From Forbes: 13 Things Mentally Tough People Do Not Do

13 Things Mentally Tough People Do Not Do

1. They do not waste time feeling sorry for themselves.
2. They do not give away their power (by letting others make them feel offended, inferior, or bad about themselves.)
3. They do not waste energy on things they can’t control (like bad traffic, lost luggage, or other people.)
4. They do not take take primary responsibility for the happiness of others. (Everyone is responsible for their own happiness, and if you let others throw that off on you, you will be miserable.)
5. They do not fear taking calculated risks.
6. They do not dwell on the past.
7. They do not make the same mistakes over and over again.
8. They do not resent other people’s success, even people who do not deserve it.
9. They do not give up after failure.
10. They do not fear time alone.
11. They do not think that the world owes them anything.
12. They do not expect immediate results.
13. They do not fear change, but they do fear being complacent or stagnant.

– Cheryl Connor, Forbes, 11/18/2014  (quoted on the Rush Limbaugh radio show)