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Lambodar Prasad Dash
May 22, 2008 | 3:16 PM

Mind power
What is mental Strength?

Mental strength may seem at first as an abstract concepts yet it makes the difference between winning and losing. We can attempt to define it by breaking it up into several parts.

· Girt: - the quality of courage and endurance. It is the condition that makes us want to keep going. Take a look at mountaineers. They face lot of difficulties but continue going on. Others may start feeling cold or tired and give up.
· Perseverance: - continued steady efforts to achieve an aim. Quite often, we lose heart at mid way and start thinking, “ what is the use?” this is destructive thinking. Success only comes to those who persevere under trying circumstance.
· Ability to stand apart: - standing apart requires courage, especially when every one else is giving you mediocre advise. Friends say that hard work is of no use; you are yourself disgusted with corruption and degeneration all around you can you amid all this, stick to you belief and work even though every one else will make fun of you?
· Not taking short cuts: - we live in a society that believes in taking the easy way out, we pass exams by learning five questions, we compromise when we know that we are right. Are we willing to take the route of hard work even when something can be done by compromising?
· Looking at means not ends: -often, we set our selves a target and then want to achieve it, no matter what the means of doing so, if only we play more attention to means, we find success will come our way, may be not very soon- but also for a longer duration.
· Doing the right thing: -we often blame our actions on circumstances, passing blame on others, this is the sign of mental weakness. No matter what the circumstances, do always the right thing, according to our conscience.
· Hard work: - when was it that you worked the hardest? Asking yourself this question might reveal the level of your commitment. Usually, we put in some effort and than hope for a miracle to happen, yet success is never a matter of chance, it has to be planned and executed well.

The mentally fit, on the other hand, maintain their enthusiasm with out consideration of age and other limitation.