I recently watched a short clip from ex Navy Seal and mindset expert, Jocko Willink, about the mindset of "Good". It is a mindset that I have been trying to adopt in one way or another for quite sometime and he sums it up perfectly. I think this mindset has a lot of takeaways for... Continue Reading →
Because of 4am
Anthony Dyson¦ 22-06-18 There are a plethora of motivational speeches out there from impressive athlete's, CEO's and hard charger's that highlight the mindset that it takes to be great, and I will mention quite a few here over time, but this one by Kobe Bryant has really stuck with me ever since hearing it. This... Continue Reading →
Enjoy the Process
I was recently listening to a Mind Muscle Project Podcast with Khan Porter and it made me think about 'The Process' for myself and competitive athletes. For a lot of people, myself included, Khan is a fan favourite. He is a larrikin, always smiling and laughing, down to earth, a great athlete and just seems... Continue Reading →
There is no “One” thing
Mindset is a collection of attitudes and beliefs. I used to watch the top athletes crush workouts and clearly show mental toughness and think to myself that they must know this “one thing” that makes their mindset so great. I thought that all I had to do was just learn this “one thing” and I... Continue Reading →
Control the Controllable
Photo Credit- Zeke Grove's Facebook Account If you were watching the Pacific Regionals over this past weekend then you would have witnessed an amazing day 3 performance by Zeke Grove. Zeke had an average day 1, by his own standards, and a bit better day 2 but going into day 3 he had to be... Continue Reading →
Lion Mind Challenge #6 ‘Body Language’
This time will be the physical challenge of being aware of and controlling your body language. I first heard about this idea in an old documentary about one of the original CrossFit athletes, Mikko Salo, and how he acted after extremely hard workouts. He would always just stand there after a workout and control his... Continue Reading →
Some of my favourite Podcasts
If you know me then you would be aware that I am a HUGE podcast fan. You would be hard pressed to find me without headphones on at most stages of the day. I thought it might be time to share some of my favourite podcasts as most of them had some... Continue Reading →
Everyday Athleticism Challenge
I’ve been spending some time recently trying to add more little bits of fitness into my day and the obvious ones have presented themselves: lunch breaks, mornings, before bed, walking further at car parks etc. Today I grabbed my shoes and socks when I got to the gym and went and sat on the nearest... Continue Reading →
What’s your Why?
Article originally posted at Project Lion Mind by Anthony Dyson What’s you WHY? This week we are going to create a “WHY” that will become our main motivational theme in our journey, whatever that may be. Having a “WHY” is extremely important in any journey and super important for our application of a fitness/ training/... Continue Reading →
Can you build a habit in 21 days?
Hi everyone, This week I thought I might talk about building habits and the time fames around these. I had originally planned to write this blog about the '21 days' theory to building new habits as it was something that Amy and I had been talking about recently and something that we have believed in... Continue Reading →
