How to Develop Mental Endurance and Strength

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How to Develop Mental Endurance and Strength
« on: May 13, 2012, 01:32:08 PM »
How to Develop Mental Endurance and Strength
By Remez Sasson


We all face various challenges each day, at home, at work, at the store and on the street. Many of them are just minor challenges, with which we deal automatically and easily, but some of them require strategy, thinking and mental endurance.

You need mental endurance if you work in a congenial environment, or have a demanding boss. You also need mental endurance when dealing with your teenagers, taking care of elderly parents, or when you do business with difficult people.

As we undergo changes of our life, we must learn to build mental endurance on a daily basis. Mental endurance does not mean passivity or suffering; it means mental strength. It is the ability to exercise inner strength, and the ability to deal effectively with all challenges. This require some willpower, self-discipline, and the ability to persevere with what you are doing.

We must learn to keep our mind focused upon what we are doing, and not let ourselves be mentally distracted. We should also not give in to unreasonable or unjust demands from the people we are dealing with. We must learn to stay on the road to our goals, no matter how tough the going is.

When we build mental endurance, we teach ourselves to never quit. Our mental endurance keeps us going, even when our body is tired or wants to quit. Our inner strength can keep us going, irrespective of the difficulties and challenges we face.

Tips on How to Develop Mental Endurance and Strength


You can improve your mental endurance, in much the same way that an athlete improves his physical endurance, through practice and exercises. Mental exercises challenge the brain, strengthen it, and build endurance. They also strengthen the concentration and the memory.

There are various ways in which you can exercise your brain and mind and develop mental endurance. One way is through solving puzzles and crosswords, since they require that you use your head, and remember facts, vocabulary and details.

Certain video games can also challenge your mind and brain, as well as games that require you to use your memory or plan ahead, such as Sudoku or chess.

Physical exercises also improve the brain, since they send more oxygen and blood to the brain and the body.

Focusing on what you are doing, improves your concentration, self discipline and your mental endurance. Rather than dividing your attention between work and daydreaming, reading a book and watching TV, doing your homework and listening to music, focus on one thing. Don't try to do so all day long, because you will fail and get disappointed. Rather, focus on one thing for a few minutes at a time, and gradually extend the time.

Challenge yourself to do things you never did before, using common sense of course. Do things that you usually do, but in a different way. Learn new things, develop new skills, or start a new hobby. All these things make your mind work, and therefore, improve its strength and endurance, develop willpower and self discipline, and impart you with the inner strength and mental endurance necessary for dealing with the challenges of daily life.

By developing mental endurance and strength, in the way outlined above, you gain brain and mental strength, which you can use whenever you need, and for whatever purpose.

Source: http://www.successconsciousness.com/develop-mental-endurance.html
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