Mentally strong people have healthy habits. They manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in life. Check out these things that mentally strong people don’t do so that you too can become more mentally strong. 1. They Don’t Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves Mentally strong people don’t sit around feeling sorry about their circumstances or how others have treated them. Instead, they take responsibility for their role in life and understand that life isn’t always easy or fair. 2. They Don’t Give Away Their Power They don’t allow others to control them, and they don’t give someone else power over them. They don’t say things like, “My boss makes me feel bad,” because they understand that they are in control over their own emotions and they have a choice in how they respond. 3. They Don’t Shy Away from Change Mentally strong people don’t try to avoid change. Instead, they welcome positive change and are willing to be flexible. They understand t...
The Book in Three Sentences 1. Rich Dad Poor Dad is about Robert Kiyosaki and his two dads—his real father (poor dad) and the father of his best friend (rich dad)—and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. 2. You don’t need to earn a high income to be rich. 3. Rich people make money work for them. The Five Big Ideas 1. The poor and the middle-class work for money. The rich have money work for them. It’s not how much money you make that matters. 2. It’s how much money you keep. 3. Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle class acquire liabilities that they think are assets. 4. Financial aptitude is what you do with the money once you make it, how you keep people from taking it from you, how to keep it longer, and how you make money work hard for you. 5. The single most powerful asset we all have is our minds. Rich Dad Poor Dad Lessons Lesson 1: The Rich Don’t Work for Money Lesson 2: Why Teach Financial Literacy? Lesson 3: Mind Your ...