This is the 5th installment in my series on building emotional resiliency. In my last post of this series, I introduced the four demon emotions which, when left unchecked, can drown us with negativity, frying our psychological circuitry and effectively shutting us down. The first demon is anger. Before discussing the second demon, anxiety, I […]
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Personal Power and the Four Demons Have you ever lost control and flown into such a rage that you felt like you were possessed by a demon driving you to hell? If you are human, which I am betting you are, then chances are that you have had this experience. My friend and former Ninjutsu […]
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Part 3 in our series on resiliency Isn’t it interesting how easily we can go for long periods of time tucked comfortably into established roles, places and relationships, even if they are corrosive and don’t feel right? These environments—well-known to us— seem forever fixed. They provide the stimulus for habitual emotional responses and their associated […]
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Ask yourself this: If your emotional life was portrayed as a nuclear power plant, would it be described as a source of infinite, controlled, star-like power? Or a reactor that is poorly managed, prone to out-of-control, catastrophic meltdowns? Our distinct mission within this series of articles is to guide you toward correctly harnessing the indefatigable […]
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4 Steps Toward Mastering Emotional Control Do you tend to back off, or even quit, when things get hard? Is it because you get overwhelmed emotionally, and let fear, uncertainty or frustration derail you from the mission? Have you ever kept a tally of how many times you’ve allowed wild spikes of emotions torpedo […]
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7 Simple Steps to Break Free from the Grip of Mediocrity. Right Now. This blog series has been a journey to explore what it means to live an uncommon life, to dare to be special. All too often I see folks settle for “average” and not open their minds to what lies beyond average. Do […]
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Dare to be Special, Part 9: BOLD Last week we discussed the vital role emotional intelligence has in leading ourselves, and others, with success and impact. To drive uphill the constructive, audacious brand of change that is aligned with our true purpose, we need boldness, plenty of it, and emotional strength is the source of […]
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SEALFIT Blog: Dare to Be Someone Special Part 8 Grit: The Critical Skill to Being in the Top 20% of the Top 20% Take a moment to consider how valuable the U.S. Navy SEAL Teams are in this day and age of Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda and ISIS, and the brand of missions required to fight […]
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It was as violently drastic of a change as it sounds. One week, I was dressing smartly each day in a suit and tie, swinging a briefcase in my hand as I hustled through the streets of mid-town Manhattan in the Formula One level of the business world’s rat race, an up-and-coming 20-something already collecting […]
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Dare to be Special – Part 7: An Unbeatable 4-Step Process for Channeling Courage in the Toughest Situations It was as violently drastic of a change as it sounds. One week, I was dressing smartly each day in a suit and tie, swinging a briefcase in my hand as I hustled through the streets of mid-town […]
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