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 TH E SPE CI AL FO RCE S ARE WORLD FA MOUS …
… fo r t h e ir a bi l i t y t o de f eat th e o d d s ; w hether
th at b e b att l i ng a n d e l i m i nati ng an e nem y
fo rce great e r th a n th e i r o w n, e ng ag i ng i n
news-worthy hostage rescue situations,
undertaking covert reconnaissance in a
fo re ig n co u nt r y o r s i m pl y b y b e i n g ‘ b a dg ed’
in t he ir co u n t ry ’s e l i te f ig h t i ng u ni t s . Som e
‘ SF ’ s e le ct io n c o u r se s h a v e b e t w e e n a 0-5%
pas s rate an d ma n y p o te n ti al c an d i d ate s hav e
lost their lives trying to join this most
exc lu s iv e b an d o f w ar ri o r s.
Un do u bt e dly, i t t ake s a v e ry s tro ng t yp e of
person to take on these life or death
c h a l l e n g e s , b o t h p h y s i c a l l y a n d m e n t a l l y,
a lw a ys o n h i g h al e rt to c o u nte r an y threat
im a gi na ble . S p e ci al Fo rc e s are n o t f eared f or
their physical toughness, Olympic level
fit n es s o r fo r t h e i r l ate s t w eap o nry as m uc h a s
th ey a re f ea re d f o r t h e i r s tate o f m i n d . There
a re c o un t l e ss exa mp l e s o f o p e rato rs w h o h ave
b ee n s h o t a n d in j u re d and h av e ke p t up the
fight, continually taking the fight to the
e ne m y wh e n t h e i r b o d y wo u l d b e sc rea mi ng
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at them to stop and give up. We can,
therefore, look to their mental thought
p roces ses t o dis c over what ma kes thi s s p ecial
breed of hu ma n p u sh t hems el v es t hroug h hell
a nd hi gh wat er t o a cc omp l i sh their object ives .
M enta l t oug hn es s i s a bout f orci ng yours elf t o
en du re wh at you tru l y d esp is e f or l ong er t h an
you bel iev e i s p os s ibl e. I s i t fa r too t ough ?
Too fr ig hten in g? Too rep u l s i ve? Too t ed ious ?
Too depres s in g ? Too en rag in g?
H ere, you wi l l f in d men ta l cop i ng mec ha nisms
to help you with whatever daily or life
s tru gg l es a re th row n y ou r w ay. You wi l l learn
how an SF operator is tra in ed to d eal wi th
m e n t a l p re s s u re s b y i n s t a l l i n g h a b i t s a n d
ch an g in g p ers p ec tiv es throu gh out t hi s b ook.
Le a r n h o w t h e y p u s h t h e m s e l v e s t o t h e i r
l im its an d b ey on d s o y ou t oo ca n ap p l y t hi s
u ni q ue wis d om.
WH O DARES W IN S

PLANS
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…whoever may find these special forces
in s pi re d m e n t al s tre n gt h h ac ks u se f u l i n any
st a ge o f li f e ; w h e th e r y o u are a p ro f e ss ion a l
in bu si ne s s, a n ath l e t e , a stu d e n t o r i nd eed a
p o t e n t i a l o r c u r r e n t s o l d i e r. S k i p t o t h e
se ct io n o r c h a p te r t h at i s m o st re l e v an t to
y o ur o w n circ u m st anc e s as e v e ry o ne i s in a
different position mentally or are facing
d iffe re nt is s u e s an d g o al s. N o m atte r w hat
y o ur s it uati o n i s , i t i s h i g h l y ad v i s ab l e t hat
y o u s t a rt w it h th e ‘B asi c Trai n i n g ’ c h apt er as
this will give you a fundamental
unde r st an di n g o f me n ta l s tre ng t h . Th e C hi m p
Pa ra dox is e s p e c ia l l y us e ful as i t i s q uoted
mu l ti p le t i me s th ro u g h o u t t h e b o o k . There is
a l o t o f ac t io na bl e i n f o r mati o n i n th i s book
which requires thought beyond what you
read . Read th i s bo o k sl o w l y a n d l e t i t s i n k in .

