13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

by Amy Morin

Overview

Master Your Mental Strength

Revolutionary new strategies that work for everyone from homemakers to soldiers and teachers to CEOs

1. Don’t waste time feeling sorry for yourself
2. Don’t give away your power
3. Don’t shy away from change
4. Don’t focus on things you can’t control
5. Don’t worry about pleasing everyone
6. Don’t fear taking calculated risks
7. Don’t dwell on the past
8. Don’t make the same mistakes over and over
9. Don’t resent other people’s success
10. Don’t give up after the first failure
11. Don’t fear alone time
12. Don’t feel the world owes you anything
13. Don’t expect immediate results

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062358301
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/07/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	5,431
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, college psychology instructor, and psychotherapist. Amy serves as Verywell’s Parenting Teens Expert and Child Discipline Expert, and is a regular contributor to Forbes, Inc., and Psychology Today. She is the only person in the psychology industry who is talking about mental strength on a global level. She lives in Enfield, Maine.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

What is Mental Strength? 5

Chapter 1 They Don't Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves 16

Chapter 2 They Don't Give Away Their Power 34

Chapter 3 They Don't Shy Away from Change 52

Chapter 4 They Don't Focus on Things They Cant Control 72

Chapter 5 They Don't Worry About Pleasing Everyone 91

Chapter 6 They Don't Fear Taking Calculated Risks 110

Chapter 7 They Don't Dwell on the Past 129

Chapter 8 They Don't Make the Same Mistakes Over and Over 146

Chapter 9 They Don't Resent Other People's Success 162

Chapter 10 They Don't Give Up After the First Failure 180

Chapter 11 They Don't Fear Alone Time 196

Chapter 12 They Don't Feel the World Owes Them Anything 215

Chapter 13 They Don't Expect Immediate Results 230

Conclusion: Maintaining Mental Strength 248

References 251

Acknowledgements 258

A Note from Any Morin 281