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Resilient Mental StatePrimal Hardship with Sam AlaimoSam Alaimo is my favorite living writer. His exploration of the human condition through stories of extraordinary individuals in extreme conditions throughout time encourage deep and uncomfortable reflection.Rather than provide how-to guides, Sam digs into what is possible despite adversity of all kinds. Leaving readers with questions, not specific answers, he allows us each to grapple with our own potential Why? and subsequent What? If I was forced to recommend only one account on Substack to subscribe to, it would be his.In this conversation, we discussed:* Suffering...
2026-02-091h 24
Resilient Mental StateReorientation and Resilience with Mark McGrathMark McGrath | OODA Strategist epitomizes a continuous learner. What I like to call a savage student, he is a man who isn’t afraid to be authentic while always looking to improve.Mark is the Chief Learning Officer at AGLX, a global consulting and coaching group that specializes in strategy, development, and performance of teams within any organization. In short, they teach companies how to be more resilient in a VUCA world - one full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.Essentially nothing in life is linear or absolute. Using John Boyd’s strategic frameworks, Mars...
2025-10-021h 46
Resilient Mental StateSam Alaimo of What then?From SEAL Teams to the classroom at Columbia University, Sam Alaimo of is a legitimate warrior-philosopher.Just as good live as he is with his weekly essay on What then?, Sam has become one of my favorite modern writers. I really enjoyed getting to learn more about him and his empowering perspectives in this conversation. We discussed life philosophy; Stoicism; war; adversity in transitions; challenging the mind, body, and spirit to enhance performance; and much more.You will hear us refer to an older post on Socrates and the impact war must have...
2025-06-091h 10