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Like it or not, the current pandemic is forcing us all to think about survival skills and become more self-reliant, but providing for yourself isn’t always about lighting fires, building huts or making traps. Self-reliance is about enduring, through any crisis or emergency. It’s not just one skill, or even a handful of skills. At its core, self-reliance is a mindset, and it’s something we teach as the “survivor mentality” in books and classes. The survivor mentality is so important, in fact, that we both begin and end certain classes with the topic. So what is your survivor mentality? It’s a collection of mental, emotional, psychological, and intellectual attributes that directly impact your survival. These include (but are not limited to): attitude, work ethic, adaptability, creativity, mental toughness, motivation, and

tenacity. These are the things that our ancestors needed to

survive and we still need these attributes to make it through tough times. We’ll cover many these separate aspects of the survivor mentality in this book, but for now, focus on your

attitude (since it governs so many other things)”

CULTIVATE YOUR SURVIVOR MENTALITY

A positive attitude in the face of adversity may be one of the most important skills to master. It is also one of the hardest, but so very worth the trouble. Think of your attitude as a lens that you are looking through. It controls your perception of any situation, and this impacts your outcome. For example, if you have a sour and negative attitude about our current pandemic situation, you’ll be miserable and you’ll also make

everyone around you miserable. If you can look for positives

in the situation, and keep an upbeat attitude, then you’ll have a better day and a better outcome. The “glass” really is half-full, you just need to figure out how and believe it. Try practicing an “attitude of gratitude” in your daily routine. Reflect on the things that you are glad to have and allow that gratitude to uplift you. Your attitude controls so much of your mind and your emotions. Remember: If you don’t control

your attitude, it will control you.

WATCH THE ATTITUDE