We head into the new year full of hope and New Year’s commitments… many of which we will ditch like a candy wrapper soon. There are many reasons for the lack of follow-through on good intentions. Perhaps it won’t be a surprise to hear me say that taking on a new habit requires mental toughness, […]
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Simple is Not Easy Once upon a time a benevolent ruler, interested in educating his subjects, sent his wise men into his realms to discover the meaning of life. They returned a year later with seventeen volumes of information. Thinking there must be a simpler truth, he ordered them to condense it to a single […]
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Overhauling your diet is not an easy task—the availability of cheap food and the ingredients used to make that food make it tough. Consider the statistics that shed light on the uphill battle: some 45 million Americans each year try a diet, spending an estimated $33 billion on weight loss products. So in winning the […]
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A topic I’m asked about often is nootropics. I’ve discussed nootropics on the Unbeatable Mind Podcast with awesome folks like Ben Greenfield and Mike Bledsoe. But most of the questions I get stem from an interview I did with Daniel Schmachtenberger, founder of the Emergence Project and a member of the Neurohacker Collective. The Neurohacker […]
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A few weeks ago, I announced on the Unbeatable Mind Podcast that I have a new book coming out this year, Unbeatable Leader. I shared the first chapter of the book on that podcast and I wanted to make sure my blog followers got a preview as well. I know I’ve been neglecting the blog lately […]
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Developing Heart January 8th marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of Kokoro Yoga ™. Kokoro, from Japanese culture, means “heart” and would translate better as “spirit” or “wholeness.” The term caught my attention when I considered what happened to the warrior-athletes who boldly step into the crucible experience of our SEALFIT 50-hour camp. […]
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Shibumi – on display at the 2017 Unbeatable Mind Retreat The Japanese term Shibumi means “effortless perfection,” and it is the results of countless hours of passionate mastery of specialized skills, powered by the mental refinement that accrues over time from that work. Shibumi is similar to flow, with the exception that flow can occur when […]
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It is hard to believe we are heading into the winter holiday season (Thanksgiving, Hannukah, and Christmas) already. Those of us in the U.S. (and most who read this BLOG are) have been distracted by an intensely negative election season, which has put a damper on the mood of the country. But the holiday season […]
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I recently spoke at a conference called ChiroFest and started the talk with a moment of silent gratitude for all the military warriors who serve and protect. It was nice to see 700+ Doctors honor the veterans – and it got me thinking about how I was personally drawn to serve. I was in New York […]
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Q&A with Mark Divine This week I am going to take a pause and do something different. Some of you may know that I run an online integrated warrior-leader development program called Unbeatable Mind. Part of this program includes a higher end coaching / mastermind group that I get to do private webinars and Q&A […]
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