144 Mental Strength: What You Can Learn About Resilience From The Special Forces

from Demystifying Mental Toughness · host David Charlton

In today's episode I chat with Jon Watkins a resilience and transformation coach and a former special forces soldier. Jon shares insights into some challenges that he overcame in the military and the importance of mindset. Goal setting is introduced, concepts such as self-leadership, natural resilience, adaptive resilience and psychological safety we also touch on and a lot more. Enjoy tuning in! Key Learning Points: The selection process in the special forces produced likeminded mentally and physically robust individuals who shared collective goals and went on to create a fantastic environment to work in. Self-leadership was a huge part of the special forces. My comfort zone was pushed to its maximum. When considering goal setting, relating it back to your values is essential. Chunking down your goals is a skill that anyone can develop. Mental Toughness is built around that perseverance, never giving up element to it and being disciplined to live through your values. Resilience in general is about bouncing back. Natural resilience is the resilience that we're born with. Adaptive resilience is heavily influenced by our environment. Connect with Jon Watkins LinkedIn Website Connect with David Charlton Download THE FOCUSED ATHLETE CHECKLIST Join David @ The Sports Psychology Hub Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Other Useful Podcast Episodes Ep065: Dr Amy Izycky – Encouraging Mentally Healthy Cultures in Sport Ep066: Marilyn Okoro – Mental Health and Resilience: Lessons from an Olympic Medalist Ep114: Tim Bradshaw - Because I Can – How To Get Out Of Your Own Way Ep123: Richard Dorney - Supporting People: What Can You Learn About Resilience From The Military Ep140: Chris Cook - How to Improve Your Mental Strength: Secrets from an Olympian Other Useful Resources linked to Resilience Blog - 5 Ways to Create a Psychological Safe Sporting Environment Blog – 3 Tips to Deal with Bullying in Sport Blog - How to Find Your Why Blog - Mental Health Guidance for Coaches When Supporting Athletes Blog - Resilient and Mentally Tough: 9 Things You Can Learn From Tiger Woods

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