How to master your attitude in a survival situation

 

When surviving in the outdoors, having a positive reaction to the situation is more likely to keep you alive, instead of looking at the negative, you got to be looking for solutions and resources that will keep you alive. Taking smart and rational decisions will determine your outcome in the real world, it is important to evaluate the surroundings to decide how to rationate the resources.

The following tips are neccesary in order to stay calm and positive:

1. Develop a plan. 

Have an idea from start to finish on what are you going to do, the strageties to be taken and the time spent in each task.

2. Inventory the resources you have.

Never use more than you need to survive, being in one of the toughest situation where a human can be, it is important to keep quantity if what do you have and save as much as you can.

3. Identify the critical tasks required for survival (water, shelter, warmth).

As a survivor, finding a source of water is crusial because it not only works as a form of hydration but it also represents the presence of animals near your location.

4. Determination: It’s often grit that separates a survivor from a non-survivor.

Knowing and believing in yourself gives you the ability to solve problems faster.

5. Recognize feelings are not facts. You may feel hopeless, but keep your thoughts focused on the tasks that need to be accomplished.