How to build a bulletproof mindset?

TheRealMewt · 2017-09-15T20:47:16+00:00

The problem with making yourself bulletproof is that there's still other ways to hurt.

By all means, practice holding frame under any circumstance thrown at you, but trying to keep yourself guarded means that when something hurts you, you feel it all that much harder. It may be worth your while pursuing the ability to rebound instead of trying to become emotionally invulnerable.

Chief_Leji · 2017-09-16T17:53:24+00:00

You can only obtain that by adventuring out into the world. Doing things that are hard and that scare you. Pretty much what you are asking is how to be confident. Nothing phases people like Connor because he knows he has what it takes to overcome it. That comes with experience and living close to your edge. If you can take a kick to the face there's not much in life you'll fear or that will make you feel uneasy. It's also a matter of focus and intent. having a focus and living intentionally drowns out all the other bullshit and makes you less reactive to it.

Also there is no such thing as always making the right decision another key to this mindset is to know that you can be wrong but being okay with it because you followed your own intuition - you showed confidence in yourself. Also knowing that you have control over your life even if you make a bad decision you still have to power to get the most out of it.

Make a list of values and principles that you want to live your life by and read it every morning. When you make decisions or you act, ask yourself if you are living by your values. Overtime these ideas will solidify in you and be that unmovable core from which everything you do stems from and of which no one can take away from you.

Edit: Having this bullet proof mindset isn't about not getting hurt it's about not being afraid of getting hurt and not letting things hurt you indefinitely. In order to get there you have to embrace hurt and discomfort. Just like how courage lies between wanting to live and being willing to die - you have to embrace the things you are afraid of and make you uneasy.

mrHappyPotatoe · 2017-09-16T04:13:08+00:00

You have said it well: "seems to have". The only enemy you have that threatens your mindset is your own demons. Thing is you will never be able to get rid off them but can get skilled and trained to beat them everyday.

No bulletproof things in life!

tbishop1966 · 2017-09-16T21:17:40+00:00

Honestly I always look at it, for the decision part, I make the best decision I can with the information I have. For the other parts I would look at where you are successful in life and mimic it in your other areas. In my career I am tremendously successful and if I get that guy in a social scene I'd be much better off. I'll get there, but gotta take it one day at a time. I don't think anyone is bulletproof, McGregor is an actor playing a role plain and simple.

Title	How to build a bulletproof mindset?
Author	Bulk_king11
Upvotes	3
Comments	4
Date	September 15, 2017 7:21 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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