Thread by @tobi_emonts

Navy SEALs are some of the world's most elite warriors.

Key to their success is their mental toughness.

Here're 7 lessons that I learned training with ex-SEALs that'll help you forge an unbeatable mind:

8 years ago, 20 of us lined up to take on the challenge.

Only 13 made it to the end.

We ran, swam and worked out for 52+ hours straight during the SealFit Kokoro camp.

We got yelled at and didn’t get enough food.

And we loved it.

What is Kokoro?

• Run by former Navy Seals
• 52hour crucible with no sleep
• Hours of ‘surf torture’ in the Pacific
• 1000s of pushups, burpees and squats
• Countless bruises, cuts and pulled muscles
• And a night ruck which had us all hallucinating

Here are the lessons:

🔹Clarify your Purpose:

When you’re faced with obstacles, you’ll need to know your Why.

Getting in and out of the freezing Pacific made several participants quit.

But when you know your purpose, you’ll overcome whatever life throws at you.

🔹Learn to set micro-goals:

Big tasks are scary and you’ll procrastinate.

Knowing we had to do 1 burpee followed by 1 broad jump for an entire mile was daunting.

But when you focus on just the next action and get that done. And again. You’ll master the big tasks with ease.

🔹Focus on your teammates:

There are times when you feel sorry for yourself.

When my feet were covered in blisters, I asked my teammates how I could help them.

Life gets easier when we’re looking out for one another. Focus on helping your team and they’ll do the same for you.

🔹Invite adversity into your life:

Seek out challenges, then when life gets tough, you’re prepared.

No one made me sign up for Kokoro, but I knew the event and the training for it would transform my outlook on life.

Learning to embrace tough moments in training will help you crush adversity in life.

We don’t know when we will be tested, but you can prepare yourself.

🔹Find something bigger than yourself:

When you’re young, you think the world evolves around you. It doesn’t.

Knowing my children were watching fuelled me to set an example for them.

Connect your goals and mission in life to something bigger than yourself to build a legacy.

🔹Being physically strong makes you mentally tougher:

Mental and physical toughness are linked.

Training outside in the freezing Scottish rain in February made me stronger and tougher.

Find an event you need to train for and commit to it no matter the conditions.

🔹Shatter the limits society or your own mind sets for you:

We often believe our own BS about deserving a break.

My arms were shot after 600 pushups. But then we ended up doing 1000 in less than 45minutes.

Don’t listen to mediocrity.

Become obsessed.

Surprise yourself and keep pushing.

You’ll love what you’ll uncover.

That's a wrap!

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A few weeks ago I tested my mental toughness again by doubling the David Goggins Challenge.

Running 4 miles

Every 4 hours

For 100 miles

Here’s the full video: