An Ex-Special Forces operative with 24 years in the Australian Army and the co-founder of the Mettle Global consultancy, today I interview Ben Pronk. Ben is a specialist in risk, resilience, process improvement and leadership in high-pressure situations and in this episode we discuss the Resilience Shield, decision fatigue, hacks to increase motivation and more. Ben has just released a new book called The Resilience Shield: SAS Resilience Techniques to master your mindset and overcome adversity. Find out more in the link below: https://resilienceshield.com/shop/ 0:00 Intro 1:39 Ben's story 12:34 The SAS selection process 16:44 The Locus of Focus 19:41 Defining resilience & grit - 6 layers of the Resilience Shield 21:37 Mindfulness and meditation in SAS 24:42 Recovery grit 30:04 Decision fatigue 33:38 Shield model continued 35:58 Is 'social grit' a thing? 38:59 The two words for FEAR in Hindu 42:18 The importance of purpose 45:23 Hacks for increasing motivation 50:15 Shield layer 6 - Adaptation 53:56 The point is to do something