Renny Doyle • October 11, 2022

Tough Times Don’t Last, But Tough People Do

Rsz 1renny Doyle Tough People

It’s a weird time right now. The economy is weird. Spending habits are weird. Inflation is out of control, interest rates are going up, it’s hard to find good employees, it’s hard to get people to follow through, and the stock market has been a roller coaster.


No one knows what will happen next. A recession seems inevitable, but this is an unprecedented situation. Did I mention things are weird?!


No one has a crystal ball but I know one thing…


I don’t plan on quitting, I plan on dominating.


It’s a great time to focus on your mindset. Improve your attitude. Be persistent. Develop a strategy and be resilient. It’s a great time to show up and be mentally though.


Entrepreneur and Podcast host Andy Frisella has outlined 8 habits of mentally tough people, let’s review them…


  1. Challenge Yourself
  2. Do things that require significant effort
  3. Develop new skills
  4. Be self-reliant
  5. Focus on what you can control
  6. Your efforts
  7. Your actions
  8. Your personal development
  9. Learn from your failures
  10. Own it
  11. Evaluate it
  12. Apply lessons learned
  13. Keep your promises
  14. Fulfill your obligations to others
  15. Fulfill your obligations to yourself
  16. Don’t make excuses
  17. Focus on solutions, not excuses
  18. Bottom line… NO EXCUSES
  19. Never quit
  20. Keep fighting no matter what
  21. Keep moving forward
  22. Failure (quitting) is not an option
  23. Learn to live with discomfort
  24. Actions that lead to success are uncomfortable
  25. Working hard is uncomfortable
  26. Sacrifice comfort now for comfort later
  27. Dream big… set huge goals
  28. Realistic and attainable isn’t enough
  29. Any goal is possible, so DREAM BIG
  30. Pursue big goals that require big actions



The successful business you want and the life of your dreams is out there, no matter what challenges come at you. You just need to be mentally tough. If you develop those skills, you will outlast the tough times.

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