Podcast episode (Heroic +1) in which Brian Johnson recounts lessons from a recent First Soft Truth event emphasizing resilience and mindset. He contrasts the common reaction to difficult challenges (“there’s no way”) with Special Forces operators’ response (“oh, there’s a way”), and issues a brief call-to-action to adopt the latter mindset.
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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic one. In our last several plus ones, we've been exploring some of the big ideas from the 10 pages of notes I took at a recent first soft truth event I was honored to attend. As you may recall, Vice Admiral Zymanski gave us a new definition of resiliency, as being tough in the moment every moment, while General Fenton stressed the importance of relentlessly trying to improve training over and over and over again until we never get it wrong. Today, I want to chat about another big idea from that special day. Let's turn to page seven of my notes. Now, I forget the context of General Fenton's comment, but I will never forget the wisdom. General Fenton said that when facing what appears to be an insurmountable challenge, the normal person tends to say, there's no way. You know what the Special Forces operators say in the face of that same seemingly insurmountable obstacle? Goosebumps. Yet again, they say, oh, there's a way. And that's today's plus one. Spotlight on you. Are you facing a big challenge? How are you responding? Remember the average person's response versus the Special Forces operators response. The next time you're tempted to throw your hands up in the air and give up as you insert whiny voice, say, there's no way. Pause, take a deep breath, flip the switch, and remember the most elite Special Force operators in the world as you invite the best, most heroic version of yourself to take command. As you rub your hands together, bring a smile to your face and say, oh, there's a way. Day one. All in. Let's go.
