In Special Operations Forces selection there is a saying: "Finish-out today and quit tomorrow.”   SOF selection is essentially a system of heavy-duty hazing, ruthlessly tormenting a bunch of people until most of them drop out. During this intensive process, it’s so tempting to tell yourself: The run is too far. The water is too cold. My arms are too...

Getting bogged down in details? Remember to keep exercise simple.   We talk about the whole vs. processed foods. But what about whole vs. processed fitness?   It’s easy to get overwhelmed with the sheer volume of fitness media and advice out there. Type “exercise” into Google and you’ll get scorched with the information blast. It can seem like there...

Throw away the things that are holding you back.   We’re going to use visualization in a few ways: to help you work towards a new identity to help you solve problems and confront challenges along the way to replace negative images with positive ones to create new outcomes for old, worn-out scripts   You can think of this week...

Your mental game is as important as your physical fitness.   So we train our minds along with our bodies. Mental skills training (and thinking proactively) helps us: stay motivated stay true to what is important (our core values, identities, and goals) stay focused (and refocus as necessary) stay positive stay moving forward — even when life is pushing us...