Kyle Nitchen on Substack
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Kyle Nitchen on Substack
Navy SEALs have a saying.
You may find it helpful.
When something sucks, they look at each other and say:
"FULL BENEFIT"
It’s an instant mindset shift.
Hiking and it starts pouring rain?
Driving and your car breaks down?
Working on a project and lost a draft?
FULL BENEFIT.
LESSON: Adversity is an opportunity
The message is simple.
Every adversity is an opport
... See moreThe good news is, the moment of suffering—when you’re in pain—is a moment of truth. It is a moment where you’re forced to embrace reality the way it actually is. Then, you can make meaningful change and progress. You can only make progress when you’re starting with the truth.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
This awareness that everything we do is merely training for the next episode is like a filter that expands your perception. When you get assigned something at work or school that you don’t want to do, step into a conflict you didn’t see coming, someone close to you gets sick or dies, or a relationship falters, you will see these challenges as new c
... See moreDavid Goggins • Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
In every challenge or even tragedy, there is an opportunity. And if you train yourself to look for the opportunity, you will be able to take control of the situation and even turn it into a positive or if it can't be turned into something good, at least something good could come out of it."
Cleon added
If you’re lucky, you will have many challenging moments in your career. Moments when you only understand a portion of the problem in front of you, when you know you’ll have to try a few things to see what works, when you aren’t fully confident that you can do the job. We’re lucky to have these moments because that’s how we grow. By pushing outside ... See more
Makinde Adeagbo • Nobody Knows What They’re Doing
sari and added
On one hand, never let a good crisis go to waste. It’s the universe challenging you to learn something new and rise to the next level of your potential.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
his mindset provides a method and a framework for understanding, appreciating, and acting upon obstacles that life throws at you . This allows you to become “ antifragile ” in the sense that you actually gain st rength by going through and learning from challenging times. The greater the challenge , the greater your strength becomes. I learned a gr... See more
Unknown • Challenging * Mattering = Meaningful
Overcoming adversity means that you’ve gotten to know yourself on another level through pushing, progressing, and persevering through what, in the moment, may have seemed like a very negative situation.