Mental Toughness training is fundamentally all about strengthening your ability to alter your psychological states, at will, in a moment’s time. Interestingly, and thank god for this, gratitude is one of the most powerful states we can choose to think ourselves into.
? The Power of Gratitude Read Post »
Imagine a world in which its inhabitants weren’t so completely emotionally volatile.
The fact that we aren’t teaching every one of our students – from an early age – how to master their thoughts and emotions, is an absolute outrage.
Emotional Mastery/Mental Toughness as Curriculum in Elementary Schools Read Post »
Stay through to the end of this one, folks. In this vlog, we discuss the neurotic nature of learned, fabricated urgency – the type of fake urgency that can ruin entire lives – and how to treat it.
5 Steps to Treat Shame Incontinence: Urgency vs Desire Read Post »
If you or someone you know is about to graduate from college, please advise them NOT to get a job!
This generation seems to already get that. They’re much less interested in finding a suitable career. They’re much more interested in finding meaning. And that’s precisely what the world needs in order to finally transcend the divisiveness of politics.
College Seniors, DON’T GET A JOB! Read Post »
We live in a world that is characterized by uncertainty. We can’t know that the sun will “rise” in the east tomorrow. We can only have a high degree of certainty around that based on our historical observations. However, there’s an interesting thing about the human mind. The mind permits us to act as if we know even though we know we can’t know.
Being Certain in an Uncertain World Read Post »
I had an amazing whirlwind, power-packed trip earlier this summer to southern Portugal.
I attended an event called A-Fest where I got to train my own mind while hanging out and brainstorming with globally thinking game changers. After…
What Is Mental Toughness Training? Read Post »
I told him how I felt when I’m out on the ocean on a vessel like that. I told him that I love the smell of the diesel fumes, I’m mesmerized by the designs the propellers make with the water, I’m lulled into trance by the sound of the waves lapping up…
Divine Selfishness Read Post »
You know what really stresses me out? Nothing. Know why? Because nothing can. There is no such thing as a stressful event. There are only events. And they aren’t “stressful” until I choose to interpret them in that manner. There’s a lot of…
Nothing Can Stress You Out! Read Post »
Here’s a story of a trip I took about 20 years ago to India. It’s a story that illustrates the power of several of the Mental Toughness Tools or Technologies that I incorporate into…
Deepak Chopra + Chris Dorris = Miraculous Life Read Post »
Why can’t you relax? Do you feel guilty if you sleep in? Do you have a hard time simply sitting still doing NOTHING?
The majority of adults do. At least in most Western cultures where things like “ambition” and “accomplishment” and the accumulation of wealth are prioritized above all else. These have become the measures of success – so often at the expense of joy and reward, and peace! The irony.
The Most Important Question to Ask Yourself… Read Post »
I’ve heard it said that if you win the morning, you’ve won the day. So here’s a solid suggestion on one way you can win the morning by shifting out of “have to” and into the “get to” mindset.
Make Your Bed or Your MIND Every Morning Read Post »
Reprogramming your mind to experience reality legitimately as a field of limitless opportunity is really the bottom line of Mental Toughness – and it ain’t easy. But if you’re willing to integrate these three questions into your response to adversities, it’ll get a hell of a lot easier.
The 3 “Adversity” Questions: How Mentally Tough People Respond When Stuff Goes “Wrong” Read Post »
