Psychological Resilience - Can You Think Yourself Fitter?

Re·sil·ience (r -z l y ns). n. 1. The ability to recoverThe basis of resilience is willpower. Willpower and
quickly from illness, change, or misfortune;desire, when properly combined, make an
buoyancy.To be stubborn. The key to success in anyunstoppable pair. 
endeavor is to find what works, and apply resilience.How important is willpower in your quest to build a
Are you struggling to remain focussed? You could bestronger body? 
missing the following crucial ingredient! Bodybuilding legend Mike Mentzer states, "To master
 the body, you must first master the mind." This
Willpower + Desire = Guaranteed Resultsmind-mastery - or psychological resilience - is what
makes resilient people so successful. Author Napoleon
Resilience separates the successes from the failures,Hill described willpower thus: "There may be no heroic
and the winners from the also-rans. Moreover, theconnotation to the word 'persistence', but the quality
resilient person has persistence in abundance, whichis to a person's character what carbon is to steel." 
sees them hurdling life's obstacles while those lessFor an illustration of this, consider how Thomas A.
fortunate stumble and falter. Indeed, failure - for theEdison "failed" 10,000 times before he perfected the
resilient person - simply ceases to exist.incandescent light bulb! 
But what happens when you lose your motivation?This steely willpower is something we would all like to
Can persistence be developed?possess. And the exciting news? 
Recent research would appear to suggest so. Persistence can be developed. 
 Looking to boost your resilience? Want to think
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