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272 pages, Hardcover
First published December 23, 2014
“People who avoid failure also avoid success." --Robert Kiyosaki.
Recognizing and replacing the unhealthy thoughts, behaviors, and feelings that may be sabotaging your best efforts is the key to building mental strength.
Good habits are important but it’s often our bad habits that prevent us from reaching our full potential, you can have all the good habits in the world but if you keep doing the bad habits alongside the good ones you’ll struggle to reach your goals! Think of it this way you are only as good as your worst habits
Self-discipline isn’t something you either have or you don’t. Instead, everyone has the ability to increase their self-discipline. Saying no to a bag of chips or a couple of cookies requires self-control. As does exercising when you don’t feel like it.
Fear leads many people to incorrectly assume that germs pose a much higher risk than they actually do, because in the reality, bacteria-free environments may pose a greater threat to our health than the germs.
Our memories aren’t as accurate as we think they are. Often, when we recall unpleasant events, we exaggerate and catastrophize them.
As long as you feel sorry for yourself...you can avoid taking any responsibility for your actions."
Although antidepressants can help people with clinical depression, research shows the vast majority of people taking them haven’t ever been diagnosed with depression by a mental health professional. Still, plenty of people want to take medication as a shortcut to improving their lives.This is wild, and I wondered about the many people struggling to accept their diagnosis and take the recommended prescriptions because of the stigma associated with mental illness. She says nothing about (of course) deferring to your medical professional that you have charged with your care.
1. They don't waste time feeling sorry for themselves.
2. They don't give away their power.
3. They don't shy away from change.
4. They don't focus on things they can't control.
5. They don't worry about pleasing everyone.
6. They don't fear taking calculated risks.
7. They don't dwell on the past.
8. They don't make the same mistakes over and over.
9. They don't resent other people's success.
10. They don't give up after the first failure.
11. They don't fear alone time.
12. They don't feel the world owes them anything.
13. They don't expect immediate results.
1. They don't waste time feeling sorry for themselves.
2. They don't give away their power.
3. They don't shy away from change.
4. They don't focus on things they can't control.
5. They don't worry about pleasing everyone.
6. They don't fear taking calculated risks.
7. They don't dwell on the past.
8. They don't make the same mistakes over and over.
9. They don't resent other people's success.
10. They don't give up after the first failure.
11. They don't fear alone time.
12. They don't feel the world owes them anything.
13. They don't expect immediate results.