Level Up
Your Mental Toughness Boot Camp
1st Edition
Published on 13. April 2021
256 pages
978-1-5072-1545-6 (ISBN)
Description
Reach your peak psychological potential with these 120 activities that challenge and build emotional strength, flexibility, and resiliency so you can overcome any obstacle.
Mental toughness no longer has to be reserved for Navy Seals, world-class athletes, or high-powered CEOs. Now you can also experience this trait to help you succeed and reach your peak potential. You can train yourself to take on these challenges with ease.
In Level Up, learn how to tackle any obstacle with composure, clear thinking, and dexterity. This activity-based book builds your mental strength through 120 exercises, prompts, quizzes, and more. These exercises will help you increase your mental focus, emotional resiliency, and psychological agility, all of which allow you to constantly evaluate where you are and keep pushing you closer to your goals. Work through your aspirations without getting bogged down by the obstacles and experience mental toughness?no matter how hard things get.
Mental toughness no longer has to be reserved for Navy Seals, world-class athletes, or high-powered CEOs. Now you can also experience this trait to help you succeed and reach your peak potential. You can train yourself to take on these challenges with ease.
In Level Up, learn how to tackle any obstacle with composure, clear thinking, and dexterity. This activity-based book builds your mental strength through 120 exercises, prompts, quizzes, and more. These exercises will help you increase your mental focus, emotional resiliency, and psychological agility, all of which allow you to constantly evaluate where you are and keep pushing you closer to your goals. Work through your aspirations without getting bogged down by the obstacles and experience mental toughness?no matter how hard things get.
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04/2021
Adams Media Corporation
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Michelle Ribeiro
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: What Is Mental Toughness?
- Characteristics of Mentally Tough People
- Benefits of Being Mentally Tough
- Assessing Your Mental Toughness
- Using Habits to Build Mental Toughness
- How Setting Goals Leads to Success
- What Next?
- Chapter 2: Exercises to Set Goals and Boost Motivation
- Exercise 1: Align Your Goals and Values
- Exercise 2: Create a Vision Board
- Exercise 3: Beat Procrastination in Five Minutes
- Exercise 4: Design Your Environment
- Exercise 5: Aim for Incremental Change
- Exercise 6: Bundle Your Temptations
- Exercise 7: Make Accountability Your Friend
- Exercise 8: Get Intentional
- Exercise 9: Create a Morning Routine
- Exercise 10: Prioritize Your Day
- Exercise 11: Try the 80/20 Rule
- Exercise 12: Set Goals for This Workbook
- Chapter 3: Exercises to Cultivate Emotional Resilience
- Exercise 13: Build Your Emotional Vocabulary
- Exercise 14: Fill Your Cup First
- Exercise 15: Strengthen Your Social Support
- Exercise 16: Practice Radical Acceptance
- Exercise 17: Try the Opposite Action
- Exercise 18: Learn to Let Go
- Exercise 19: Know Your Emotional Blind Spots
- Exercise 20: Make Gratitude an Attitude
- Exercise 21: Track Your Mood
- Exercise 22: Adapt to Change
- Exercise 23: Try Expressive Writing
- Exercise 24: Put an End to Emotional Eating
- Chapter 4: Exercises to Build Grit
- Exercise 25: Finish What You Started
- Exercise 26: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
- Exercise 27: Try Foam Rolling
- Exercise 28: Uncover Dangerous Distractions
- Exercise 29: Commit to the Challenge
- Exercise 30: Get Prepared to Persevere
- Exercise 31: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
- Exercise 32: Know When to Change Course
- Exercise 33: Create a Personal Mission Statement
- Exercise 34: Streamline Your Life
- Exercise 35: Choose Progress over Perfection
- Exercise 36: Discover Your Passion Through Purpose
- Chapter 5: Exercises to Maintain Patience and Self-Control
- Exercise 37: Practice Being Bored
- Exercise 38: Try the Five-Second Rule
- Exercise 39: Establish Boundaries
- Exercise 40: Delay Gratification
- Exercise 41: Practice Mindful Behavior
- Exercise 42: Have a Realistic Timeline
- Exercise 43: Change Your Perspective
- Exercise 44: Take Back Control from Your Smartphone
- Exercise 45: Test Your Own Patience
- Exercise 46: Create an If/Then Plan
- Exercise 47: Set Internal Boundaries
- Exercise 48: Ask "Why?" Five Times
- Chapter 6: Exercises to Increase Optimism
- Exercise 49: Reframe Negative Thoughts
- Exercise 50: Use Positive Affirmations
- Exercise 51: Subtract Negativity
- Exercise 52: Look for Silver Linings
- Exercise 53: Cultivate Gratitude and Set Your Intentions
- Exercise 54: Envision Your Best Future
- Exercise 55: Think Abundantly
- Exercise 56: Cultivate Contentment
- Exercise 57: End Doomscrolling
- Exercise 58: Recognize Distorted Thinking
- Exercise 59: Practice Twenty-Four Hours of Joy
- Exercise 60: Make a Positive Contribution
- Chapter 7: Exercises to Confront Stress
- Exercise 61: Find Your Center
- Exercise 62: Establish Healthy Coping Strategies
- Exercise 63: Ask, "What's the Worst That Could Happen?"
