Pain and the mindset of a champion

Main points:

• The goal of life is NOT to get rid of pain. Instead, the goal is to use your pain in a way that makes your life and the lives of others better.
• You can’t control what happens to you — but you can ALWAYS control your reaction.
• The small pains in life are opportunities to grow stronger.
• Your attitude towards life, and your stories about your life have a huge effect on what happens in your life.
• Whatever stories you tell yourself about life… they will tend to become true. Our stories are self-fulfilling prophecies.
• What I have found is the best way to deal with negative emotions — accept that they are there, feel them… then let the emotion go.
• Neuroplasticity means that every moment of your life affects your brain on some level. The choices you make consistently will physically alter your brain for better or worse.