Warrior: The Art of War for Life - A Podcast on Winning

In this episode of "Warrior: The Art of War for Life," I discuss ten reasons we lose in life extracted from Sunzi's Art of War. These are ten things that result in us losing in life and ten things we need in order to win. They are:

1. Clarity about what we want.

2. Ownership, accountability, and responsibility skills to take charge of our lives.

3. A "why."

4. A climate conducive to success.

5. A map to get from where we are to where we want to be.

6. Leadership or life skills and attributes.

7. Systems for success.

8. A winning plan.

9. Eliminate self-deception.

10. Transformational tactics to get unstuck and out of our rut.

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In this episode of "Warrior: The Art of War for Life" we reveal Sunzi's top secret for dominating our lives, which is to seek victory and excellence in life through personal empowerment. We discuss the importance of empowering ourselves and making personal empowerment our own responsibility instead of relying on someone or something outside of ourselves to empower us and solve our problems. In doing so, we share four abilities of personal empowerment. They are:

1. Create a personal sanctuary and practice serenity when at rest.

2. Take action when in danger.

3. Square up with yourself and put your foot down.

4. Roll with the punches.

Have you ever felt stuck in your life?  Have you ever felt like you were just spinning your wheels, like you just couldn’t get traction and didn’t know why?  Have you ever hit a wall or plateaued and no matter what you tried, you just couldn’t make progress and move forward?

In this episode of "Warrior: The Art of War for Life" we discuss four transformational tactics to get unstuck and gain traction in life. They are:

1. Stop Catastrophizing and Stick to the Numbers

2. Encourage Yourself: Courage is Your Tactical Advantage

3. Strengthen Your Routines to Support You in Your Moments of Weakness

4. Incentivize with Real, Tangible Benefits that Motivate and Get You Moving

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Have you ever wondered how to make the most of any situation or circumstance? How to get the most out of yourself or your goals? In Episode 45 of "Warrior: The Art of War for Life" I share my MOST2 formula for making the most of anything in 2024! In this process I present two phases that form the acronym MOST. MOST1, the planning phase, is comprised of Mission, Objective, Strategy, and Timeline. MOST2, the execution phase, is comprised of Manage Mindset, Overcome Obstacles, Stick to your Strategy, and Take Tactical Actions. Together these eight steps can help you get the most out of anything in life, including yourself!

In this Episode of Warrior, we discuss the last of Sunzi's five butt-kicking boot camp strategies for becoming battle-ready for life, handling weakness and becoming strong, flexible, and resilient.

With inspiring quotes from Marcus "Elevation" Taylor, Amanda Ripley, and Karen Reivich, and stories from Richard Bach and Kahlil Gibran.

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Have you ever felt afraid? Have you ever just wanted to run away and get out of a scary situation? In Episode 43 of "Warrior: The Art of War for Life" we discuss the fourth of Sunzi's five butt-kicking boot-camp strategies to become battle-ready for life -- embracing encouraging beliefs to send fear fleeing.

Join us as we discuss four core fears: insecurity, insufficiency, unwanted, and unimprovable and how to embrace encouraging beliefs that put us in a place of courage that empowers us to choose something better and puts our fear to flight!

How do we regulate ourselves amidst the chaos of life? How do we bring some semblance of order to the craziness that surrounds us? How do we prevent the ever-shifting uncertainty from distracting us, dragging us down, and dashing our dreams in despair?

Change is a constant in life. How do we respond to changing circumstances and let it bring out the best in us, not the worst? How do we move through setback and defeat without becoming defeated? How do we prevent external circumstances and situations from determining who we are? 

In this episode we discuss the second of ”Sunzi’s Five Butt-Kicking Bootcamp Strategies to Become Battle-Ready for Life，“ becoming undefeatable amidst change and setback.

Learn how to adopt an undefeatable mindset, and create mental, emotional, spiritual, and social anchors during tough times to help us remember who we are and the value of what we are doing, our profound purpose on this planet so that we can live up to our potential and possibilities instead of settling for a less than life and a diminished existence.

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Do you know someone who is calm and collected under pressure, who just never seems to let the chaos and confusion of life derail them or get under their skin?

Conversely, do you know someone who always just seems bothered by everything that is going on around them and in the world? 

If we want to become battle-ready for life, or in other words, ready for whatever battles we will need to face in our daily lives, the first thing we need to do is become imperturbable, and safeguard our own inner peace, serenity, and joy!  We need to learn to protect our own little happy place inside! 

And yet it is so easy to get caught up in the commotion of our culture and the “dooms-daying” of all the troubles, real and imagined, that are rampant in the news and social media.  While we need to prepare for real life, we also cannot let it all rob us of our hope and courage.  We can’t let

In this episode, I share the first of Sunzi's five butt-kicking boot-camp strategies for becoming battle-ready for life: Becoming undisturbable and imperturbable in the midst of chaos. This episode includes three tactical actions for getting what we want in our lives, out of our lives, and for our lives:

1. Decide what we want and absolutely must hold on to.

2. Let go of anything else that gets in the way of that, takes us space, or doesn't contribute.

3. Establish good boundaries.

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In Chapter 5.3 of The Art of War, Sunzi lauds the power and control of birds of prey. In this episode of "Warrior: The Art of War for Life" we return to another "Warrior Mindset" interview, this time with Cadet First Class (C1C) Evan Komschlies and Cadet Second Class (C2C) Logan Oneil, two members of the USAFA Falconry club and "Nova" the Air Force Academy mascot.

Join us for fascinating insights into how these majestic birds use vision and patience in addition to speed and control to dominate the air.