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13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success Paperback – March 7, 2017

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"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.

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Amy Morin's book will help you break the cycle of non-achievement and help you start living the life you've dreamed of. There are 13 critical ways to improve your mental strength, conquer your fears, and be the powerhouse you know you can be. -Business Insider

Morin, a clinical social worker, lays out the 13 everyday habits that could be holding you back from achieving your best self. For example, dwelling on the past and resenting others for their success is not making your life any better. (Again, shocking!) Morin wants to help you change these negative behaviors into positive ones...so maybe you should let her. -Cosmopolitan

Want to learn how to strengthen yourself mentally to endure life's most unpredictable curveballs? Morin will take you step-by-step through how to face your challenges head on with tips, exercises and troubleshooting advice.-People, Named one of the top 20 books written by women

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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

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (March 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062358308
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062358301
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.65 x 5.31 x 8 inches
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Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, college psychology instructor and psychotherapist. She's one of the most popular TEDx speakers of all time. Her talk, The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong, has been viewed more than 22 million times. She's also the award-winning host of a podcast called Mentally Stronger With Therapist Amy Morin.

In 2013, her article, "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do," became a viral sensation when it was read by over 50 million people. Her Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling book, also titled "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do," is being translated into more than 40 languages.

Her second book, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do, is filled with more than 100 mental strength exercises for parents and children.

Her third book, 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don't Do, focuses on the bad habits women can give up to build their mental muscles.

Her fourth book, 13 Things Strong Kids Do, teaches tweens how to develop mental strength.

Her fifth book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do Workbook, is now available.

Her advice has been featured on or in numerous media outlets including Time, CNN, CNBC, Today, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Fox News, Fast Company, Oprah.com, Business Insider, and Success.

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  • Allison K Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple strategies for solid mental heath hygiene.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024
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    Just like our physical health it is vital that we have good habits and strategies for good mental health. My book club read this book last month and we all agreed that the principles discussed in this book were insightful yet simple enough that we could use them every week. Many of the ideas presented seemed to be "no brainers," as in, these were ideas we have heard many times before but they were a good reminder of easy bad habits we can fall into that will sabotage your mental heath if let to fester and grow. What was interesting in my book club's discussion was the fact that the younger generation (i.e. - our teenagers and young adults) found the ideas presented in the book to be "hard to accept or understand." That led us to a discussion of how our generation and our kids' generation have grown up in different worlds and they might need to hear these ideas far more than we did. It was a good read and one I will keep on my shelf and refer my kids to in the future.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars 13 Reasons Why I wont Delete This Book From my Kindle & will reread it
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    Its a lovely book that mirrors the style of the book The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday. And if you love The Obstacle is the Way, The Power of Habit, and The Motivation Manifesto...then you'll love Amy Morin's 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do. It contains 13 powerful lessons filled with great wisdom and astounding stories from many amazing leaders and entrepreneurs . The book teaches you how to perceive your problems and people from a different angle and from a more expansive perspective. The book also allows for empowerment on how we perceive and tackle obstacles in a more practical and creative light and allows us to question our fears. Most of us make life harder for ourselves through false perceptions and limited beliefs based on irrational fears and veils of illusions. The book truly does empower a person to really look past beyond our internal conflicts to pursue our dreams and happiness from a different approach. I've reread this book many times as much as Marcus Aurelius Meditations. The book teaches that through change of mentality, change of perception, through perseverance, patience, embrace failures as if they were accolades of achievement, and strong determination we can carry out an amazing successful life. We live in a world where everything is measured and dogmatism and ego is highly valued over true happiness and humility. Our wealth, our appearances, our job performance, our skills, our wallets, our possessions, our lives....everything is a competition within our society and as so it goes...people rush into life to achieve the perfect spouse, the pressure to thrive through unethical purposes in the work environments, and others live life aimlessly pursuing mediocre activities like gossip and trivial matters and in the end you feel lost, miserable, but unhappy. This book teaches a person to embrace their mistakes, to never give your anger away to senseless people or matters, and how other powerful and influential figures have bounced back from setbacks and afflictions in life. The author herself shares an amazing story regarding her own struggles in life. Its a book that I never get tired of rereading and you'd have to read it to understand why.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Worth a read (on the side)
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022
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    I liked this book because it outlined all of its point with clear and precise examples and plenty of them I related to and could see how my behavior was affecting my mental strength and resilience. Anyone who likes self help and improving upon themselves is a good candidate for this book. Honestly it’s life skills so I think everyone should- but it may not be your cup of tea. It’s kinda dry but very educational. I have it a four out of five because I still really enjoyed all the topics discussed and I believe it helped me in the long run!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, straight forward, sound advice. A guidebook that everyone could benefit from.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019
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    I read a lot of books but write very few reviews. This book is exceptional so I will take a few moments to comment.. Simple, easy to follow anti anxiety advice based on sound reasoning. No psychobabble Chapter 4, Don't dwell on things you cant control, and Chapter 6, Don't fear taking calculated risks were the chapters that I personally connected with. As I age into my sixties, I found myself being more anxious about everything, my health, bad drivers, flying, weather disasters, developing a near prepper mindset about a coming doomsday, etc. Stuff I never ever worried about before. (I had a long career in law enforcement.) I have no explanation or understanding of why I was suddenly becoming a worrywart, and was beginning to wonder if I should talk to a Dr about a medication. Instead I read Amy's book and it reminded me why I never worried about stuff I have no control over, and helped me to refocus. I feel less anxious. My tough guy shell is cracking some because I am also taking her advice about trying a few minutes meditation every morning, and starting a journal. Not sure what it will do for me, but I have great respect for this author (she has had her share of life challenges) so am going to follow her advice and see where it leads. I think this book has solid guidance for everyone and is well worth your time to read it.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
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    I love this book the scenarios used I’m sure majority people can relate to and could use this free therapy advice.
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  • William O'Brien
    3.0 out of 5 stars Concept Better Than Book
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020
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    I love the idea of mental strength, and all 13 topics of this book are important. However, the book didn't add much depth or insight into each of the topics. Each chapter has an example person who addressed challenges with the area. Most of the examples were shallow, and often centered around someone who dealt with some disease, and then spent the rest of their life raising money for said disease. The examples also seemed forced into each topic, and did not always relate to it directly. This book is fine for someone who is entirely new to the concept of mental strength and needs and nudge to improve their attitude. I'd like the level of depth to an "eating healthy 101" guide. Even if the stuff is obvious. reading again is never a bad reminder. But there are more thought provoking or inspirational books on the topics.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read helping to make sense of life
    Reviewed in Germany on August 11, 2018
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    This was a great read that came to me during a time in my life when I was looking for answers and trying to make sense of everything going on around me whilst feeling sorry for myself. The practical examples and conclusions drawn by the author will make you realize that bad things can happen but our attitude towards how we handle them ultimately determines our happiness and the quality of our lives. The book also makes you question yourself and your behaviors instead of assigning blame to others and circumstances which really helped me to attain a sense of peace.
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