If 2020 taught us anything, it’s to be ready for anything and everything—the exceptional and the unprecedented. As the new year arrives on our doorstep, we will have more uncertainty coming our way, but with uncertainty always comes opportunity—the opportunity to draw from lessons learned from our failures and successes and the opportunity to thrive in the face of adversity.
According to Merriam Webster, the most looked-up term for the year was the word “pandemic,” and that’s a fitting word for the year. The word “pandemic” comes from the Greek “pan-“, “all” + “demos,” “people or population” = “pandemos” = “all the people.” A pandemic affects all (nearly all) of the people. In some way or another, each and every one of us has felt the effects of a remarkable and historic year, and the pandemic was only one aspect of it.
Looking back on our posts of 2020, the most looked-up terms for the year were mindset and preparation—specifically “mindset training” and “luck favors the prepared.” Both of those terms focus on controlling your controllables—being proactive and understanding that you are much more powerful than you give yourself credit for. In case you missed them, or want to refresh and reset your mindset in preparation for the New Year, here’s the topmost unstoppable ideas we shared in 2020. And, here’s to making 2021 the best year yet!
Coronavirus Quarantine Routine
I wanted to share a couple of things that I got from the Navy, which we’re doing to cope with the coronavirus quarantine.
Positive Practice Strategies for Your COVID-19 Quarantine Routine
Perspective, playing the opposite game, and your physical platform are the components that help build a positive mindset.
How Unstoppable Teams Approach Problems
Unstoppable teams embrace every problem saying, “OK. Where’s the opportunity?” The problem will make us stronger—the problem provides the friction.
Luck Favors the Prepared
Some say we create our own luck. As I’ve said before, being unstoppable is also a choice! Luck, or fortune, favors the bold, brave, strong and prepared.
One Size Mindset Does Not Fit All
Manage your mindset and scale your leadership actions to the situation, and “only ever be as tough as the situation dictates” was the advice of my first CO in SEAL Team.
Tinkering with the Widgets of Your Mind
One of my greatest joys (passions) is hearing from people about how our widgets have helped them solve a problem or achieve a dream.
The Essential Actions to Building Unstoppable Teams
Care is the soil from which teams grow; a leader’s focus provides the fertilizer. Here’s how to grow a group of individuals into an Unstoppable Team.
The Three Essential Actions of Unstoppable Leadership
If your start-up depends on people, then you must be a master of these three unstoppable leadership actions and become an unstoppable leader.
A Grab-and-Go Bag for Your Mind
My new Unstoppable Mindset course will be the Grab-and-Go Bag for Your Mind to help you overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.
As you prepare your goals for 2021, remember that it’s not about “wishing” them into reality. Instead, it’s all about “working” for them—ALL IN, ALL THE TIME!