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7. YOU HAVE TO LEAD WHEN
NO ONE ELSE FOLLOWS.
It’s easy to set a direction and to believe
in yourself when you have support,
but the true test of strength is how
well you maintain your resolve when
nobody else believes in what you’re
doing. People with mental strength
believe in themselves no matter what,
and they stay the course until they win
people over to their ways of thinking.
8. YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON
THE DETAILS EVEN WHEN IT
MAKES YOUR MIND NUMB.
Nothing tests your mental strength
like mind-numbing details, especially
when you’re tired. The more people
with mental strength are challenged,
the more they dig in and welcome
that challenge, and numbers and
details are no exception to this.
9. YOU HAVE TO BE
KIND TO PEOPLE WHO
ARE RUDE TO YOU.
When people treat you poorly, it’s
tempting to stoop to their level and
return the favor. People with mental
strength don’t allow others to walk
all over them, but that doesn’t mean
they’re rude to them, either. Instead,
they treat rude and cruel people with the
same kindness they extend to everyone
else, because they don’t allow another
person’s negativity to bring them down.
10. YOU HAVE TO BE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR
ACTIONS, NO MATTER WHAT.
People are far more likely to remember
how you dealt with a problem than
they are to recall how you created
it in the first place. By holding
yourself accountable, even when
making excuses is an option, you
show that you care about results
more than your image or ego.
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
Mental strength is as rare as it is
important. The good news is that
any of us can get stronger with a
little extra focus and effort.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Travis Bradberry is the award-winning coauthor
of Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and the cofounder of
TalentSmart® the world’s leading provider of emotional
intelligence tests and training serving more than 75
percent of Fortune 500 companies. His best-selling
books have been translated into 25 languages and are
available in more than 150 countries. Dr. Bradberry
is a LinkedIn Influencer and a regular contributor to
Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, The World Economic Forum,
and The Huffington Post. He has written for, or been
covered by, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Fast
Company, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The
Washington Post, and The Harvard Business Review.