Mining for Diamonds: Uncovering Your Mental Strength
Oct 21, 2025
The Brilliance Within
Diamonds are gorgeous stones with immense strength. We often admire these gems so much that they adorn our jewelry, whether a ring, necklace, or earrings. We see them at their best—polished and on display. What we don’t often consider is the process it takes to discover, mine, sort, cut, and polish these diamonds. Did you know that for a diamond to form naturally within the earth, it takes approximately 1 to 3.3 billion years?
The Symbolic Journey
Diamonds, in the context of what I’m discussing today, hold symbolic meaning beyond their literal form. They are the byproduct of mining our story in the journey toward discovering who we truly are. Our diamonds symbolize the qualities and characteristics of mental strength that we all possess within ourselves.
Diamonds, in the context of what I’m discussing today, hold symbolic meaning beyond their literal form. They are the byproduct of mining our story in the journey toward discovering who we truly are. Our diamonds symbolize the qualities and characteristics of mental strength that we all possess within ourselves.
Uncovering the Brilliance
To find these diamonds, you must first confront the rock and dirt covering them—your limiting beliefs. Limiting beliefs are the challenges and adversities you face, often stemming from people who use their opinions to define what they believe your potential to be. The challenge lies in how these opinions make us feel, which manifests into a greater obstacle: what we tell ourselves based on those opinions. Thus, limiting beliefs are generated both externally, from others, and internally, from within ourselves. This creates a thick layer of rock that, if not broken down, will conceal the diamonds underneath.
To find these diamonds, you must first confront the rock and dirt covering them—your limiting beliefs. Limiting beliefs are the challenges and adversities you face, often stemming from people who use their opinions to define what they believe your potential to be. The challenge lies in how these opinions make us feel, which manifests into a greater obstacle: what we tell ourselves based on those opinions. Thus, limiting beliefs are generated both externally, from others, and internally, from within ourselves. This creates a thick layer of rock that, if not broken down, will conceal the diamonds underneath.
The Mining Process
That’s why you need mental skills—your drill. Mental skills are the tools that allow you to break through the rock. Without the right tools, even if you identify your limiting beliefs, it will be nearly impossible to uncover your diamonds. Each mental skill helps chip away at a limiting belief, providing a framework to discover the diamond within it. For example, you may be mining for the diamond of confidence—the mental strength you seek. To get there, you must first understand what confidence is and identify the beliefs that stand in your way of achieving it. Mental skills are the process of breaking away that rock to generate deeper understanding and build mental strength.
That’s why you need mental skills—your drill. Mental skills are the tools that allow you to break through the rock. Without the right tools, even if you identify your limiting beliefs, it will be nearly impossible to uncover your diamonds. Each mental skill helps chip away at a limiting belief, providing a framework to discover the diamond within it. For example, you may be mining for the diamond of confidence—the mental strength you seek. To get there, you must first understand what confidence is and identify the beliefs that stand in your way of achieving it. Mental skills are the process of breaking away that rock to generate deeper understanding and build mental strength.
Unbreakable Brilliance
You must also know that diamonds are nearly unbreakable—they are the hardest natural material on earth. No one can truly destroy your diamonds; all they—or you—can do is cover them with rock (limiting beliefs). That’s why it’s critical to know how to mine your story. So too are the characteristics of mental strength—once you discover them within yourself, they cannot be broken; they can only be covered. This is why we must constantly pursue unpacking and breaking down limiting beliefs through the practice of learning and applying mental skills.
You must also know that diamonds are nearly unbreakable—they are the hardest natural material on earth. No one can truly destroy your diamonds; all they—or you—can do is cover them with rock (limiting beliefs). That’s why it’s critical to know how to mine your story. So too are the characteristics of mental strength—once you discover them within yourself, they cannot be broken; they can only be covered. This is why we must constantly pursue unpacking and breaking down limiting beliefs through the practice of learning and applying mental skills.
The Continual Journey
This process takes time; it doesn’t happen overnight. Earlier, I shared how long it takes for a diamond to form naturally within the earth. Similarly, the diamonds of mental strength have been growing within you, but they take time to find and nurture to reach their full potential. This journey is never a one-and-done process. The small diamond you uncover today may grow into an even larger one when mined again in the future. The path to mastering mental strength is ongoing, but with access to a map that guides you, you may come to love the adventure of this lifelong journey.
This process takes time; it doesn’t happen overnight. Earlier, I shared how long it takes for a diamond to form naturally within the earth. Similarly, the diamonds of mental strength have been growing within you, but they take time to find and nurture to reach their full potential. This journey is never a one-and-done process. The small diamond you uncover today may grow into an even larger one when mined again in the future. The path to mastering mental strength is ongoing, but with access to a map that guides you, you may come to love the adventure of this lifelong journey.
I leave you with a final question:
What if you had a map to guide you to where and how to mine for your diamonds—would you follow it?
What if you had a map to guide you to where and how to mine for your diamonds—would you follow it?
Kelsey King
The Mental Edge
The Mental Edge
