Welcome to Darren Daily on demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day.

Here's your success mentor Darren Hardy.

So good morning. Now over the next few days we're going to be discussing

mental toughness what I think is a key ingredient to anyone who wants to become

extraordinary and to be the exception.

To my dad's credit, this is one of the philosophies that he pounded into me growing up and

that was to be mentally tough.

According to Peter Clow, a leading researcher on mental toughness,

my dad was right.

Peter says that mentally tough individuals tend to be more sociable,

have lower anxiety levels than others.

They have a high sense of self-belief and an unshakable faith that they can control their own destiny.

These individuals can remain relatively unaffected by competition or adversity.

They're also more handsome. Well, Peter didn't say that, but I'm sure he meant it.

I want you to be extraordinary, to be the exception.

So over the next few days, we're going to work

on helping you develop mental toughness.

So what is mental strength?

What are the key components to look for and to build?

Well, according to research, mental toughness has four components.

Ready, Control, Commitment, Challenge, and Confidence.

So let's use a couple of references to understand these four C's.

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