"Kick bad mental habits and toughen yourself up."--Inc.

Master your mental strength--revolutionary new strategies that work for everyone from homemakers to soldiers and teachers to CEOs.

Everyone knows that regular exercise and weight training lead to physical strength. But how do we strengthen ourselves mentally for the truly tough times? And what should we do when we face these challenges? Or as psychotherapist Amy Morin asks, what should we avoid when we encounter adversity? Through her years counseling others and her own experiences navigating personal loss, Morin realized it is often the habits we cannot break that are holding us back from true success and happiness. Indulging in self-pity, agonizing over things beyond our control, obsessing over past events, resenting the achievements of others, or expecting immediate positive results holds us back. This list of things mentally strong people don't do resonated so much with readers that when it was picked up by Forbes.com it received ten million views.

Now, for the first time, Morin expands upon the thirteen things from her viral post and shares her tried-and-true practices for increasing mental strength. Morin writes with searing honesty, incorporating anecdotes from her work as a college psychology instructor and psychotherapist as well as personal stories about how she bolstered her own mental strength when tragedy threatened to consume her.

Increasing your mental strength can change your entire attitude. It takes practice and hard work, but with Morin's specific tips, exercises, and troubleshooting advice, it is possible to not only fortify your mental muscle but also drastically improve the quality of your life.

Master Your Mental Strength

Revolutionary new strategies that work for everyone from homemakers to soldiers and teachers to CEOs

1. Don't waste time feeling sorry for yourself
2. Don't give away your power
3. Don't shy away from change
4. Don't focus on things you can't control
5. Don't worry about pleasing everyone
6. Don't fear taking calculated risks
7. Don't dwell on the past
8. Don't make the same mistakes over and over
9. Don't resent other people's success
10. Don't give up after the first failure
11. Don't fear alone time
12. Don't feel the world owes you anything
13. Don't expect immediate results

Morin, Amy

Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, instructor at Northeastern University, and psychotherapist. She is the author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do, and 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do. Amy is the editor in chief of Verywell Mind and she's the host of the popular podcast Mentally Strong People. She gave one of the most viewed TEDx talks of all time and was named the "self-help guru of the moment" by The Guardian. She lives in Marathon, Florida. 13 Things Strong Kids Do is her fourth book. You can visit her online at amymorinlcsw.com.