Ta ke it on e pa g e at a t im e i f y o u ne e d .

G O G E T I T…

TAK E ON T HE 28 DAY
MENTA L ST RENGTH
CHA LL ENGE…
UP GRA DE YOUR MIN DSE T

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06/ BAS IC TRAIN ING
07/ The Common Denominator
09/ To tal Perspective
13/ The Chimp Paradox
15/ Inter nal locus of control
17/ Habits of the mentally
strong
19/ MIND POWER & MENTAL
P REPARATION
21/ 4 Pill ars of mental toughness
22/ The 40% rule
23/ Mantras
25/ The million-dollar question
26/ Attach yourself to the feeling
27/ Bank of memories
28/ Fear is useful
30/ Meditation and mindfulnes s
32/ MOTIVATION & DETERMINATION
34/ Get up and train. Your enemy
already started!
35/ The 1% Pledge
36/ Thinspiration
37/ 4.5 Bil lion years of evolution
38/ J ust do 2 minutes
40/ Sel f-Contract
42/ S UCCESS
44/ Who plans wins
46/ Make your bed
47/ The 70% solution
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49/ Blu ffin g confidence
50/ The wisdom of psychopaths
51/ Who watches T V these da ys?
53/ Boss vs leader
55/ ANX IETY, DEP RESSION & STRESS
RELIEF
57/ Positive thinking techniques
59/ The Helicopter method
60/ 6 Thinking hats
61/ Stres s break
62/ Everything is a h uma n
inven tion
63/ Rejection thera py
65/ MILITARY TRAI NIN G & PEAK
PE RFORMANC E
67/ The warrior ethos
68/ On e in 133,000
69/ The distan ce on your arm
71/ If it ’s not ra ining, it ’s not
tra ining
73/ N ever trus t a thin cook
74/ Ma rch or die
76/ Murphy’s la w of combat
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 ’S P E CIAL F ORCES SELECT ION I S 1 0 % P HY SI CAL , 9 0 % M E N TAL AN D
100% CHARACTER’

No matte r w h ere in th e w o rl d t h e y m ay be, stubbornness, never taking failure for an

t h e T i e r 1 S p e c i a l Fo r c e s O p e r a t o r i s a a ns w er. Th ey f ocu s on the end goa l – t he
me mb e r o f a u ni t w h i ch e m b rac e s t h e b es t of a c t u a l j o b t h e y w i s h t o u n d e r t a ke – a n d
th e be s t . In o rd e r t o b e w e l c o m e d i n t o s a id rea l is e that the s el ecti on p roc es s is rea l l y jus t
uni t , he o r s h e m u st be of th e ri g h t f rame of a job in ter vi ew. N othi n g m ore. I t ’s n ot so me
mi n d i n o rd e r to c o m pl e t e t h e tasks ex p ect ed im p oss ib l e feat of en du ra n ce w hi c h c an only
of t he m a n d t o f a ce i n j ury o r d eat h at a be a cc omp l is hed by s u per- hu ma n m ons ter s. It
mo me n t ’s no t ic e . Th is ty pe o f p e rso n i s n ot has been completed by human beings.
fo und i n a b un d a n c e . Sel ect ion is merel y an en tra nc e ex am t o a
d r e a m c a r e e r, w h i c h f o r m a n y h a s b e e n
The re h a v e be e n v a ri o us s t u d i e s u n d e rta ken in s ta l l ed s in ce c hil dh ood.
