Top 7 Books That Will Make You Mentally Strong

"13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin 'Mentally strong people don't waste time feeling sorry for themselves.' 'You can’t control everything that happens, but you can control how you respond.' 'Self-pity is self-destructive.' 'Confidence comes from doing hard things.' 'Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end.' Grit by Angela Duckworth 'Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.' 'Grit is passion and perseverance for long-term goals.' 'Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.' 'Grit grows as we learn to fail better.' 'Effort counts twice.'"

"Resilient by Rick Hanson 'You can’t always control your circumstances, but you can control your mind.' 'Resilience means being resourceful.' 'The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones.' 'Grow the good inside yourself.' 'Inner strength is built, not born.'"

"The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday 'The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.' 'You will come across obstacles in life—fair and unfair. And you will discover time and again that what matters most is not what these obstacles are but how you see them.' 'Persistence is an action.' 'Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.' 'Strength and confidence come through effort, not avoidance.'"

"Emotional Agility by Susan David 'Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.' 'Courage is fear walking.' 'Life’s beauty is inseparable from its fragility.' 'Being emotionally agile is about loosening up, calming down, and living with more intention.' 'Avoiding our emotions is avoiding our lives.'"

"Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 'When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.' 'Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear with almost any ‘how.’' 'Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude.' 'Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.' 'Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.' Mental Toughness by Damon Zahariades 'Mental toughness is doing what's necessary even when you don’t feel like it.' 'You can’t build discipline without discomfort.' 'Your mind will quit 100 times before your body ever does.' 'Resist the urge to retreat—growth lives in difficulty.' 'Self-discipline is the cornerstone of mental strength.'"