One Simple Idea: The Power of Positive Thinking – Part 2 In a recent post, I asked where the idea of positive thinking came from and, what seems to be happening to it in this age of pessimism and negativity. Author Mitch Horowitz in One Simple Idea calls positivism – the belief that a positive […]
Read MoreWhat does leading in a VUCA world look like to a VUCA leader? Volatility is replaced with Vision. In the old, linear world vision is an experience or a special skill of an enlightened leader. To a VUCA leader, vision is trained and refined through daily practice, enhancing focus and learning to concentrate on the […]
Read MoreBaseline: Pre-SOP and box breathing, then ROM drills. 30-20-10 reps of wall ball, sit up. Work Capacity: Complete 7 rounds for time of the following… 7x Clean (135#/95#) 1x Full Gasser (4x55m shuttle sprints/width of a football field) 15x Hand release push ups Durability: Swim or ruck 30 minutes. Warrior yoga or Active Stretch. Hydrate […]
Read MoreLeading in a VUCA World- Part 1 The Department of Defense never misses an opportunity to coin a new acronym, which soon becomes part of the daily lexicon of the initiated. Anyone not “read in” is left in the dark as to what the heck is being discussed. The acronym VUCA is relatively new […]
Read MoreBaseline: Pre-SOP and box breathing., then ROM drills. 4 rounds – Barbell complex (75#-105#) with push up chaser. Work Capacity: 20 rounds – Every 60 seconds, perform the following… 5x wallball (20#/12#) 3x handstand push up 1x power clean (185#/135#) Durability: 8x hill sprints (If you do not have access to a hill, substitute 200m […]
Read MoreBaseline: Run 800m then 7 rounds of 5x pull up, 10x Push up, 15x Sit up every minute on the minute. Work Capacity: Cover as much distance rucking (40lbs) for 2 hours as possible: -Every 15 minutes: 25x push ups with ruck on. Durability: Kokoro Yoga or Active Stretch, hydrate and fuel within 30 minutes. […]
Read MorePart 1: The Power of Positive Thinking – Where Did This Simple Idea Come From? It should be no surprise that I suggest that SEALs employ positive thinking as a key tactic for mission success. Without it, SEALs would find it difficult to work as a team, or make it through an intensive training like […]
Read MoreBaseline: Pre-SOP, Box Breathing, then ROM drill. 5 minutes: 10x Goblet Squat, rest in the bottom of the squat for the remainder of the minute, perform 5 rounds with no rest. Work Capacity: 3 Rounds For Time with a swim buddy: 2 mile run 400m lunge 500m Swim Durability: 5 minute plank, stretch, rehydrate, refuel.
Read MoreOn this Memorial Day, let’s reflect and remember the great men and women who gave their lives to uphold the values of our military and nation. In the US Navy, these values are Commitment, Courage, and Honor. First, We Commit. In the service, commitment is often deeper than ordinary because the risks to fulfill it […]
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