Mental strength exercises to help you unleash your full potential:

1. Step outside your comfort zone and challenge yourself consistently.

2. Keep your motivation high by setting goals, both short term and long term.

3. Practice gratitude to foster a positive mindset and maintain perspective.

4. Practice mindfulness and meditation.

5. Develop a positive inner dialogue and challenge negative self-talk.

6. Build a solid support network to share challenges and celebrate successes.

7. Cultivate a growth mindset, embracing lessons learned from failures.

• Physical exercise. "Exercise increases activity in parts of the brain that have to do with executive function and memory and promotes the growth of new brain cells. But most of us don't work hard enough to realize the benefit. You have to push yourself, and that requires being cleared to exercise and wearing a monitor to get your heart rate to a certain zone.
• Nutrition. The diet that seems to have the most evidence to promote brain health and lessen the risk of developing memory problems is the Mediterranean diet. It features whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and healthy fats from fish, nuts, and oils.
• Better sleep. Poor sleep can undermine cognition. Restoring sleep can help.
• Meditation. Meditation or exercises such as tai chi appear to increase something called cognitive reserve. That's the capacity of the brain to switch between different tasks, allocate resources, and handle unexpected stressors in a way that makes us better able to cope with day-to-day life.