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# [HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness](https://blog.fhyzics.net/fibaar/hbrs-10-must-reads-on-mental-toughness)

 Written by [IISCM](https://blog.fhyzics.net/fibaar/author/iiscm) | Jun 6, 2020 7:46:04 AM

Come back from every setback a stronger and better leader. If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles by experts in the field. This book is been combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance. This book will inspire you to:

- Thrive on pressure like an Olympic athlete
- Manage and overcome negative emotions by acknowledging them
- Plan short-term goals to achieve long-term aspirations
- Surround yourself with the people who will push you the hardest
- Use challenges to become a better leader
- Use creativity to move past trauma
- Understand the tools your mind uses to recover from setbacks.

> HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness (with bonus interview "Post-Traumatic Growth and Building Resilience" with Martin Seligman) | Harvard Business Review (Author) , Martin E.P. Seligman (Author), Tony Schwartz (Author), Warren G. Bennis (Author), Robert J. Thomas (Author) | Harvard Business Review           
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> <https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B073RNTXT8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3638&creative=24630&creativeASIN=B073RNTXT8&linkCode=as2&tag=fhyzics-21&linkId=2217b81dd68549f5001f826f50c0b1fb>       

 

**Table Of Contents**

**Chapter 1. How the Best of the Best Get Better and Better**

**Chapter 2. Crucibles of Leadership**

**Chapter 3. Building Resilience**

**Chapter 4. Cognitive Fitness**

**Chapter 5. The Making of a Corporate Athlete**

**Chapter 6. Stress Can Be a Good Thing If You Know How to Use It**

**Chapter 7. How to Bounce Back from Adversity**

**Chapter 8. Rebounding from Career Setbacks**

**Chapter 9. Realizing What You’re Made Of**

**Chapter 10. Extreme Negotiations**

**BONUS: Post-Traumatic Growth and Building Resilience**

**About the Contributors**

**LINK FOR THE BOOK**

[https://www.amazon.in/Toughness-interview-Post-Traumatic-Building-Resilience/dp/1633694364/ref=sr_1_41?dchild=1&keywords=harvard+business&qid=1591331919&sr=8-41](https://www.amazon.in/Toughness-interview-Post-Traumatic-Building-Resilience/dp/1633694364/ref=sr_1_41?dchild=1&keywords=harvard+business&qid=1591331919&sr=8-41)

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