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The Fortitude Chronicle: A Weekly Digest of Athletic Determination
This Week's Top Picks on Culture, Mindset, and Leadership
Colin Jonov
April 18, 2024
The Fortitude Chronicle: A Weekly Digest of Athletic Determination
Dear Fortitude family,
Welcome back to my midweek motivation! Each day and week brings its own set of experiences and inspirations, compelling me to share my thoughts with all of you.
Thanks to the positive feedback on last week’s midweek update, I’ll keep mixing in my top picks of the week from social media. There’s so much amazing content out there that deserves to be shared! I'll also continue to write for Thursdays, maintaining a hybrid approach. Hope you all enjoy!
Food for thought: Don’t suppress your negative emotions. Sometimes the greatest changes in life come from shame, embarrassment, anger, or sadness. More on this coming Monday…
Everyone talks about getting 1% better every day.
Few people actually explain how to do it.
Here's the real science of self-improvement and how you can use it to reach your full potential:
— Alex Auerbach (@AlexAuerbachPhD)
12:00 AM • Apr 17, 2024
So much mental game gold here from Scottie Scheffler after winning The Masters. My takeaways:
1. Preparation builds confidence. Want to go into anything feeling more confident? Know deep down that you prepared as best as you possibly could.
Having a personal ‘Checklist for… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Brandon Guyer - Major League Mindset (@BrandonGuyer)
12:28 PM • Apr 17, 2024
Knowing you were a victim is liberating. No longer blaming yourself for a bad circumstance empowers you to move forward.
Victimhood is limiting. Blaming others for all your suffering leaves you powerless to change your circumstances.
Pain is inevitable. Victimhood is a choice.
— Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant)
6:15 PM • Apr 13, 2024
Everyone is under-slept, overworked, has too many responsibilities and too little time.
It’s not about how many obstacles you’ve got, it’s about winning anyways.
— Alex Hormozi (@AlexHormozi)
11:30 AM • Apr 15, 2024
If your identity becomes too enmeshed in any one concept or endeavor—be it your age, how you look in the mirror, a relationship, or your career—then you are likely to face significant distress when things change, which, for better or worse, they always do.
— Brad Stulberg (@BStulberg)
7:00 PM • Apr 16, 2024
Matt Painter GOLD 🥇
“You just want to keep moving that bar.”
The essence of coaching and building a program.
Setting a standard and building a consistent culture takes time and patience.
Most things worthwhile happen this way.
— Greg Berge (@gb1121)
2:29 AM • Apr 18, 2024
To Building Fortitude.
Warm regards,
Colin Jonov CEO & Founder, Athletic Fortitude
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