You hear a lot of talk about developing your mindset. However, you don’t get a lot of tangible ways that you can actually do it. Well, here you go, a tangible way that I started to develop my mindset.
Matt Serra is a former UFC welterweight champion. He is also the very first American to receive his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the hands of Renzo Gracie.
He is well known for his historic upset in MMA, when he won his UFC welterweight title by TKO’ing heavy betting favorite, Georges St. Pierre.
One of my favorite books, “The Untethered Soul,” talks about what to do when you get a thorn in your arm. You flick it out. This begs the question, why don’t we do the same thing when we get a thorn in our hearts?
Scott Lynch is the host of The Motivated Mind, a Spotify top 100 Mental Health podcast with over 3.4 million downloads.
On December 27, 2015 he received a text that would change his life forever — his best friend had taken his own life. For years, Scott struggled to understand how he missed his pain, how he didn’t see all that he was going through. This toxic thinking had him looking in the wrong places, blaming himself for the event, and clawing at the past, trying to pull time backwards. Three years later, it dawned on him: what he needed to do was create a platform to help those in darkness, help others shift their perspective, and to encourage others to look inward for elevation in order to see the best in themselves.
Everything must begin with desire. Without this first characteristic, everyone will quit. Everyone will become beaten down over time and give up to what is more accessible. You will fall victim to the road that most people travel. But, if you desire more, you will keep forging forward. You will travel the road that is less traveled and be able to accomplish what was once thought of as impossible.
Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist specializing in human connection, trust, and influence. He is the author of the New York Times Best Seller You’re Invited: The Art & Science of Connection, Trust and Belonging, and Founder of Influencers, the secret dining experience and private community of over 2700 industry leaders including Nobel laureates, Olympians, celebrities, executives, royalty, and more.
At the end of the movie 8 Mile, Eminem is in the final of a rap battle. Rather than make fun of his opponent, Em took a different approach. He rapped about what his opponent was going to say about him. It left his opponent speechless; he had nothing to say. So, my question to you is, why don’t you let the world see your weakness so that, just like Eminem, the world won’t be able to use them against you?
Forrest Griffin is an American retired MMA fighter and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and currently serves as the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute.