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What Navy Seals Would Do If They Joined Weight Watchers
Elite warriors know about weight loss that you don’t know (yet).
You’ve heard the stories.
Or maybe you watched it in television documentaries:
The dim glow of dawn illuminates a group of Navy SEAL trainees submerged in freezing water, their teeth chattering but their resolve unshaken.
For hours, they withstand relentless waves crashing over them as instructors shout,
“Quit now! We don’t need you here!”
How do these warriors endure such physical and mental punishment?
It’s a question Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., explored in her book Grit. For years, leaders at West Point Academy grappled with a similar puzzle: who will quit, and who will endure? (Below is picture of the Book “Grit” from my library).
High school grades couldn’t predict it. Being a standout athlete didn’t guarantee you will stay in the barracks. Something else determined who stayed through the grueling training — and that “something” wasn’t talent or intelligence.