to f in d t he co m mo n de n om i nato r b e t w een a l l
special forces members, but conclusive
e v id en ce is y e t to be f o u n d . I t d o e s n ’ t m atter
w hat t h e o p erato r ’s s o c i al c i rc u m s tanc es a re;
privately educated, poverty-stricken, an
at h le t i c b ac k g ro un d , te c h ni c a l s k i l l s , etc . …
th e S F co m mu n it y is f o rm ul ate d b y p eop l e
fro m a ll wa lks o f l i f e . Th at sai d , so m e bel i eve
th at t h o s e w ho h a ve de v el o p e d a ‘ th i c k s k i n’
f ro m a n e a r l y a g e , w h e re t h e a d o l e s c e n t
future-operator may have encountered
b u l ly in g at s ch o o l o r do me s ti c i ss u e s at hom e,
would be advantageous. But this rule of
th um b c e rta in l y do e s no t ap p l y t o al l . ‘SF se l e cti o n s hou l d b e th e fi r st thing
you t hi n k a b ou t w h en yo u w ake up, th e l ast
The re i s o n ly o ne e l e m e n t w h i c h d o e s u n i te th i ng you t hi n k a bo ut w he n y ou go to s leep
a ll me mb e r s ; th e un i t ’s e m b l e m , b ad ge or and the only thing you think about in
b eret – w o r n w it h th e u t mo s t p ri d e . Take the b et we en .’ – A n on S F Troope r
SA S w i nge d dag ge r, t h e U S N av y S eal trid en t
or Ru ss ia n S pe ts n az re d b e re t f o r i ns tance. To W hen a sp eci a l f orc es m emb er sees a c ap
th o se w ho h a v e p a sse d , t h e se l e c t i o n p roces s ba dg e or beret b el ong in g to t he s am e or a
w as m e re ly a r i te o f p ass ag e – p e rh ap s n o di ff erent s p ec ia l op erati ons un it on the h ead
d iffe re nt t o h a z in g f o r j o i n i n g th e u ni vers i ty of a s tra n ger, t hey kn ow w hat t hat p ers o n has
fo o tb al l t ea m. It i s t ake n w i th an e s s e n ce of g one th rou g h to g et it . They k n ow i ns tantly

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w hat t h at pe r s o n i s c a pab l e o f an d v i c e v ers a.
Thi s is wh y S F b a dg e s a nd b e re t s a re s om e of
th e m o s t s o u gh t -a fte r e n t i t i e s i n th e worl d ’s
a r me d f o rce s . Th e y sp eak v o l u m e .
The US Na v y S eal s ha ve a p h ra s e : Tra i n a s you
fig ht . Yo u ne e d to ar r iv e read y to c o m p ete,
not to merely survive. ‘Exceeding the
st a n da rd – I S t h e s ta n d ard ’. Th e m i nim um
numb e r o f p us h - u ps n e ed e d t o j o i n the U S
Na v y S eal s i s an ac h i e va b l e 4 2 i n 2 m i nut es
( a n d 4 4 t o j o i n t h e S A S ) . H o w e v e r, a
su cc es sf ul ca n di d ate w il l n e v e r trai n f or t he
mi n imu m s ta n da rd. S h o w u p to c o m p e te. A
S e a l c a n d i d at e m u s t a c t u a l l y a i m f o r 1 0 0
pres s- u ps t o ac h i e v e an av e rag e s c o re a s the
proc e s s is so c o mp e ti ti v e . B ut i n o rd e r to d o
th is , w hi l st i nc o rp o rat i n g d e c l i ne p us h-u p s ,
d ia mo n d pu sh -u p s a n d we i g h te d p us h - up s to
b u i l d u p t h e re q u i re d m u s c l e g ro u p s , a n
a dv i se d nu mbe r t o a i m f o r w h i l s t t rai n in g is
150 . Ai m ab o v e t h e t arg et t o h i t t h e t arg et.
Tra i n y o ur se l f to ac hi e v e 1 5 0 p us h - ups a nd
y o u’ ll be a bl e t o me e t t h e 1 0 0 + av e rage- to-
exc e ll e n t s t a nd ard s n e e d e d o n a s s e s sm ent
d ay t o g iv e y ou rs e l f a c o m p e ti t i v e ad v antag e.
Thi s i s h o w y o u w o ul d ne e d t o a p p ro ac h a l l
aspects of special forces selection and
tra in in g a s t hi s i s a r u d im e ntal p re re q ui sit e to
what separates the SF operator from all
ot h e rs . A s t h e S eal s say, ‘ W h e n y o u ’ re u n der
pres su re , y o u d o n’ t r is e t o t h e o c c as i o n, you
si nk t o y o u r le v e l o f t ra in i ng .’
