Addicted to the Suck: Navy SEAL Rules for Mental Toughness

What happens when a Navy SEAL, a Spartan founder, and a Murph workout collide? You get hard truths about grit, discipline, and why your circle determines your ceiling.

Jacob Werksman, Navy SEAL, author, and leadership coach at Harvard, breaks down the "meal to meal" mindset from SEAL Hell Week, the power of positive peer pressure, and how to turn suffering into fuel. "From finding people who force you to level up to sharpening self-awareness and presence, this talk rips success down to the basics that actually matter.

If you're serious about growth, press play and get uncomfortable.

 

Timestamps:

00:00 Meet Navy SEAL Jacob Werksman

00:20 Early Murph start & peer pressure

01:38 SEAL culture & leveling up

03:08 Positive tension in life & work

04:14 Community sets your limits

04:46 Lessons from Joe's family life

05:22 Energy givers vs. takers

06:33 Harvard & Victory Strategies

08:29 what separates great leaders

09:46 Books: Leadership of Life Sport & Mastering Your Gap

12:50 Can anyone be a SEAL?

15:43 Therapy in endurance challenges

16:39 Addicted to the "suck"

17:10 Three tips for a great life

20:50 Getting teams to do hard things

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