Rebuilding Our Warrior Spirit
If you’re a veteran or someone who’s experienced trauma, then find or develop a creed that can guide you to fight harder for yourself and the world. Doing this will rebuild your warrior spirit.
10 Navy SEAL Lessons to Improve Your Mental Game
Little things matter. If you don’t have the discipline to make your bed, neatly…what bigger challenges are you also ignoring?
When Virtue Becomes Vice and Vice Virtue
Examine how you feel about your climbing. How much dissatisfaction do you feel? Are you stuck in old patterns, afraid to change?
The Second Mountain
Do we ask, “What do I want from climbing?” Or, do we ask, “What is climbing asking of me?”
Pain x Presence = Freedom
Freeing ourselves from the many traps of the mind require us to do exactly the opposite of what we think we should do.
Noticing Space
What do we see when we look? What is our attention latching onto? What are we missing?
The Power of Skepticism
The brain has evolved as a modular, multitasking, problem-solving organ—a Swiss army knife of practical tools.
The Difference Between Happiness and Joy
We tend to seek happiness in our lives. How could our lives be better if we seek joy?
Mental Training Blunders
Fighting a battle or climbing a route involves taking a risk. Risk-taking has three phases: preparation, decision, and action.
Are you an Imposter?
Feeling like we belong frees up our attention to participate fully in whatever we’re doing. Yet, we can feel like we don’t belong, like we’re imposters.
A Love of Being Present
We get evidence for belonging by shifting our attention from what we see others doing in the external world to our own internal state.
Adam Ondra finds the fun
What struck me in the interview was the tone of his voice. He seems to be on the verge of laughing the whole time.
Connection Matters
If our beliefs move us in the direction of connection, then we can move beyond our limitations.
Tomorrow’s Child
Change your thinking to save the planet and improve your climbing
Friends to Ourselves
Deeply held beliefs require awareness to move beyond.
