Category Archives: Mental Toughness

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Being Emotionally Resilient

Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

Author Mark Divine states that being emotionally resilient and a survivor is crucial to the question, What is your why?” What are you willing to do to bring your why into reality? Along with these two questions add in positive self-esteem, positive attitude, optimistic outlook that I will succeed, and focus on others around you.

What is your answer to the million dollar question in your life, “What am I willing to do to make sure that MY WHY comes to fruition?” Take a few minutes tom write out your response to the following;

This is my WHY ______________________________________________________

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This is what I am willing to do so that my WHY will to life ___________

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Now that you have this in writing add in positive self-esteem, positive attitude, optimistic outlook that I will succeed, and focus on others around you.

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Starve Fear Fear Courage

Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

Author Mark Divine writes that negativity can and will destroy performance, so it is vitally important to train yourself to move from negative thinking to starving those thoughts ad fee the positive thoughts. He goes on to write a four-step process on how this can occur.

  1. Recognize or witness negativity
  2. Stop the negative thoughts with positive power statements of affirmation
  3. Redirect your thoughts with self-talk and imagination by focusing on positive and product thoughts that feed your current goals
  4. Create a mantra for your new mental attitude.

The book cover shows Mark staring into the eyes of a wolf. He uses the analogy of the battle of two wolves battling for position in the mind. Which one will win? The one that you feed!

Installing mental positive habits require practice, practice, and practice some more. Never allow you mind to dictate who is in charge. Bring all thoughts captive…….

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Self Confidence


Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

Author Mark Divine states that self-confidence of a SEAL is both a character trait and skill. The skill is to rack up small worthy and achievable victories on the way to mission accomplishment. In addition, it requires being able to reframe failures to find the silver lining. With these two skills, you will have the self-confidence to attack any challenge. Your confidence in your domain of expertise will grow as your success grows.

The word “CONFIDENT” in its original meaning means, “extreme trust.” This level of intense trust is gained through hard work. You must show up consistently, persistently, in a manner that you know whatever life throws your way, you can handle it.

Self confidence is both a trait and a skill. This means self-confidence can be taught and learned as a skill. Success and Stress are defined by choice. It is the small choices, not the big choices that make the difference between good and excellent.

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Unbeatable Mind


Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

Mark Divine states that his purpose for the book is that you are capable of so much more than you think you are, but you have been kept in the dark about this potential your entire life. As a Navy Seal the author states that the principles of this book are not about being hard-core but rather about how to perform at your peak in any domain, whether you are a mom, dad, SEAL, student, or CPA.

The first premise of the Unbeatable Mind is that you must win the in your mind before you step into the arena of life. The simple truth is that you must control your mind and establish a winning mind-set before we fight in life’s game. Consider Divine’s five-steps to accomplish a controlled mind.

  1. Focus your mind and stop it from running all over the place. In order for you and I to live the uncommon life we must master uncommon habits of life. Enter Spiritual Disciplines! I have read that we have a drunk monkey in our mind that runs from thought-to thought-to thought-to thought. FOCUS NOW!
  2. As you discipline your mind you will connect with the internal witness of the soul. Think of it this way. You can either sit under a waterfall or step back a number of yards and admire the falling water. One perspective is that you are being pounded by water and noise, the other allows reflection and amazement. Stop the craziness of your life to listen to the internal witness – you may be missing out on a grand challenge and message.
  3. Challenge your unfettered mind with with the supper food of positive regard and passion as a winner. Enter, “We are more than conquerors through Him who loves us…”(Ro. 8:37).
  4. Activate a DAILY training plan to move you toward your internal vision for life – move toward my “just cause!” 
  5. Surround yourself with like-minded people that will help you succeed every time.

Forge resiliency and mental toughness to succeed at an elite level. This is mastering uncommon disciplines in order to live an uncommon life.