Big Idea Daily | Unbeatable Mind
 |
Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Levelby Mark Divine |
“The principles of Unbeatable Mind 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.”MARK DIVINE |
BIG IDEA
Self-Confidence: Character + Skill
FROM THE BOOK“The self-confidence of a SEAL is both a character trait and a 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 a silver lining. With these two skills, you will have the self-confidence to attack any challenge, and your confidence in your domain of expertise will grow as your success grows.”
|
Brian's Notes
If there’s one thing SEALs embody, it’s self-confidence. Which, of course, is at the core of creating an unbeatable mind.
In our Note on Mind Gym, we briefly looked at the etymology of the word confident. It comes from the Latin word that means, essentially, “intense trust.” That INTENSE TRUST is earned from the hard work of showing up diligently, patiently and persistently, such that we know we can handle whatever life throws at us.
Mark describes this quality in his SEAL training instructors as “extreme competence.” And, very importantly, he tells us self-confidence can be built—that it’s both a character trait (that can be cultivated) and a skill.
Wherever we’re at with our confidence, we can always dial it in even more.
You racking up small, worthy and achievable victories? Any failures in your life you need to reframe to see the silver lining?
Get on that.
Big Ideas
01: THE FIRST PREMISE
02: SELF-CONFIDENCE
03: STARVE FEAR, FEED COURAGE
04: CONCENTRATION
05: BREATH
“He taught me that to live an uncommon life, one needs to learn uncommon disciplines.”MARK DIVINE |
Get all 700+ notesĀ and 101 masterclasses.
Master the Big Ideas from the best books in under 20 minutes a day for one lifetime payment of $99.
