Unbeatable Mind Quotes

“Always meet your commitments. Do more than is expected of you. Do things faster than expected. Achieve better results than expected. Do all of the above with integrity and with little fanfare.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“to live an uncommon life, one needs learn uncommon disciplines.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“When a man is beaten, tormented and defeated…He is ready to learn something. —Emerson”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“Breathing is free medicine, and the daily practice of breath control leads to optimal health and”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“An embrace of simplicity offers another potent and liberating opportunity. It allows you to reduce the number of commitments, material possessions, and unsupportive relationships we burden ourselves with. These tend to clutter the mind and weigh you down.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. —Sun Tzu”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“What would you do differently if you knew you had one year to live?”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“Even though mastery seems like a goal or destination—and to a certain extent, it is—true masters know that a warrior will never stop learning, never stop pushing boundaries, and never stop growing. So masters focus on mastering the details of the journey every day, rather than the end-state.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“It’s simple: success is defined by choice, and it’s the small choices, not the major ones, that make the difference between good and excellent.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“A SEAL mentor of mine,  Captain Jim O’Connell, used to say that a way to “gut check” for leadership integrity was to ask if you’d be thrilled to read about you’re pending action in the next edition of the New York Times.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“(My purpose is to master myself so I can serve humanity as a warrior, leader and teacher).”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“two is one; one is none”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“a wolf of fear resides in our minds ready to pounce at the slightest danger.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“Consistency is the omnipotent force behind change.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“chapter. To be disciplined is literally to be a “disciple” to something bigger than you.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“For every mountain you climb and plateau you rest at, there will be another and more interesting view ahead.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“threat condition state. Although Sheepdogs operate in “yellow,” they’re prepared to escalate to “orange” or “red” in a moment’s notice. Though the warrior trains for violence and can withstand the psychological impact of violence, he/ she abhors violence. Identifying and diffusing a threat is the largest segment of the Unbeatable Mind warrior training. Only when all else fails will the warrior engage in a violence to end the threat. When this happens, he/he terrifies their opponent with an offensive mind. Exercise Think about a violent and vicious animal - wolverine, lion, or bear. Sit in silence and begin your breath control. Count backwards from 100. At 50, invoke the image and psychological energy of your chosen animal. Feel the animal’s ferocious attack energy. Feel the animal’s emotions as it seeks to protect its offspring. Imagine yourself fighting a violent criminal with the same psychic animal. Now, practice turning this energy on and off, like a light switch. Repeat this exercise daily for a month. This will cultivate an offensive mind-set and provide an enormous amount of psychological energy to be used in the event of a violent encounter.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“I’ve trained hard. I’ve made it this far. Many have gone before me and made it. If they did it, so can I. Quitting is not an option. They’ll have to kill me to get me out of here!”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“What am I passionate about and how can I do more of that? What do I value, and how can I develop these principles, so they define my character for the rest of my life? What is my purpose? Who am I and what am I here for?”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“It’s crucial to have enough self-awareness so you can articulate your 3Ps and your One Thing. Let's look at these by asking a few questions: What am I passionate about and how can I do more of that? What do I value, and how can I develop these principles, so they define my character for the rest of my life? What is my purpose? Who am I and what am I here for? Once you understand your 3Ps, you can then ask: What is the one thing I am supposed to accomplish in my life, and what does that mean for me right now?”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“or go to a community college to play catch up.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“The predawn of each day must be embraced with the same high energy and uncompromising effort.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“SOPs also help us prevent mistakes of judgment at a team level. Essentially we train the mundane to allow us to access flow and act with virtuosity at the point of greatest intensity in a process or mission.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“What great behavior to model: Just do your job well without any expectation of fame of fortune, and move on.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“At its most basic level, it means that we must focus on the most radically simple means to execute a plan. Too many moving parts can lead to confusion and gridlock in a crisis.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“One of the greatest ways to avoid trouble is to keep it simple. When you make it vastly complicated—and only a few high priests in each department can pretend to understand it—what you’re going to find all too often is that those high priests don’t really understand it at all….the system often goes out of control. —Charlie Munger”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“Leadership expert Warren Bennis says that "leadership is doing the right thing, while management is doing things right." This is a clever saying and gets you thinking about the distinctions between leading and managing.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“success in life is internal and comes from developing mastery over yourself, and using this mastery so you can serve others in the fulfillment of your purpose.”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“When a man is beaten, tormented and defeated…He is ready to learn something. —Emerson Over”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level

“charlatan”
― Mark Divine, Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Level