![]() ![]() ![]() Align to win in all three spheres of I, We, and It.Turn to others in service, and develop a winning team.Challenge yourself to find your 20X, and improve daily.Develop mental and emotional control: Master the Big Four of Mental Toughness and Emotional Resiliency.Connect all your small actions to these.Know your ONE thing, your purpose, passion, and principles.Live an examined life, and embrace sacred silence.These secrets fit with the principals taught throughout the book. In addition to the various exercises Divine presents for us to improve our mental abilities, Divine gives 11 secrets to success, which I’ve listed below. SERIOUSLY, if you’ve read this far! Give it a try now! 11 Secrets of Mental Success This slows down your breathing, which is integral to reducing stress, and focuses your thoughts. Inhale deep into your lungs for 5 seconds.It is a simple breathing pattern that consists of a 1-1-1-1 ratio. One exercise that Divine advocates, and something I have actively practiced since college, is Box Breathing. Mediation and breathing are keys to calming and focusing the mind. Unbeatable Mind gives various strategies for improving mental toughness and mental performance. Speaking of mental toughness, here is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time from Facing the Giants… if you ever think you can’t do something, just try your best. “When a man is beaten, tormented, and defeated… He is ready to learn something.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson On average only 1 out of 4 students make it through “Hell Week”, which is universally known as one of the most difficult military entrance programs. The new SEALS are put through brutal and difficult operational training on little sleep it is a test of mental toughness, physical ability, critical thinking, teamwork, attitude, etc. ![]() In the first phase of training, the third week is called “Hell Week”. Divine addresses what the SEALS are known for – MENTAL TOUGHNESS. Mark Divine was a Navy SEAL and describes the SEAL Training experience. Our main goal is to help other members who are looking for self improvement, whether this be financially, for their health, or for their well being. We are all unique, we are all who we are today by an infinite amount of choices, feelings, and experiences. This is challenging, but essential for understanding why you are on this earth. Defining your purpose is a DEEP, soul finding exercise, and makes you ask if you have a burning fire for what you are doing with your life. Defining your purpose can be accomplished by asking yourself the tough questions and visualizing the human being you want to become while focusing on your impact on the world. One major point of Unbeatable Mind is defining your purpose. Unbeatable Mind combines the characteristics instilled in Navy SEALS with the spiritual embrace of a Tibetan Monk. I have to say, it not only lived up to all expectations, but CRUSHED them straight over the Green Monster (left field fence of Fenway Park, a baseball reference). Unbeatable Mind, by Mark Divine, was highly recommended by a friend who read it a while back. ![]()
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