What you can learn from the military

Military

Business is starting to realise that you can learn a lot from the military. It makes sense, the military in specific have been training leadership for centuries. Learned that from https://inn-spiratie.nl/. The implication of leadership failure is also a lot more serious. Here are a few books to read:

Masterchefs

I think we should include master chefs in the mix. The ability to be creative, innovate and deliver food at consistent quality standards.

Living with a Navy SEAL

But at a personal level, you can learn a lot too. Hence picking up the book “Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet”. Jesse Itzler, a successful entrepreneur, invited David Goggins into his home and asked to be trained by David.

David Goggins

David Goggins is a story all by itself. A ranger and a Navy SEAL. He started running ultramarathon as a fundraiser. In 2005, Goggins entered the San Diego One Day, a 24-hour ultramarathon held at Hospitality Point in San Diego.  He was able to run 100 miles in under 19 hours despite never having run a marathon before. He was granted entry into the 2006 Badwater-135. At the 2006 Badwater-135, he finished 5th overall, an unheard of result from an ultramarathon novice at a world-class event

Ultraman

Only three months after completing his first Badwater Ultramarathon in 2006, he competed in the Ultraman World Championships Triathlon in Hawaii. He placed second in the three-day, 320-mile race, cycling 261 miles in two days on a rented bicycle. Before training for that race, he’d never ridden a bike competitively. He has suffered from asthma and had a congenital heart defect. He hates running and cycling.

Mindset

This man is a beast. In the best sense of the word. He is the toughest man on the planet. It is all in his mindset and the power of grit and intent. He is a shining example of what the power of the mind can do.

Lessons

Highly recommend the book. Here are a few of his lessons:

  • Every day do something that makes you uncomfortable.
  • I like to sit back and enjoy the pain. I earned it.
  • You need to feel the pace.
  • I don’t do shit for applause. I don’t do shit for fanfare. I do shit for me.
  • I don’t think about yesterday. I think about today and getting better.
  • It doesn’t have to be fun. It has to be effective.
  • When you think you’re done, you’re only at forty percent of what your body is capable of doing. That’s just the limit that we put on ourselves.
  • If you want to be pushed to your limits, you have to train to your limits.
  • If you can’t do the basics, you can’t do shit.
  • You can get through any workout because everything ends.
  • If you’re hungry, run faster. You’ll be home quicker.
  • Know what’s important to you and protect it at all costs.
  • I don’t celebrate victories, but I learn from failures.
  • I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done.

Extreme stoicism. The operating system of every entrepreneur. I should have included the book in “Resilience, what you can learn from Master Chefs, Stoics and Navy Seals and why innovation, art and storytelling are important“.

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