there will come a point in your life either during your later life or your
either during your later life or your
either during your later life or your teenage where your box of life starts to
teenage where your box of life starts to
teenage where your box of life starts to feel as if it is closing where suddenly
feel as if it is closing where suddenly
feel as if it is closing where suddenly you’re claustrophobic and the walls are
you’re claustrophobic and the walls are
you’re claustrophobic and the walls are tightening around you and instantly your
tightening around you and instantly your
tightening around you and instantly your box of life starts to fill up with water
box of life starts to fill up with water
box of life starts to fill up with water first to your knees then to your chest
first to your knees then to your chest
first to your knees then to your chest and in the blink of an eye it is about
and in the blink of an eye it is about
and in the blink of an eye it is about to engulf you from the crown of your
to engulf you from the crown of your
to engulf you from the crown of your hair to the sole of your feet but it is
hair to the sole of your feet but it is
hair to the sole of your feet but it is at this point where you decide either to
at this point where you decide either to
at this point where you decide either to allow yourself to drown or to take that
allow yourself to drown or to take that
allow yourself to drown or to take that last deep breath of air swim to the
last deep breath of air swim to the
last deep breath of air swim to the bottom of your box
bottom of your box
bottom of your box cut water at its source and push back on
cut water at its source and push back on
cut water at its source and push back on the walls to me that is mental toughness
the walls to me that is mental toughness
the walls to me that is mental toughness do you know that the number one
do you know that the number one
do you know that the number one contributor to success is not beauty nor
contributor to success is not beauty nor
contributor to success is not beauty nor strength
strength
strength it’s not even IQ it is mental toughness
it’s not even IQ it is mental toughness
it’s not even IQ it is mental toughness the thing is life is not and will not be
the thing is life is not and will not be
the thing is life is not and will not be easy the journey of life is not this
easy the journey of life is not this
easy the journey of life is not this straight smooth roll that leaves you
straight smooth roll that leaves you
straight smooth roll that leaves you right to the sunny beaches no we aren’t
right to the sunny beaches no we aren’t
right to the sunny beaches no we aren’t told the cold hard truth that life will
told the cold hard truth that life will
told the cold hard truth that life will stretch you bend you and try to break
stretch you bend you and try to break
stretch you bend you and try to break you but that is to form you as a final
you but that is to form you as a final
you but that is to form you as a final product take carbon for example and it’s
product take carbon for example and it’s
product take carbon for example and it’s simple natural state can refer to the
simple natural state can refer to the
simple natural state can refer to the dirty black substance coal now look at
dirty black substance coal now look at
dirty black substance coal now look at diamonds it’s hard to associate the two
diamonds it’s hard to associate the two
diamonds it’s hard to associate the two right but coal had to undergo immense
right but coal had to undergo immense
right but coal had to undergo immense pressure and heat had to be compressed
pressure and heat had to be compressed
pressure and heat had to be compressed and pressed in order for this beautiful
and pressed in order for this beautiful
and pressed in order for this beautiful the line structure that we value today
the line structure that we value today
the line structure that we value today to be formed life will do that to you
to be formed life will do that to you
to be formed life will do that to you life will put you underneath a furnace
life will put you underneath a furnace
life will put you underneath a furnace of problems and challenges but if you
of problems and challenges but if you
of problems and challenges but if you choose to persevere you will be molded
choose to persevere you will be molded
choose to persevere you will be molded into the strong impactful individual you
into the strong impactful individual you
into the strong impactful individual you see mental toughness is a measure of
see mental toughness is a measure of
see mental toughness is a measure of your individual confidence perseverance
your individual confidence perseverance
your individual confidence perseverance and resilience it is your ability to
and resilience it is your ability to
and resilience it is your ability to adapt to highly adverse situations even
adapt to highly adverse situations even
adapt to highly adverse situations even when encountering social discommode
when encountering social discommode
when encountering social discommode ”tis it is refusing to quit when
”tis it is refusing to quit when
”tis it is refusing to quit when everything says quit as students we face
everything says quit as students we face
everything says quit as students we face challenges like failing multiple
challenges like failing multiple
challenges like failing multiple subjects even when putting in time and
subjects even when putting in time and
subjects even when putting in time and effort we face bullying and feeling as
effort we face bullying and feeling as
effort we face bullying and feeling as if we’re not good enough or good-looking
if we’re not good enough or good-looking
if we’re not good enough or good-looking we face getting let down and discouraged
we face getting let down and discouraged
we face getting let down and discouraged almost a point of despair because we
almost a point of despair because we
