177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class - The Thought Processes, Habits and Philosophies of the Great Ones{H33T}{Easypath}

I have had the privilege of competing against, coaching, being
coached by and observing world-class performers since I was
six years old. As a junior tennis player competing throughout the
United States from ages 7-18, I became fascinated with what it
takes to become a champion. My dream was to be ranked among
the Top 10 players in the world, but I fell short. At my best, I
hovered around the Top 500 in the world, and that's as high as I
could seem to reach. Deep down, I knew I had the talent to make
my dream a reality, and I knew the missing link was mental. After
I hung up my racquet for the last time, I became obsessed with
uncovering the mental toughness secrets of champions. Starting
in 1984, I spent every free moment conducting interviews with
champions, reading their books and studying everything I could
get my hands on about the psychology of peak performance. My
friends said I was obsessed. They were right. This book is the
result of my 20-year obsession.
When I started to implement the ideas in this book, my whole
life changed. It wasn't overnight, but sometimes it seemed like it.
There's no magic here, just practical thought processes, habits and
philosophies drawn from the greatest performers in the world.
This book contains no theories. Every secret comes straight from
the street of experience, either my own or that of our clients. This
book is loaded with ideas you can implement immediately. Some
will be familiar, and some new All of them have the power to
catapult your results, no matter how high you're flying. As a matter
of fact, the people who get the most value out of our mental
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toughness process are the world class. They are always trying to
gain an edge and get better, which is one of the reasons I think so
highly of them.
I've held nothing back in this book, which means that at times you
may find yourself slightly offended. This book is constantly comparing
'average people' with 'world-class people'. These terms are
used
to get your attention and make you ask, "Which one am I?"
Of
course there are no 'average people', just average performers
getting
average results. We are all equal as human beings. I simply
use
these terms in reference to performance and results.
It's been said that speakers and writers espouse wisdom on the
very topic they need most. Now that you know my story, you know
this is true for me. After 20 years of studying and teaching mental
toughness to people throughout the United States, Canada, and 10
other countries, I can honestly tell you that many times I still think
like a complete amateur, operating out of the same middle-class
consciousness that I ridicule in this book. After all these years, my
mental toughness growth is still a work in progress. The good
news is that mental toughness is a skill that can be learned, and the
tougher you get, the bigger you'll dream and the more fun you'll
have.
Mental toughness is the ticket to becoming one of the great ones.
I hope you'll decide to join the club.
Steve Siebold
May 1, 2004
Mexico City, Mexico

Contents
Dedication
III
Acknowledgements
V
Foreword

VII
Introduction
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The World Class Operates From Objective Reality 21
2
World-Class Wealth Begins With World-Class Thinking 24
3
Champions Have An Immense
Capacity For Sustained Concentration 26
4
Champions Are Driven By Emotional Motivators
27
5
The Great Ones Separate Truth From Fact 29
6 Champions Lead Through Facilitated Introspection 30
7 The Great Ones Know They Are Unaware
32
8 Champions Develop World-Class
Beliefs Long Before They Become Champions
33
9 Champions Embrace Relativity

35
10
The World Class Compartmentalizes Emotions
36
11 The World Class Connects
To The Source Through Gratitude

37
12
Champions Know Adversity Is The
Catalyst Of Mental Toughness
39
3
The Great Ones Do It All With Class

40
14 Champions Make 'Do or Die' Commitments

41
15
The World Class Is Consistently Great
42
16
Champions Understand Logic vs. Emotion

44
17
Champions Are Willing To Suspend Their Disbelief

46
18
The World Class Is Ferociously Cooperative

47
19
Champions Are Curious
48
20
The Great Ones Possess Supreme Confidence

50
21
Champions Evolve From Competing to Creating

51
22 Champions Remember Their Roots

53
23 The World Class Never Bows To Criticism

55
24 Champions Believe In Choice
56
25 The World Class Embraces Metacognition

57
26 Professional Performers Don't
Require Immediate Compensation
58
27
Champions Embrace Conflict For Growth
59
28 Champions Are Comeback Artists

