9 Strategies to Make Yourself Mentally Stronger

Do at least one tough thing every week.

Mental strength can mean many things: strength in the face of adversity, resilience through uncertainty, and dogged determination during dark times.

So how do we cultivate that intangible presence of mental strength that weaves itself through resolute resilience and calmness?

One evening as I was walking in the woods, I thought to myself that physical strength is great, but that “mental strength” is where real resilience comes from. This is because our body can’t do what the mind doesn’t ask … and what happens when our physical health declines? Thus I set out to intentionally hone mental strength, whether that meant self-discipline, grit, resilience, forgiveness, and perseverance. And those are the skills that we need in order to go through life on our own terms.

Growing up, I was praised for my mental and physical strength. When you grow up in an abusive environment, you learn to put a shell over your soul and your heart to survive. But that isn’t real mental strength; it’s a protective mechanism. So when my physical health failed, my mental health took the brunt of the pain, and I had to work for a very long time to come back from that.

Life had taught me to focus on physical strength. I was an athlete, a runner, a dancer, a weight lifter, and I loved it. But then I got sick, really sick, file-for-disability-take-time-away-from-work-can’t-dress-or-feed-yourself sick. To survive the catastrophic illness that overcame me, I had to refine my grit, determination, and perseverance. It was hell, and it took a decade, but throughout the experience, I developed several strategies that helped me increase my mental strength and what a difference it made.

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