Are you acting tough or are you mentally strong?

Acting tough:

1. You mask insecurities

2. You think failure isn't an option

3. Your self-worth depends on how others see you

4. You suppress your emotions

5. You deny your pain

6. You think you can do everything

7. You try to control other people

8. You project instead

Mentally strong

1. Be open and truthful

2. Learn from failures and start over

2. Realise there can be multiple truths

3. Regulate your thoughts and emotions, they are not you

4. Prefer gradual change above quick wins

5. Be brave to choose a different path

6. Don't self blame and resist having a victim mentality

7. Resist to compare yourself with others and don't judge others

8. Admit you are wrong or don't know the answer

9. Ask more questions than to assume

10. Be aware of group think, dogma and narcicism.

11. Master giving and receiving feedback