The Big 4 of Mental Toughness – Part 3 “Without a focused mind, results are happenstance, unreliable.” –Richard Machowicz, U.S.Navy SEAL and author Unleash the Warrior Within In the movie Sherlock Holmes Robert Downey Jr. uses a keenly developed sense of visualization to see a fight unfold in his mind moments before the actual […]
Read MoreThe Big 4 of Mental Toughness – Part 2 In part one of this series on Mental Toughness we introduced the “3 fights” you fight every day. The first fight is inside you. That battle is overcoming your fears, steeling your resolve, maintaining an offensive mind set, developing skills, knowledge and personal power, and not […]
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Use the OODA Loop to Power your Decisions The OODA loop helps us process and respond to information coming at us very quickly. It is used when rapid, on the fly planning and decision are necessary. Developed by the late Air Force Colonel John Boyd to simplify the rapid-fire life and death decisions made during […]
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By Patrick Barry In September of 2011 I attended SEALFIT’s world-renowned Kokoro Camp as a member of Class 19. At 46 years old, I prepared months in advance for this intense 50+ hour crucible training academy that mirrors the famous U.S. Navy SEAL BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) hellweek that has a failure rate of about […]
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Left alone, things tend toward disorder, chaos and destruction. All systems naturally break down. Constant change is the only constant. Scientists call it Entropy. This applies to all physical things – such as your house, car, and computer. It also applies to your body, your mind and your spiritual life. Darn, as if it wasn’t […]
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Coach Divine Interviews Robb Wolf, author of The Paleo Solution – Visit Robb Wolf’s site to read his bio and to read more about “The Paleo Solution”. The Unbeatable Mind Academy hosts monthly interviews with Subject Matter Experts as one of the many features of UMA. This was such an incredible interview I have decided […]
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Courage – Part 2 Courage is not the absence of fear. Rather, courage is effective fear management combined with an attitude of “bring it on.” Research supports the notion that self-awareness and consequent self-management lead to a reduction of fear and higher levels of success in any particular activity. Displaying courage means that a highly […]
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Courage In our Unbeatable Mind Academy lesson this month we are discussing Fear. What causes fear and our uncomfortable physiological reaction to it? Many think that fear is a natural human reaction to an external stressor. See a tiger, experience fear. Click into reaction mode – fight (not good idea with tiger), flight (best option) […]
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I trust you are well.I am humbled and excited at the same time by an email I received this week from an Unbeatable Mind student. I decided to include it in this communication, unedited. It is a powerful example of one of our own doing his absolute best to be strong and remain positive, while […]
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Hooyah – registration for SEALFIT Unbeatable Mind Academy has re-opened! Read what others are saying about the academy and how it is impacting their lives. Then check out the new video explaining how we will help you Forge Mental Toughness, Develop an Offensive Mind, and Cultivate a Warrior Spirit. This program is an accelerated “Integral Warrior” program like no […]
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