60
29
The Great Ones Are Masters Of Their Work/Rest Cycles
62
30
The World Class Is Coachable
63
31
Champions Are Mentally Engaged In The Creative Process
64
32 Champions Operate With A Clear Conscience
66
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33
Common Sense Is The Foundation Of High Performance 67
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34 Champions Always Strive For Greater Competence 68
35 Champions Develop Bravery In The Battle For Their Dream 70
36 Champions Hold Strong Convictions
71
37 The Great Ones Know The Power Of Conversation 72
38 Champions Are Decisive 73
39 The Great Ones Choose Discipline Over Pleasure 75
40 The World Class Is Determined To Win

76
41 Champions Dedicate Their Lives To Greatness 77
42 Champions Are Driven By A World-Class Belief System
79
43 The World Class Has Great Expectations
80
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44 The Great Ones Are The Most Enthusiastic People Alive

82
45 Champions Love What They Do 83
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46 Champions Create A Winning Environment 84
.. 59
47 The World Class Makes Exercise A Priority 86
.. 60
48 The Great Ones Are Professional Failures
87
.. 62
49 Champions Have Tremendous Faith 89
.. 63
50 Champions Handle Fear Like A Snake Charmer 90

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The Great Ones Evolve From
Fear To Love Based Motivation
91
52
Champions Understand The Limits Of Money

92
53
Champions Are Future-Oriented

94
54
The Great Ones Challenge The Facts

95
55
Champions Are Driven By Fun
96
56
The Great Ones Learn To Forgive
97
57
Champions Know Why They Are Fighting

98
58
Champions Know Very Good Is Bad

100
59
The World Class Embraces Free Enterprise

101
60
Champions Believe In Global Citizenship

102
61
The Great Ones Don't Give Back . . . They Just Give

103
62
The World Class Is Obsessed With Their Goals
105
63
The Great Ones Believe They
Cannot Fail ... They Can Only Learn And Grow
106
64
Champions Are World-Class Communicators
107
65
Champions Are Products Of Their Habits
108
66
The Great Ones Understand The Power Of Humility

109
67
The World Class Achieves
Happiness From Being And
Becoming, Not Acquiring And Possessing
111
68 Champions Believe In Honesty

112
69 The World Class Knows Great
91
Ideas Are The Solution To Success
113
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70 The Great Ones Are Products Of Their Own Imagination 114
94
71 Champions Don't Let Feelings Get In Their Way
115
95
72 The World Class Operates From Love And Abundance
117
96
73 World-Class Leaders Are Willing To Get Fired Everyday
119
97 74 Champions Don't Care Who Gets The Credit 120
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75 Champions Are Zealots For Change 121
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76 The Great Ones Operate With Integrity 123
101
77 The Great Ones Are Bold
124
102
78 Champions Are Interdependent
125
103
79
The World Class Knows The Leader's Primary Role 126
105
80 A World-Class Attitude Leads To World-Class Happiness 127
81 Champions Seek Balance 129
106
82 Champions Are Professional Listeners
130
107
83 The Great Ones Are Masters Of Momentum

131
108
84
World-Class Achievement Requires Teamwork 133
109
85 Champions Evolve From Proving
Themselves To Expressing Themselves
134
111
86
World-Class Managers See Themselves As Change Agents 136
112
87
Champions See Mistakes As Intellectual Capital 137

88 The Great Ones Only Negotiate Win-Win Deals
138
89 The World Class Builds And
Nurtures An International Network Of Contacts

140
90
The Great Ones Never Hesitate To Seize Opportunity

142
91
Champions Are Masters Of Mental Organization
143
92
The World Class Catapults Their
Consciousness By Overcoming Obstacles
145
93 The Great Ones Are At Peace With Themselves

146
94
Champions Know The Power Of Persistence
148
95
The World Class Pursues Power To Manifest Their Dreams
149
96
The Great Ones Always Push For Progress

