow the repeat offender back into your life. Character rarely changes. The person that betrayed you is likely to betray you again. Be smart. Protect yourself. Forgive, but don’t let the wolf back in the door. In this clip from the Mental Toughness Podcast, we discuss. #personaldevelopment