Nobody ever said that mental toughness would be easy. Handle it the way champions do. Concentrate on what you must do to be successful. Get it together and just do it. Excuses do not count. Either do it or don’t. It is that simple.

As a football coach we had a sign in our locker room which said, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” If you played any sports you probably have seen that sign. Believe it, because it works.

Most people do not compete hard enough or push themselves to their limits. They give up too easily. The true winners push themselves to see how far they can go. Vince Lombadi said, “Mental toughness is spartanism with the qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, and dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.

When you develop the habit of winning, you’ll do anything not to lose or quit. It makes more sense that the more time you spend in preparation, the more you will want to win. The reason being you have more of yourself involved in the process.

No! Quitting sounds easy but it isn’t. If you have not sacrificed, it will be easier to quit because you will have little to lose. If you don’t have lots of pride or take time to develop it, it’ll be easier for you to quit because you’ll have little motivation to win.

When pride and morale are lacking so is true motivation. People in this situation are in the habit of losing. If this was an athletic team they would certainly be losing. It doesn’t matter what kind of players they are. We are talking about a losing habit.

When you get used to losing, it turns into a negative habit. Your mind is being programmed to believe that you will lose. Break the habit by having a positive mental attitude.

Winning doesn’t happen all the time, but when you occasionally lose, there is one thing that winners do, and that is never quit! Make some adjustments and keep doing your best! When you do, your wins outnumber your losses.