Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

post-faceplant due diligence,

Most wars are won or lost in our own heads,

“In a society where mediocrity is too often the standard and too often rewarded,”

because if you do the forensics you’ll find clues about where to make adjustments and how to eventually accomplish your task.

In the military we always say we don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training,

We have access to so many more resources today than ever before and yet we are so much less capable than those who came before us.

the ticket to victory often comes down to bringing your very best when you feel your worst.

To live in a brutal world, you have to accept cold-blooded truths.

That’s when I first realized that not all physical and mental limitations are real, and that I had a habit of giving up way too soon.