How To Survive Difficult Times Like A Badass

Using the Jocko Willink Strategy — “Good.”

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I get goosebumps whenever an author I read makes reference to, or links his work to a familiar concept written by any one of my favorite authors.

It’s like bumping on your crush at the mall on a Christmas Sunday.

What are the odds?

I felt this way when Tim Ferriss, in his book, Tools of Titans, made a reference to “Good,” as a mind shift strategy that has helped him survive difficult times.

“Good” is a powerful mind tool that can help you go through hard times like a badass. It was suggested by a retired U.S Navy SEAL Commander, Jocko Willink in his popular book, Discipline Equals Freedom.

And because I think it was excellently written, allow me to use the next one minute of your time to share with you the concept of “good” in his own words.

“Good”

How do I deal with setbacks, failures, delays, defeat, or other disasters?

I actually have a fairly simple way of dealing with these situations. There is one word to deal with all those situations, and that is: “good.”

This is something that one of my direct subordinates, one of the guys who worked for me, a guy who became…