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A really engaging piece. It strikes me that the one factor all my ex forces colleagues or friends have is described as resilience, but I dont think its quite that, as many of them are headstrong and quit as easily as they get started. It's the more specific ability to begin in the presence of doubt. I struggle with that daily and despite many good lessons and maxims it seems the far more powerful motivation is their experience. Actually doing it hundreds of times is a more powerful education than anything you can be taught. Perhaps I need to hire a drill sergeant? Anyone know a good one who likes beasting fat middle aged men to stfu and get on with it?

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Starting in the face of doubt / uncertainty is a great point. I might add that if you aren't starting with doubt you need to consider inaction because so many failures start wtih extremely confident action without considering the potential risks.

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A very SOLID point. As a friend once said to me: it wasn't the guys who went to war and struggled when they came home that bothered him. It was the ones that didn't struggle at all!

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Jun 23Liked by Michael Woudenberg

Bravo. This to me parallels the Roman Stoic saying "Make Haste Slowly"

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That is a great one too!

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Jun 5Liked by Michael Woudenberg

It’s a concept that I’ve come to love. Great piece.

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Hard to do but so worth it!

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Jun 1, 2023Liked by Michael Woudenberg

Great post and something I think I will share with my daughters too, thanks 🙏

You would enjoy the book The Practicing Mind.

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Thanks, I'll look into that!

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