Mental fitness

Mental fitness is very much like physical fitness; they both require regular training. Just as you become physically fit by exercising your body, you become mentally fit by exercising your mind. You build your physical muscles by working in them continuously. You build your mental muscles, your levels of self-esteem, self-respect and self-confidence, by working on them in specific ways as well.

You eat healthy, nutritious foods every day to nourish and sustain high levels of physical health and energy. In the same way, you feed your mind with healthy mental foods every day to keep yourself cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat, no matter what happens.

关于个人潜力：

I realize that everyone who is at the top in any field was once at the bottom. Everyone who is at the front of the line today was once at the back of the line. Everyone who is at the top of the ladder of success was once at the bottom of the ladder, and climbed up, one rung at a time. Everyone who is doing well in your field was at one time not in your field at all.

The truth is that you are just as good, and potentially better in many areas, than anyone else you will ever meet. If you decide to be the best in your field, the only person who can stop you from achieving it is yourself. The limits to excellent performance are inner attitudes of mind, not the outer aspects of your life.

关于阅读习惯：

In order to stay on top of your job, you should read in your field at least one hour per day, underlining and taking good notes. Anything less than one hour per day will put you in danger or being passed by your competitors. The rule is that to earn more, you must learn more.

If you read just one hour per day, that will amount to about one book per week. One book per week will amount to about 50 books per year. Fifty books per year will totally about 500 books over the next 10 years. At the very least, you will need a bigger house just to hold your books, and you will probably be able to afford it as well.