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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
July 24, 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
🚨 PCA’s Mental Advice
• Be the player you are, not the player other people want you to be.
⭐️ Constantly comparing yourself to others will drive you crazy. This is your journey - enjoy the ride.
— Baseball IQ (@BaseballIQ_App)
1:30 PM • Jul 18, 2025
Confidence is earned. It needs evidence.
But when the pressure rises, your brain latches on to every reason you might fail. We have a negativity bias.
This isn’t a glitch. It’s protection.
The solution? Give your brain proof that you're ready.
Keep an evidence journal.
— Steve Magness (@stevemagness)
12:39 PM • Jul 19, 2025
One of these days, you'll wake up and see that 90% of stuff on the internet really never mattered.
All the clickbait, all the rage bait...all of it.
Your health, your kids, your family, your spouse, your parents - all that deserved far more of your attention.
— Dr. Julie Gurner (@drgurner)
6:36 PM • Jul 23, 2025
Now that I'm back in the game, I've realized something.
Coaching is still about relationships and it will always be about relationships.
It's about transformational leadership, not transactional leadership. Be there for the players.
Remember all the things you appreciated from
— Clint Hurdle (@ClintHurdle13)
1:43 PM • Jul 23, 2025
The trick isn’t to get away from the pain.
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The trick is to find something so important that the pain ceases to matter at all.— Mark Manson (@IAmMarkManson)
6:51 PM • Jul 23, 2025
You are not the cause of everything that happens to you, but you are responsible for how you respond to everything that happens to you.
— James Clear (@JamesClear)
4:01 PM • Jul 23, 2025
Did You Know?
"Despite the stereotype of professional golf as a psychologically composed and solitary sport, our results suggest that symptoms of common mental disorders and adverse health behaviours are prevalent among professional golfers, revealing a hidden burden beneath a veneer of calm."
To Building Fortitude.
Warm regards,
Colin Jonov CEO & Founder, Athletic Fortitude
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