What is Mental Fitness?
Every one of us knows what physical fitness is
And each of us has a pretty good idea of how physically fit we are
And we know the importance of physical fitness
For our physical health
For longevity
And even for our brain health
But the concept of MENTAL FITNESS and how important it is
For our health
For our relationships
For our livelihood
Is NOT common knowledge
So what is Mental Fitness?
Mental Fitness is your capacity to respond to life’s challenges with a positive rather than a negative mindset.
I’ve used other terminology in the past to describe Mental Fitness
Emotional Wellness
Brain Health
High Performance
But the term Mental Fitness is growing on me
As it is descriptive of the TRAINING it takes (just like physical fitness)
To improve
Excel
Meet your goals
Change your life
The impacts of developing strong Mental Fitness include better outcomes in all areas of life
Including improvements in:
✅ Productivity
✅ Healthy relationships
✅ Peace of mind
✅ Health & well-being
There are 3 core “muscles” at the root of Mental Fitness
That relate to how we manage the default thinking patterns in our brain
The patterns that kept our ancestors alive when the threat of being killed by a predator was real
But that no longer serve us in our modern world
I’ll be talking about Mental Fitness more in the coming weeks
And how to improve your Mental Fitness by strengthening the 3 core mental muscles
Because groundbreaking research in neuroscience and psychology DEBUNKS the myth that first we need to work hard to succeed in order to be happy
Instead, increasing your Mental Fitness is the KEY to greater happiness and improved performance, which then leads to greater success
Here’s to growing your mental muscles,
Denee