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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
September 11, 2025
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.
I'm excited to share my top picks of the week from social media, and I encourage everyone to send in the posts that inspire you. There's a wealth of amazing content out there that deserves recognition! As our community expands, I'll make sure to highlight the submissions that resonate with all of us. Let's keep sharing and growing together!
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The Playbook
This Week
Excellence is the capacity to take pain.
credit: @FoundersPodcast
— Chris Hladczuk (@chrishlad)
12:13 PM • Sep 8, 2025
This is the hardest thing I ever asked my Coaches to do:
Tell me I was wrong.
Here's how we made that work...
I used a three up, three down system.
Every six weeks, I'd have my coaches come into my office and tell me three things I was doing well and three things they
— Clint Hurdle (@ClintHurdle13)
1:43 PM • Sep 10, 2025
Procrastination isn't a joke
— Charles Miller (@charlesmiller_7)
2:49 PM • Sep 10, 2025
"If you want to be rewarded, you have to be irreplaceable.
If you want to be irreplaceable, you have to be unique.
If you want to be unique, you have to be authentic.
If you want to be authentic, stop listening to everyone and everything else.
It’s drowning “you” out."@naval
— Navalism (@NavalismHQ)
11:40 AM • Sep 10, 2025
The science of performance is clear: humans thrive when basic needs are met.
Autonomy. Mastery. Belonging. Challenge.
These aren’t luxuries, they’re predictors of who excels when it matters.
Meet these needs, and performance follows.
— Steve Magness (@stevemagness)
12:01 PM • Sep 9, 2025
Everyone needs to hear this…
— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom)
12:22 PM • Sep 8, 2025
Excellence is a habit that requires effort everywhere....
Your work, interactions, even your relationshipsBeing mediocre in any of these areas, is a choice.
— Dr. Julie Gurner (@drgurner)
4:58 PM • Sep 10, 2025
Did You Know?
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To Building Fortitude.
Warm regards,
Colin Jonov CEO & Founder, Athletic Fortitude
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