- Exercise 64: Know Your Stress Response
- Exercise 65: Customize a Self-Care Routine
- Exercise 66: Try the Cold-Water Challenge
- Exercise 67: Befriend Uncertainty
- Exercise 68: Schedule Time to Worry
- Exercise 69: Learn to Say No
- Exercise 70: Create a Positive Anchor
- Exercise 71: Find Time to Move
- Exercise 72: Externalize Your Anxiety
- Chapter 8: Exercises to Forge Self-Confidence
- Exercise 73: Rewrite Your Story
- Exercise 74: Write a Self-Love List
- Exercise 75: Ask, "Am I Being Too Hard on Myself?"
- Exercise 76: Turn Your Inner Critic Into Your Inner Coach
- Exercise 77: Take a Social Media Break
- Exercise 78: Fake It Till You Make It
- Exercise 79: See Yourself As Others See You
- Exercise 80: Learn a New Skill
- Exercise 81: Create Your Own Elevator Pitch
- Exercise 82: Hone Your Intuition
- Exercise 83: Initiate a Difficult Conversation
- Exercise 84: Unpack Your Shame Drawer
- Chapter 9: Exercises to Improve Self-Awareness
- Exercise 85: Know Your Values
- Exercise 86: Ask "What?" Not "Why?"
- Exercise 87: Identify Your Worst Habits
- Exercise 88: Borrow an Outsider's Perspective
- Exercise 89: Ask for Constructive Criticism
- Exercise 90: Find Your Resistance
- Exercise 91: Befriend Your Shadow
- Exercise 92: Discover Your Strengths
- Exercise 93: Write Your Own Eulogy
- Exercise 94: Interview Yourself
- Exercise 95: Keep a Journal
- Exercise 96: Ask, "Who Am I?"
- Chapter 10: Exercises to Embrace Failure
- Exercise 97: Learn from the Past
- Exercise 98: Practice Failing on Purpose
- Exercise 99: Ask for Help When You Need It
- Exercise 100: Start Before You Feel Ready
- Exercise 101: Break the Mistake Cycle
- Exercise 102: Calculate the Risk
- Exercise 103: Detach from the Outcome
- Exercise 104: Learn from Other People's Failures
- Exercise 105: Reflect on the Risks You Took-and the Ones You Didn't
- Exercise 106: Stop Avoiding Failure
- Exercise 107: Fail Better
- Exercise 108: Get Rejected
- Chapter 11: Exercises to Hone Attentional Focus
- Exercise 109: Create a Distractions List
- Exercise 110: Sharpen Your Memory
- Exercise 111: Try Time Blocking
- Exercise 112: Know Your Limits
- Exercise 113: Develop a Trigger Word
- Exercise 114: Listen Actively
- Exercise 115: Do Deep Work
- Exercise 116: Meditate
- Exercise 117: Determine Your Optimal Time
- Exercise 118: Read with Intention
- Exercise 119: Get Organized
- Exercise 120: Visualize Success
- About the Author
- Index
- Copyright