151
97
Champions Praise People Lavishly And Often 152
98
The World Class Is Always Willing To Pay The Price
154
99
The Great Ones Are Aware Of Their Limitless Potential
155
100
Champions Prepare To Win
157
101
The World Class Is Committed To Personal Development 158
102 The Great Ones Are Problem Solvers
159
103
Champions Are Obsessed With Productivity And Results
161
104 The World Class Is Profit Driven
162
105 The Great Ones Take Responsibility
163
106 Champions Take Risks
164
107
The World Class Has Tremendous Self-Respect
166
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108 Champions Know Revenge Is For Amateurs

167
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109 Champions Keep Things In Perspective
169
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110 The World Class Raises Their Rate Of Vibration At Will
170
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111 The Pros Reward Themselves For Execution
173
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112 Great Leaders Understand Recognition
174
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113 Champions Know The Power Of Programming
176
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114 Champions Are Of Good Cheer
177
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115
The Great Ones Are Learning Machines
179
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116
Champions Change Their Emotional Responses
180
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117
The Great Ones Have A Sense Of Urgency
183
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118
The World Class Believes In Servant Leadership
185
...157
119 The Great Ones Make The Complicated Simple

186
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120
Champions Understand Success
187
...159
121
Champions Thrive On World Class Self-Talk
188
...161
122
The Great Ones Know Salespeople Drive All Business

190
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123
Champions Know Security Is A Perception
191
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124
The World Class Believes In Self-Reliance
193
125
The Great Ones Manufacture Their Own Self-Image

194

126
Champions Are Bold And Daring Visionaries

196
127
Champions Never Say Die

198
128
Champions Define Winning As Personal Progress

199
129 Champions Know Abundant Health
Begins With Body Weight

201
130
The World Class Seeks The Wisdom Of The Ages

202
131
World-Class Employees See Themselves As Self-Employed

204
132
The Great Ones Aren't Afraid To Suffer

205
133 Champions Learn From Role Models

206
134
The World Class Believes In The
Power Of Self-Understanding
208
135
The Great Ones Evolve From Success to Significance
209
136 Champions Know Humor Is No Joke

211
137 The World Class Is Character Conscious
212
138 The World Class Builds On Support
213
139
Champions Have A World Class Work Ethic
214
140
The World Class Dreams Of The
Future, Yet Lives In The Present

215
141 The Great Ones Know How To Say "No"
216
142 Champions Are Not Addicted To The Approval Of Others
217
143
The World Class Loves Liberty
218
144 The Great Ones Seek Solitude

219
145
Champions Are Happily Dissatisfied

220
146
The World Class Masters Time Management
221
147
Champions Follow The Results Matrix

222
201
148
Champions Avoid Delusion

224
202
149
Champions Feed Their Vision And Starve Their Fear

225
204
150
The Great Ones Are Powerful Public Speakers

227
205
151
The World Class Develops Emotional Intelligence

228
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209
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152
The World Class Forms Brain Trusts
230
153
The Great Ones Are Obsessed With Strategic Advantages
231
154
The World Class Reframes Painful Past Experiences
232
155
Champions Know Their Brains' Primary Purpose
233
156
The World Class Focuses On 'The Why'
234
157 The Great Ones Are Critical Thinkers
236
158 Champions Live By The Law Of Attraction
237
159
The Great Ones Use Mentors
239
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160 Champions Are Congruent

240
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161 The Great Ones Seek Fulfillment
241
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162
Champions Escape Excessive Cognition
242
163 The Great Ones Are Masters Of Follow Up

244
164
Champions Do What's Right
245
165
The Great Ones Think Big

246
166
Champions Build Cocoons

247
167
The World Class Chooses Repentance Over Blame

249
168
The Great Ones Grow Up

250
169
Champions Embrace Diversity

252
170
The Great Ones Use World-Class Language

253
171
Champions Understand Cause And Effect

254
172
The World Class Relies On Infinite Intelligence

255
173
The Great Ones Manifest Energy

257
174
Champions Embrace Nonlinear Thinking

258
175
The World Class Gets Paid To Think

259
176
The Good And Great Are Separated By A Razor's Edge

261
177
School Is Never Out For The Great Ones

263
Learning Resources

265
About The Author

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