Effective Mental Clarity
- Mar 13, 2018
- 3 min read
Success is a coming together of body and mind in a singular purpose in the pursuit of one clear objective. Failure is when one of these is misalignment. You’ve experienced this a lot. You wake up ready to hit the gym, but your body just refuses to budge. You tell yourself that you need to make 5 more sales calls, but you just feel demotivated.
In all these situations, the one determining factor is your mind. Does it have what it takes to marshal your body to go for gold? Mental strength does this. Here, we share 10 ways you can build up your mental strength so when you face daunting situations, you can be prepared to pursue success.
Set Goals
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. Goals tell your mind what needs to be accomplished. If you don’t set goals, your mind becomes a rudderless ship, moving to the whim of the currents and winds. Setting goals will help your mind focus on what is important and build resilience and strength for each new goal set.
Create a success environment
Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. You are trying to lose weight, but your pantry is full of high-calorie snacks. You want to write more but you are working in front of the TV. You want to close more deals, but you are not building your sales funnel. Success depends as much on your environment as it does on your efforts. Surround yourself with an environment that favors your success and your mind will do the rest.
Build up your discomfort tolerance threshold
Enduring stress and discomfort are how we grow. Your muscles undergoing stress at the gym is what makes them stronger. While it’s only natural to want to avoid discomfort, try instead to plough through discomfort. It’s 5pm and you are tired, push through and write those pending emails before you call it a day.
Switch up your negative thoughts
That just won’t work. Such statements wear down the resilience and strength of even the strongest minds. Kick such thoughts to the curb. Replace with, how can I try this differently, so I can see better results. This will train your mind to find solutions, not a means of escape.
Balance emotions and logic
We are both emotional beings and logical beings. When both are in perfect harmony, our minds can achieve anything. When one outweighs the other, our decisions lack balance and objectivity. Strive to always balance the two.
Fulfill your purpose
Purpose is a powerful motivation for success. Your mind, when undivided and pursuing a singular purpose, can achieve wonders. Start by figuring out what you want your purpose to be.
Find the why in everything
There’s always an explanation for why things turn out the way they do. The reason is, however, often hidden. Training your mind to discover these hidden reasons can open you up to a whole new world of opportunities.
Eat that frog every morning
Yes, you read right, eat that frog. It’s disgusting, it’s difficult, it’s just plain difficult. Gut guess what, if you eat it first thing in the morning, you can spend the rest of the day eating more pleasant things. Tackle that arduous task first thing in the morning and you’ll be free from it for the rest of the day.
Give yourself a 10-minute head start
You want to do something, but your mind and body simply won’t comply. Try this trick. Tell yourself that you must only do it for ten minutes. If you still don’t feel like doing it after the ten minutes are up, you have permission to quit. As starting is the most difficult part of any task, this little trick will help you cross that chasm each time.
Beat yourself at your own game
Forget about beating other people. Try beating yourself for a change. Last time you failed, how about you beat that record this time? How about you prove yourself wrong? Competing against yourself is one of the most satisfying things you’ll ever do, and it will help take your mental strength to the next level.
There you have it. Ten solid ways to build your mental strength and turn failures into successes. These can be applied to your personal life, real estate business, relationships, etc.
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