8 Mental Challenges You Must Be Able to Endure For Enormous Success

People fail not because of skill but because of will

We love attributing people’s success to their talents or resources because it gives us an excuse, “if I had that voice I would be the biggest star ever”.

Abilities matter, connections matter, I’m not saying they don’t. But let’s be honest, most people are capable of building wealth and status, they don’t because they lack mental fortitude.

Self-doubt

You contemplate; maybe you can, maybe not, maybe you’re good enough, maybe not. It’s hard to tell whether you’re selling yourself short or being unrealistic, what I can tell you is, you don’t have the luxury to second guess yourself.

When you aren’t the most gifted, your little faith is all you have, doubt isn’t an option.

If you can’t bear uncertainty, you aren’t built for greatness.

Loneliness

Fighters, you are your own most of the time, with no answers, no support, and no comradery, This is what it’s going to take, a long, helpless, journey to the top.

The best of the best must endure the worst of the worst.

If you always need your buddies around to feel safe, you aren’t built for greatness.

Pressure

People are very confident when they are in their comfort zones. If you want to see who they really are, see what they do when faced with big decisions and adversity, how do they react to the pressure then?

If at crucial moments, you go blank and can’t function normally, you aren’t built for greatness.

Failure

So many up and coming businesses were thriving before the Pandemic, waiting to take over the world. But all the hope and excitement turned into bankruptcy and debt in the blink of an eye, to the fault of no one.

Losses, bad luck, disappointments are all part of the game. Many people choose to complain or blame, they aren’t strong enough to accept reality as it is.

So if you aren’t for the faint of heart, you aren’t built for greatness.

Regrets

Big boys make a decision and move on.

Sometimes you wish you didn’t miss a once in a lifetime opportunity or should have made a different choice back then. It cost you everything, well, shit happens. Champions won’t let mistakes define their careers. If you aren’t able to go forward despite misfortunes, you aren't built for greatness.

Ego

People overlook this one, but successful people are strong enough to absorb criticism.

When you are down, you will be laughed at, when you are up, you will be hated. If you can’t stand scrutiny, if you have to rebuttal every unfair comment coming your way, you have a fragile ego and you aren’t built for greatness.

Temptation

Elites have integrity and are firm in their beliefs; they know who they are and what they stand for. Only weak-minded people lose themselves to things that could derail their mission.

So if you can’t resist shiny objects, you aren’t built for success.

Patience

You will fail, get back up, and fail again. You will often wonder when the big break is, or if there will ever be one.

Peers are passing you by left and right and you haven’t made much progress yet. You get anxious and consider giving up. See, this is the difference between the big-time players and average players, big-time players can survive low points, they can survive setbacks.

If you want success right here and now, you aren’t built for greatness.

How to become stronger mentally

It’s that old cliche, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Because comfort doesn’t build muscle, it’s only when you’ve been pushed to your limit that your mind develops the strength to combat.

Go try, fail, then fail some more. Once resilience comes, success will soon follow.