almost a point of despair because we work too hard to make the cuts but we
work too hard to make the cuts but we
work too hard to make the cuts but we don’t and the place where we should feel
don’t and the place where we should feel
don’t and the place where we should feel the safest our homes is not life is
the safest our homes is not life is
the safest our homes is not life is throwing every single obstacle in our
throwing every single obstacle in our
throwing every single obstacle in our way trying to bring us down or Dimas
way trying to bring us down or Dimas
way trying to bring us down or Dimas worthless and not good enough you see
worthless and not good enough you see
worthless and not good enough you see without mental toughness we tend to
without mental toughness we tend to
without mental toughness we tend to submit to negative emotions and sink to
submit to negative emotions and sink to
submit to negative emotions and sink to self-destruction our dreams fizzle into
self-destruction our dreams fizzle into
self-destruction our dreams fizzle into ashes were you aware that suicide is the
ashes were you aware that suicide is the
ashes were you aware that suicide is the highest leading cause of death among
highest leading cause of death among
highest leading cause of death among teenagers that it kills more than cancer
teenagers that it kills more than cancer
teenagers that it kills more than cancer AIDS influenza strokes and pneumonia
AIDS influenza strokes and pneumonia
AIDS influenza strokes and pneumonia combined without mental toughness we
combined without mental toughness we
combined without mental toughness we inhibit ourselves from growing our
inhibit ourselves from growing our
inhibit ourselves from growing our confidence our set eveness and we lose
confidence our set eveness and we lose
confidence our set eveness and we lose our ability to see possibilities so when
our ability to see possibilities so when
our ability to see possibilities so when you’re at this point you need to bring
you’re at this point you need to bring
you’re at this point you need to bring out your best arsenal mental toughness
out your best arsenal mental toughness
out your best arsenal mental toughness last year around this
last year around this
last year around this time I sustained an injury where I
time I sustained an injury where I
time I sustained an injury where I fractured the lower region of my spine I
fractured the lower region of my spine I
fractured the lower region of my spine I could not sit nor sleep because I was an
could not sit nor sleep because I was an
could not sit nor sleep because I was an excruciating pain and apart from being a
excruciating pain and apart from being a
excruciating pain and apart from being a student I was going through my final
student I was going through my final
student I was going through my final stages of training to become a Model
stages of training to become a Model
stages of training to become a Model United Nations junior chair and I was
United Nations junior chair and I was
United Nations junior chair and I was preparing for the Yale world Scholars
preparing for the Yale world Scholars
preparing for the Yale world Scholars cup tournament of champions and I really
cup tournament of champions and I really
cup tournament of champions and I really wanted to quit it seemed like the safest
wanted to quit it seemed like the safest
wanted to quit it seemed like the safest thing to do at that point because I
thing to do at that point because I
thing to do at that point because I cannot carry my own bag and had to have
cannot carry my own bag and had to have
cannot carry my own bag and had to have somebody following me around doing it
somebody following me around doing it
somebody following me around doing it for me so quitting was what I really
for me so quitting was what I really
for me so quitting was what I really wanted to do but I’m glad that I did not
wanted to do but I’m glad that I did not
wanted to do but I’m glad that I did not I am glad that on the day of my exam I
I am glad that on the day of my exam I
I am glad that on the day of my exam I took my medication and I thought my exam
took my medication and I thought my exam
took my medication and I thought my exam standing up I am glad that I refused to
standing up I am glad that I refused to
standing up I am glad that I refused to succumb to the daunting thoughts of
succumb to the daunting thoughts of
succumb to the daunting thoughts of giving up and this is how I did it
giving up and this is how I did it
giving up and this is how I did it acceptance knowing the situation you’re
acceptance knowing the situation you’re
acceptance knowing the situation you’re in you cannot control an attitude of
in you cannot control an attitude of
in you cannot control an attitude of gratitude it could have been worse
gratitude it could have been worse
gratitude it could have been worse hey I could have been paralyzed tenacity
hey I could have been paralyzed tenacity
hey I could have been paralyzed tenacity and endurance in times of failure keep
and endurance in times of failure keep
and endurance in times of failure keep pushing and as much as the phrase never
pushing and as much as the phrase never
pushing and as much as the phrase never give up as repeated I believe it is a
give up as repeated I believe it is a
give up as repeated I believe it is a fundamental key to life Robert Schuller
fundamental key to life Robert Schuller
fundamental key to life Robert Schuller once said most people who seem to
once said most people who seem to
once said most people who seem to succeed in the face of seemingly
succeed in the face of seemingly
succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are those who
impossible conditions are those who
impossible conditions are those who simply just don’t know how to quit thank
simply just don’t know how to quit thank
simply just don’t know how to quit thank you
you
you you
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