The best attribute any successful competitor can have is a cool, calm, collected temperament and be a little detached. To see mental toughness in action, watch how the politicians react and sidestep when someone asks them a question they don’t want to answer.
Here’s to toughening up mentally for us all.
It takes about 20 minutes for the brain to register that it’s full. When you eat fast, it’s easy to consume calories past the point where you would normally be full. Slow down. Be nice to yourself and your body. Make your meals a pleasure, something to be enjoyed instead of rushed through to the next stressful event.
As a professional food taster for seven years, part of my job was to simply stop and pay attention to what was going on in my mouth. Taking the time to taste what I am eating, still helps me to keep from pigging out.
Imagine if it were up to you to hire the perfect person for the job you’re doing now. What kind of a personality would they have? Would they be knowledgeable, a team player, able to work without constant supervision, easy to get along with? Then be that employee. This comes from Harvey McKay, “Outswimming the sharks.” Star Tribune, September 1, 2008
An interesting exercise to entertain you when you can’t sleep or are out on a walk.
He went on to say that he knew all kinds of people who had testimonial dinners and hospital wings named after them but the truth was that nobody in the world loved them. From “10 Ways to Get Rich. Warren Buffett. Parade Magazine, September 7, 2008
To add to that, a wealthy elderly woman I met in Santa Fe who lived in a house with the kind of art you normally see in museums, said, ”No matter how much money you have or how big your house is, in the end, it’s the people in your life that really matter.”
Something to think about as you navigate life.
This is how it works. There will be times when you don’t have the nerve to say what you need to say or do what you need to do. Prepare for the time when you can by writing down what it is you need to say or do. Stick it in your pocket or purse and carry it with you. The time will come when you are inspired to act and when that happens, you will be prepared. Give it a try. I think you’ll be amazed.