In t e r ms o f c h a ra ct e r, y o u c an b e t h e f ittes t
per s o n in t he w o rl d , th e m o s t ac c urate s hot or
the toughest infantryman, but if you lack
ch a ra ct e r, y o u wi l l n o t be ab l e to j o i n. Take
th e Br it i sh S A S s e l e ct i o n p ro c e s s : Fo r 9 0% of
th e co u r s e , t h e m aj o ri t y o f c an d i d ate s who
failed would have done so by voluntarily
w it h dra w in g t h e m se l v e s – k n o w n as a V W. Thi s
is us ua ll y th e ca s e u p t o n ear th e en d of
se le c t io n wh ere th e d ire c t i ng staff ( D S ) w ou l d
st a rt t o s imp l y a sk t h e ms e l v e s ‘ Wo ul d I w a nt
th is t ro o pe r i n m y u ni t? ’. I f th e ans w e r is no,
th e c a nd idate w o u l d b e RT U ’ d ( re t u rned to
their original military unit) and not be
a ll o w e d t o co nt i n u e th e s el e c ti o n p ro c e ss .
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B ein g a bl e to g et on wel l wi th others canno t
be un d eres ti mated in the SF comm un it y as
they ten d to op erate i n sm al l 6-p ers on teams,
s o bei ng a bl e t o sh ow rel ia n ce, tea mw ork and
motivation whilst remaining unflappable,
cool , ca l m an d c ol l ec ted is m ore i mp ortant
tha n bein g th e f itt est an d t he toug hes t. If a
mem ber of th e tea m c an ’t get on wel l wit h
other s, ha ve a l a u gh a n d ma ke l ig ht of tough
s i t u at i o n s , t h e n t h e u n i t ’s o p e rat i o n a l
ca p a bil i ties ma y be c om p romi s ed . Succ ess,
t h e re f o re , l i e s i n t h e i n d i v i d u a l ’s m i n d s e t ,
con f id en ce, a n d a bil i ty to get on wel l wit h
other s. Th ere h a ve been SF recru it s in t he
p a s t w h o h a v e b ro ke n f i t n e s s re c o rd s o n
s el ecti on bu t h av e f a il ed to c omp l ete the
cou rs e f or thes e reas on s .
A TRU E STORY
Chri s Rya n , real n a me Col in A rms tron g, is a
l iv in g SAS l eg end a n d bes t-s el l i ng a uthor. He
was a team member of the famous but
di sa s trou s eig ht- ma n B ra vo Two Zero m iss ion
in th e I ra q G ul f Wa r. Hi s book , ‘ TH E ON E
T H AT G OT A W AY ’, p ro v i d e s h i s f i r s t - h a n d
a ccou n t of th e l on ges t es ca p e a n d evas i on by
a n SAS troop er or a n y other s ol d ier in hi sto ry.
H e ra n , hi ked a nd c ra wl ed over 1 8 0 miles
throu g h the I raq i d esert a fter h is u n it b ecame
compromised by enemy forces. He
u nk n owin g l y dra nk radi oac tiv e wat er to s t ay
a l i v e a n d l o s t a n e a r- f a t a l 1 6 k g o f b o d y
wei gh t. Bu t he m ade i t. The con fi den ce in hi s
a bil i ties , his ri gorou s tra in in g and hi s ment al
s treng th w ere a l l key f a ctors in his con s cious
dec is ion to ma ke the l on g- ha ul excu rsion to
the Sy ri an border an d to s a fet y wi th a hell of
a s tory t o tel l .
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N OT HAVE A NY PROBLEMS ’ – TONY ROBINS
On e of t he g reate s t m e ntal stre ng t h hac ks
y o u’ ll b e a b le to a ct i o n strai g h t aw ay i s by
pu tt i ng e v e r yt h i n g i nt o pe rs p e c t i v e , an d ma n y
of t h e f o l lo wi ng h ac ks in th e b o o k w i l l aid you
to do this. This chapter covers a basic
understanding before diving deeper into
me n t a l s t re n gt h h ac ks a n d q ui c k w i ns .
