Brown really gets to the crux of the notion that the people that can address and understand their insecurities and vulnerabilities are often the most resilient people. It's not necessarily that feeling insecurity and vulnerability are weaknesses.Īs a shame and vulnerability researcher, Dr. What I love about it is that it addresses the notion that mental toughness doesn't necessarily mean not feeling emotions. I feel like this book really handles the emotional side of mental toughness. Finally, a healthy disregard for the impossible can serve as a reminder that this current circumstance of the present is temporary and with all things, time brings about change. To persevere is to acknowledge that the road is not easy, challenges are a part of the process and sometimes resistance is the necessary mechanism to activate change. When I allow my internal compass to guide me, I am never lost no matter how rough the terrain. To live in your truth is to allow your internal compass to be your guide. Those three tenets not only organize the book, but I believe are the three tenets of mental toughness. The book is broken into three sections: Living in Your Truth, Perseverance and Having a Healthy Disregard for the Impossible. That whole conversation centers on mental toughness. This book centers on the conversation of love and the barriers that may exist to love being actualized. Though I have not personally gone through this program, a good friend of mine has it and in so many ways, it has transformed his life. It's a philosophy and a framework that is elaborated upon in Mark Divine's Unbeatable Mind online training program for those that need the accountability and framework of a fully fleshed-out training program. Perhaps what I love the most about this book is that it's not just a book. It's about emotional control, physical control, mastery in your relationships and having the proper, motivating why behind what you're pursuing. But what I love about Mark Divine's approach to mental toughness, is that a) you can't argue with a Navy Seal veteran, and b) he approaches grit and mental toughness from a holistic perspective. This book is like the no-holds-barred, no-bullshit manual for mental toughness. Want to read more reviews of this book or buy it? Check out the links below: In 2018, I was named as an Environmental Changemaker, following on from the UN Environment Young Champions of the Earth competition. I hold a BSc in Climate Change and an MA in Creative Writing and intend to use fiction to inform people about the need to act on climate change. This book, along with Lewis’s environmental campaigns, have inspired me to follow my own dreams. This book is a fantastic inspiration for anyone who would like to follow their own dreams and shows the importance of never giving up and persevering when all the odds are against you. He also attended Cambridge University and through sheer grit in the face of injury and overwhelming odds, managed to join the SAS on his third and final attempt. He became the first person to swim across the North Pole in nothing but a pair of Speedos. Lewis Pugh is an incredible person who has achieved the impossible time after time and explains what it takes to do this.
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