The third an final post of this series, we continue discussing the mental toughness that two exemplary people showed in their perseverance in life. If you missed part one, we chronicled Ken; Stephanie in part two. Now it’s my time …
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In part two of this series, we continue discussing the mental toughness that two exemplary people showed in their perseverance in life. If you missed part one, we chronicled Ken, so feel free to catch up on his story. Be …
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This is the first of three posts in which we delve into what mental toughness truly is. The first two were difficult pieces to write, as I sat down to reflect on the lives of two champions that I am incredibly …
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Getting Through the Toughest Part of SEAL Training BUD/S Class 97 was just over a dozen strong when we reached the major milestone of Third Phase, Land Warfare. At that point, we were all confident we’d make it through training. We …
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I recently had an enlightening conversation with a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. We briefly and candidly discussed my life, and focused on my anger issues stemming from my childhood. There were some of what I presumed to be the …
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“Lead, follow, or get out of the way,” were the words of U.S. General George Patton during World War II. If you get out of the way, hopefully it’s only for a moment. Prepare to get back in; to lead …
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Holistic Change At my company, Elemental Edge Training (EET), we’re all about inspiring you and your organization to achieve excellence through personal challenge. You’ve probably heard that many times over from other organizational behavior practitioners. I like to think we’re …
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How Do You Know if You Have What It Takes? It starts with your story. Everyone has a story to tell, and some aspects of your story are truly special in some significant way. Bill’s Story Here’s my story. I’m …
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Custom Training Case Study: Volunteer Firefighters I recently had the opportunity to offer team training to a local volunteer fire department. Prior to the training, I met with the fire chief. Almost immediately he shared his concern: to grow a …
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Task before ego, team before self. And remember, there is no ‘I’ in team. Teamwork is the key to success in most realms of life and work. At some point in our lives, we become part of a team. The …
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