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As humans, we often do what is convenient rather than taking what might be considered the most justifiable course of action.

Some respected trainers even believe that a client should only do what they enjoy in the gym, the rationale being that the pleasure derived from enjoyable tasks will ensure maximum motivation to continue (a “pleasurable” training experience, in this case, being a major form of incentive to hit the iron). So pervasive has this ‘easy way out’ mentality become that it’s often used among those who consistently fail to reach their potential to justify their poor results – such people believing that they are simply avoiding pain in the quest for pleasure (pain avoidance being a well-established human trait and pleasure being what many of us desire most). Yet despite knowing on some level how far the timely application of mental toughness might also take us, we so often choose the path of least resistance, doing what is expedient rather than what will, over the long term, give us the greatest return on investment.

History is replete with examples of extremely successful people whose fame and fortune can be traced to a degree of mental toughness that kept them in the game longer and stopped them from taking the easy route when times were hard. THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE THE FORMER WITH A RELENTLESS DESIRE AND CAPACITY TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE AN OBJECTIVE ARE THOUGHT TO BE MENTALLY TOUGH. We may also understand that many of the physical limitations that hold us back from performing at our best are largely determined by whether our minds are programmed for success or failure – in other words, whether we choose to consistently visualize positive outcomes and believe in ourselves or, conversely, whether we tend to underestimate our capabilities and could do with a little more confidence to step up to the mark and deliver when it counts. Most of us know that if we can control our thoughts, we can also, to a large degree, control our actions and by extension any success we may go on to experience.