Unlock Your Potential Through Purposeful Adversity with Brad Ritter

Are you a hard worker or a mediocre person who spends your life settling in one phase? It's time to think about how motivated you are to achieve your goals. Because the harder you work, the greater you will become. This week's episode features Brad Ritter. Brad is one of the world's leading experts on performance and author of the best selling book, 'School of Grit: Unlock Your Potential Through Purposeful Adversity,' Join us as we discuss morning routines, box breathing, visualization, monthly milestone challenges, leadership vs. following, accepting failures, and more. [03.08] The school of grit – Brad shares the origin story of his book 'The school of grit.' [13.04] The crucible moment - Brad shares his experience at Kokoro SEALFIT camp and his crucible moment.  [21.42] Morning routine – Morning routines are essential. Brad dives into how to take a little time to yourself in the morning and see what you gain from it. [30.44] The big four – the four elements of mental toughness; positive self-talk, visualizations, mental imagery, and goal setting. [33.50] Box breathing – the box breathing process and how to do tactical breathing in stressful situations. [39.20] Visualization – Brad explains the visualization and why it is crucial. [46.02] Milestone Challenges – Brad explains his favorite milestone challenge, ' The long walk.' [53.19] Breath, think & execute –  responding to situations by going through breath, think, and execute. [01.05.10] The IDEAL day – Brad breaks down what the acronym IDEAL stands for. [01.14.22] Comfortable being uncomfortable – how growth happens when people put themselves into uncomfortable situations  [01.24.30] Accepting failures – The need to accept failures in life to succeed.ResourcesConnect with BradLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/brad-ritter-63427317/ Website - schoolofgrit.org/ Instagram - instagram.com/schoolofgrit_bradritter/?hl=en YouTube - youtube.com/@schoolofgrit Book by Brad – School of Grit: Unlock Your Potential Through Purposeful Adversity goodreads.com/book/show/60593690-school-of-grit Book by Angela Duckworth – Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverancegoodreads.com/en/book/show/27213329-grit Book by James Nestor – Breath: The New Science of a Lost Artgoodreads.com/book/show/48890486-breath Book by Mark Divine – Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at an Elite Levelgoodreads.com/en/book/show/25030935-unbeatable-mind Book by Seth Godin – Tribes: We Need You to Lead Usgoodreads.com/book/show/3828382-tribes?ref=nav_sb_ss_3_6