Good morning and welcome to the Increase Your Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sue, episode 1,733. This episode, I think

it's important to revisit a principle or a list of things that I've spoken about a few times over the

course of these 1,700 plus episodes. And this one is titled Five Things Mentally Tough People Don't Do. It comes from an

article I wrote back years ago, probably a decade ago now, called Five Things Mentally Tough People

Don't Do. Number one, they don't feel sorry for themselves. They understand that complaining doesn't make the situation

better. They know that people won't treat them the way they want to be treated. Circumstances

might not be ideal and they will experience adversity. However, rather than complain about

negative aspects of their situation, they focus on what they want to happen

and what they're going to do about it. Number two, they don't give people power over them.

They are not people pleasers. They are relentless in their pursuit of their passion and aren't

worried about what other people think. They give power to what they focus on.

And if they waste their time focusing on the opinions of others,

they lose sight of the things that will make them truly successful.

Number three, third thing, five things mentally tough people don't do.

They don't avoid change.

They're always looking for ways to evolve.

They believe that if they continue to give their best, their best will gradually get better

over time.

With the competition continuing to get bigger, stronger, faster, and smarter, it's important

to have the mindset to improve by learning from successes and failures. Number four, mentally tough

people don't play small. The mentally tough swing for the fences and know that it might mean

striking out a few times. It might mean striking out many times. Their purpose for achieving

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