Persistence in the absence of pain is nothing special. Almost anyone can be persistent when the pain of failure, fatigue, boredom, fear, or trauma is not a factor. Persistence is simply the act of pursuing a course of action with the same energy and consistency. If the course of action you’re pursuing only produces rosy […]
You don’t get comfortable being uncomfortable just because you listen to a TED talk or a David Goggins YouTube video. Getting comfortable being uncomfortable requires a process, and that process begins by using positive training pain. Positive training pain is training to intentionally create pain that 1) won’t cause injury and 2) ultimately leads to […]
At some point on the road to success you must accept that you must embrace pain. Not the pain of injury, disease, and trauma. Although, at least one of those types of pain are likely as well. I’m specifically talking about the pain of discipline, repetition, fatigue, boredom, and fear. You have no choice but […]