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The Mindset of a Champion

August 14, 2017 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

There is no better example of a champion’s mindset than that of the legendary bodybuilder, Arnold Schwarzenegger. His first published book, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder is one of the most motivating books I have ever read, and I have read it many times over.

My last experience was on a cruise ship sailing through the Caribbean islands. I purposely took the book with me because I wanted to read something that would keep me motivated and hungry, staying keen to the idea of physicality in an environment keen to the idea of excess.

The thing about cruise ships is that they are fertile grounds for the mediocre and are essentially full of those lost souls that have all but ceded to a life of absolute emptiness. Many are old, at the twilight of their lives, but many are young, hellbent on endless hedonistic pursuits.

Carrying Arnold’s book helped to keep me focused because Arnold was perhaps the most focused person that anyone could ever read about. Even at a young age, he maintained a steadfast vision for greatness:

I knew I was going to be a bodybuilder. It wasn’t simply that either. I would be the best bodybuilder in the world, the greatest, the best-built man. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Filed Under: Mindset (Psychology) Tagged With: Mindset, Motivation, Physicality

Mental Fitness by Mountain Athlete

July 20, 2017 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: The article was originally taken from Mountain Athlete which is now the Mountain Tactical Institute.  

I read the following article many years ago when I was training for an elite Army school. I knew that it would be important to cultivate a strong mindset prior to the training but I vaguely knew how to get there.

I knew that it would take an immense amount of physical effort to peak for the training and the physical catalyst would inherently forge a tougher mental state. But that’s all that I knew.

The following article helped me to understand Mental Toughness beyond the ability to endure. That “it” also involved an ability to think clearly in times when you only want to think of surviving. It involves the ability to reason, to critically maneuver when you are dead tired. When you are in the middle of a mission, in the darkest of hours, and when all hope appears to be lost, that is when “it” matters most.

Those are the times when you must be mentally tough. But how do you get there?  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Mindset (Psychology) Tagged With: Mindset, Motivation, Physicality

The Law of Attraction

June 15, 2017 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

I’ve been suspicious of The Secret for a long time. My quest for personal and professional development has taught me one thing: action towards a goal is the key factor of success.

That is why the idea of The Secret seemed so implausible to me. It seemed so fake, based on a false premise of hope versus action.

It seemed very much like a prayer. It was a shout into the wind. A prayer and not a call to action, that is how I used to view The Secret.

However, when I took the time to explore the ideas of the Law of Attraction, I became a believer. I took the time to actually read the book and not just explain away what I knew nothing about.

You see, The Secret to the Law of Attraction is about taking action because belief in oneself leads to action.

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Filed Under: Mindset (Psychology) Tagged With: Knowledge, Mastery, Mindset, Motivation

The Pursuit of Excellence

May 25, 2017 by J.R. Cambo Leave a Comment

Question: What can I know? What can I do? Who can I become? What should I hope for?

Answer: Anything & Everything.

We live in the greatest time of human history — a time that allows us to reach for the highest of peaks, to strive to become the best in the world, a chance to chase excellence in all that we do.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do no act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle

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Filed Under: Mindset (Psychology) Tagged With: Knowledge, Mastery, Mindset, Motivation

Outwork Book Club: The Brain That Changes Itself

April 4, 2017 by Tony Francisco Leave a Comment

How the Outwork Book Club Works

Posts for the Outwork Book Club will be continuous; I will post updates as I work through each book. It is a living document, because it doesn’t immediately die as soon as it becomes published like everything else.  It is something that is continuously updated and changed over time to reflect the newest information, thoughts, and ideas.

THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF

By Norman Doidge | Link to book

February 1, 2017

My first book for 2017 is one that reflects the unlimited potential for cognitive growth. I always knew that a person can become smarter in a sense if they worked at it hard enough. But Norman Doidge insists that there is more to it; that the human brain can change itself to meet the demands of the body.

“One of these scientists even showed that thinking, learning, and acting can turn our genes on or off, thus shaping our brain anatomy and our behavior- surely one of the most extraordinary discoveries of the twentieth century.”

Learning adjusts genes which creates changes in behavior.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Mindset (Psychology), Outwork Book Club Tagged With: Book Club, Knowledge, Mindset, Psychology

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