Monday, December 02, 2013

Mentally Strong People....Forbes

I love this article.
It's all the things we know we should be doing and can do without  going outside ourselves.

My favorite most relevant is :

4. Waste Energy on Things They Can’t Control. Mentally strong people don’t complain (much) about bad traffic, lost luggage, or especially about other people, as they recognize that all of these factors are generally beyond their control. In a bad situation, they recognize that the one thing they can always control is their own response and attitude, and they use these attributes well.

For me this manifests in the weather! Since our move to Alberta conversations using complaints about the weather as an "ice-breaker" have increased ten fold. I comment but never complain. There is absolutely nothing I can do about but gear up!

I can certainly level up across all points. Great goal for now and the New Year....

Read full article here

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