Mentally Strong People Do These 6 Things

Do you display these traits?

What does it mean to be “strong?” We hear it all the time — they’re a “strong person,” and we’re usually not talking about physical strength at the time.

Mental strength is arguably even more difficult to build because it requires emotional trials and tribulations.

When you do establish it, though, you recognize different actions and traits within yourself that wouldn’t have been present before.

Here are 6 things that mentally strong people do:

1: They’re selective about where their energy goes.

Part of being strong is being discerning. It’s knowing what (and who) is good for you…or, not. And then it’s doing the hard part: Cutting out the negative and toxic influences.

In order to do this, we must consciously choose where to spend our mental and emotional energy. This is difficult, because we risk saying “no,” or letting someone down, or feeling like we’re doing something wrong by simply maintaining our own boundaries.

Mental strength, though, stays true to its values and knows what is right and wrong for the individual (you), which has to be the main priority.