Alden Mills

Climbing Out of the Jungle Upon my graduation from the Naval Academy, I was granted three months of temporary assigned duty to train for an[...]

The single hardest obstacle between you and your goal is your ability to persist. By definition, the idea of persisting is the repeated ability to[...]

The hardest part of attempting something new isn’t starting. Millions of people every year attempt new things at the start of a New Year. Just take a[...]

If you’ve ever spent anytime serving in the military, there are few things all military branches have in common, such as their focus on timeliness,[...]

Five Days of Cold, Wet, Grueling Training on Less Than Four Hours’ Sleep Hell Week nights are definitely the most memorable part of the week, at[...]

Crafting Stories for Sales Glory So you have a great idea, a great product, a great company, a great purpose – so, now what? The best products in the[...]

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not;[...]

Alden Mills on High-Performance Leadership I AM SO FIRED UP about my new book out March 26th, 2019! A special shout-out to my #UnstoppableTeam for[...]

The student body at the Naval Academy is called The Brigade, and it’s neatly organized into thirty-six “teams,” which are referred to as companies[...]

I thought I knew what drowning felt like. I had squirmed my way through drown-proofing, acting more like a worm than a dolphin in the water and[...]