A m aj or p art o f b e i n g ab l e t o p u t t h i n gs in t o
per s pe c t iv e is be i n g ab l e to t ake a ste p bac k
a n d a na ly s e a si tu ati o n . I f y o u h av e been
given some disappointing news, you will
unde r st an da bl y be sh o c ke d and u p se t. I f y ou
w e re t o s t o p a n d t h i nk ab o u t so l u t i o ns a n d
a p p l y ra t i o n a l t h i n k i n g , y o u ’ d b e a b l e t o
o v e r c o m e t h e o b s t a c l e q u i c k e r. ‘ R a t i o n a l ’
comes from the word ‘ratio’ which
rec o mm e nd s p utti ng th i n g s i n t o p ro p o rti on .
Yo u r p ro b l e m i s n e v e r t h e p ro b l e m . Yo u r
reac t io n i s t h e p ro b l e m .
Fro m t he mo m e n t y o u wa ke up to the momen t
y o u go t o s le ep, y o u r rea c t i o ns , e m o ti o ns a nd
th o ugh t s a re co m pl e t e l y yo u r o w n an d no on e
e ls e ’s . Yo u a re i n c o nt ro l . W h e n y o u c ha ng e
th e w a y y o u l o o k at t h i ng s, t h e th i ng s y ou
lo o k at c ha nge . Fo r ex a mp l e , a q u i c k h ac k to
ch a n ge fro m a p e s si mi st i c to an o p tim i sti c
mi n ds e t i s t o s to p say in g ‘ s o rry f o r b e i ng l ate’
for inconveniencing others. Instead, say
‘ th an ks fo r w ai ti ng ’. Re p l ac i ng s o rry ’s wi th
th an k y o u’s i s a q u i c k way t o c h ang e you r
me n t a l o u tl o o k .
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B ACK TO B A SI CS: U N DER STA ND ING
YOU R EMOTION S
Ac kn owl ed gi ng a probl em is the f irs t s tep to
solving it. Mentally strong people don’t
s up p res s t heir emoti ons . Un ders tan d in g your
own emot ion s i n a s it u ati on is im p erative to
s ol vin g emoti ona l is s u es. I t m ay be easier
s ai d t ha n d one b u t rea l is i ng wh at y ou f eel in
any given moment is a great step to
mi nd f ul n ess wh ere y ou a re a bl e to l iv e in t he
mom ent , whi ch redu ces s tres s a nd a nxiet y.
From here, y ou ’l l be a bl e to a cknowled ge
wh at is ha p p eni n g in s i de y ou r own m i nd and
a ct ac cordi ng l y.
H ere a re 8 emoti ons a n d w hat they mean to
you :
A NG ER: W hen y ou are a n gry toward s
s ometh in g, i t s hows t hat you are p a ss i onat e
about it and you believe it needs to be
c h a n g e d . A n g e r, h o w e v e r, d o e s n ’ t s o l v e
a ny thi ng . I t b ui l ds n othin g b u t c an d est roy
ever yth in g. ‘A ng er i s a n a cid that c an do more
ha rm to the ves s el i n whi ch i t i s s tored t h an t o
a ny thi ng on w hi ch it is p oured’, Mark Tw ain.
D ISCOM F ORT: Th is s how s t hat y ou are
ou ts ide of you r comf ort zon e whic h is a great
p l a c e t o b e a s y o u a re p u s h i n g y o u r s e l f
t h r o u g h u n f a m i l i a r s u r r o u n d i n g s . Yo u a r e
doing something different to your norm.
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Di s co m f o rt s h o u l d n ’ t be an exc u se n o t to take
a ct i o n . ’Di s co mf o rt i s t h e cu rre n c y o f su c c ess ’,
B ro o ke Ca s t il l o.
B I T T E RNE S S : Th i s s h o w s y o u n eed t o
heal internally and that you are holding
judgement on yourself and to others.
‘ B itte r ne s s a n d l o v e ca n ’t l i v e t o g e t h e r in the
sa me h eart . E a ch da y, we m u st d e c i d e w hi c h
one ge t s t o s t a y ’, D a ve Wi ll i s .
