Mentally strong people avoid habits like dwelling on the past, fearing change, and resenting others' success—they focus on growth and resilience; want to know the other ten things they steer clear of?

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StoryShots Summary and Analysis of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin

Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, mental strength trainer, and international bestselling author. She’s a highly sought-after keynote speaker who gave one of the most popular TEDx talks of all time. Her books have been translated into more than 30 languages. Amy is a columnist for Inc., Forbes, and Psychology Today. Her articles on mental strength reach more than 2 million readers each month.

No matter how intelligent you are or what life has thrown at you, there is no way to become more deserving of success than anyone else.

If a person loses their business and feels indebted, they’re inviting more frustration and anger into their life. Mentally strong people can shift their focus away from their debt. Hence, they can help people in need. Mentally strong people keep themselves busy doing good deeds.

If you follow this guidance, you can stop wasting time, stop feeling like you are owed something and stop resenting others’ success.

By far, the most harmful drug is self-pity. It is addictive, provides only temporary pleasure, and disconnects people from reality.

No one is immune to hard times. However, it is how you react to these situations that is important. Mentally strong individuals do not spend precious time pitying themselves. They replace self-pity with gratitude.

Amy Morin provides an example of an American long-distance runner, Marla Runyan. She ran the New York Marathon in a little over two hours. Marla also has a master’s degree in education and has written a book. The most impressive aspect of all this is that she is legally blind.

The key to her success lies in her refusal to indulge in self-pity. She’s always refused to identify her illness as a disability. Rather than dwelling on what her illness took away, she’s grateful for what it gave her.

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Here are the timestamps with parentheses and "StoryShot:" removed:

(00:00) Introduction to 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do

(00:14) Amy Morin's Background and Expertise

(00:43) Mentally Strong People Don't Feel the World Owes Them Anything

(01:28) Mentally Strong People Don't Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves

(02:54) Mentally Strong People Don't Resent Other People's Success

(04:20) Mentally Strong People Don't Give Away Their Power

(05:23) Mentally Strong People Don't Focus on Things Beyond Their Control

(06:01) Mentally Strong People Don't Dwell on the Past

(07:27) Mentally Strong People Don't Worry About Pleasing Everyone

(15:55) Final Summary and Review

morning routines, priorities, habit formation, time management, Weekend planning, Productivity, Goal setting, Work-life balance, gratitude

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