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ing falsely accused of triple murder
to intense discrimination based
on race or sex. He found that mental toughness came down to three
things: Perception, action and will.
“What’s required [for mental
strength] is some sort of philosophical framework that allows you
to look past your emotions or what
your first impressions of a situation
might be,” Holiday said. “So the
elements of that are, 1) Your perception. Can you see things clearly
and evenly? 2) Can you think about
creative or out of the box kinds of
solutions or actions? And finally,
what is the kind of determination
or will you can apply that action to
the situation with?”
THEY’RE PERSISTENT IN
THE PURSUIT OF THEIR GOALS.
In psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth’s studies of students in a
number of different educational
environments, Duckworth found
that grit more than any other
single quality (IQ, emotional intelligence, good looks, physical
health) accounts for students’
success. She also studied teachers and workers in various professional environments to determine
what accounted for their success.
“Grit is passion or perseverance
for very long-term goals,” Duckworth said in a TED talk. “Grit is
having stamina. Grit is sticking
with your future, day in and day
out — not just for a day, not just
for a month, but for years — to
make that future a reality.”
THEY LET GO OF ENTITLEMENT.
We all deserve happiness, but we
don’t deserve a life free from obstacles or setbacks. An attitude of
entitlement — thinking that we deserve to get what we want most or
all of the time — can make it much
more difficult to deal with challenges when they come around and take
you by surprise. This is a particular-
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