Real Mental Toughness is Doing The Right Thing
When I was in college I used to tell my one friend on the wrestling team to kick me in my family jewels as I stood with my legs spread so I could "build up my mental toughness". If he was a better friend he probably would have said "No! You are an idiot!". But that wasn't the case. He took great pleasure in inflicting pain on me. And for some reason, I let him do it. I know what you are thinking. Don't worry, I can procreate (thanks to the goodness of God). Looking back, I think I may have had a convoluted view of what mental toughness was. Yes, part of the whole thing was just because people thought it was funny and I love attention, but there really was part of me that thought it would make me more mentally tough. And maybe in some weird, twisted way it did, but I have to believe there are better ways to build mental toughness. What is mental toughness? It all starts with having the right definition of mental toughness. Is mental toughness the abil