D I S A P P O I N T M E N T: Yo u d i d n o t g e t
w hat yo u se t o u t to ac h i ev e . Yo u d i d n o t giv e
in t o a path y a n d y o u st i l l c are ab o ut w h at y ou
fai l e d to re ce i v e . W i t h e ve ry t h i ng i n l i f e, s et
real i st ic ex pe ct ati o ns . S o m e t i m e s w e c reat e
our o wn h ea rt b rea ks t h ro ug h ex p e c t ati o n.
R ES E NT M EN T: Yo u are no t a l l ow in g
y o ur se l f t o l i v e in th e p re s e n t as y ou a re
dwelling on the past. Holding on to
res e n t m e nt i s l i ke al l o w i ng a p e r s o n y o u don ’ t
like t o li v e in s id e y o ur h o u se w i t h o u t pa y in g
ren t .
G U I LT: Yo u a re l i v i n g l i f e i n o t h e r
p e o p l e ’s e x p e c t at i o n s a n d o p i n i o n . N o
a mo u n t o f gu il t c an c h a n g e t h e f utu re. That
sa id , if y o u a re pu tt i n g o ff an ac ti o n b eca u se
of a nt ici p at e d g u il t , putt in g y o urs e l f f i rs t i s n ’t
se lf i sh , b ut n ec e s s ar y.
S H A M E : Yo u a re i n t e r n a l i s i n g o t h e r
peo pl e ’s be li e f s . Yo u a re c o m p ari n g y ours el f
to ho w o t he r s wa n t y o u to b e h av e . ‘ S h ame i s
th e m o st p o wer f ul m ast e r e m o t i o n. I t is f ear
th at w e’ re no t go o d e n o u g h ’. – B re n e B row n.
AN X IE TY: Yo u a re s t uc k i n t he pa s t or
liv i ng in t he n ea r f u t u re . Yo u c are t o o m uc h
a bo ut e v e ry t h i n g . Yo u n ee d t o re c o nn ec t t o
th e no w v ia a se r ie s o f m eans ex p l ai ned i n
mo re d e ta il i n th i s b o ok . M i n d f u l ne s s wi l l
ce rt ai nl y he l p – c o n c e n trat e o n t h e h e re and
now.
WOR RYIN G I S WO R S H I P I N G A
PRO B LE M. WO R RY I NG I S B ET T ING
AG A I N ST YOUR S E L F.
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I n term s of worr y, i t ’s l ike s i tti ng in a roc king
ch ai r. I t g iv es y ou s ometh in g to do b u t g et s
you n owhere. Eq u a l l y, i t ’s l ike w al k i ng a round
wi th a n open u mbrel l a wa iti ng f or i t to rain.
Worry is a common feeling which puts
p ress u re on the b ody a n d m in d. Too mu ch can
be harmful to your mental wellbeing.
H owev er, you ca n l ook at w orry l ike thi s:
- D o you h av e a probl em ? N o. = Don ’t worry
- D o y ou ha v e a probl em ? Yes . Can you do
s ometh in g a b out i t? Yes. = D on’t w orry
- D o y ou ha v e a probl em ? Yes . Can you do
s ometh in g a b out i t? N o. = D on’ t worry
E ith er y ou ca n ch a ng e a s i tuat ion , or you
ca n ’t . You n eed to be a bl e to p u t this int o
p ers p ecti ve t o g iv e y ours el f m ent a l clarit y.
Peop l e wh o g o on to becom e more su cc e ssf ul
tha n others ten d to b e thos e wh o ac cep t t h at
they c a nn ot con trol ever ythi ng an d do not
dw el l on ev en t s or other p eop l e out s i de of
thei r s w ay.
IN STA N T STRES S SU PPRESS ORS
THE AB IL ITY TO R EM AIN CA L M IS A
SU PE RPOW ER. CA L M IS CO NTAG IOU S.
Stress is a dai l y oc cu rrenc e in ev ery one ’s li fe
a nd s ome c op e b etter than others . I n t h e
ch aos of battl e, st res s i s everyw here. Th rough
the s igh ts a n d s ou n ds , your heart wi l l pump
f a st er, you r b reat hin g wi ll bec ome ra p id and
y o u r b l o o d p re s s u re w i l l r i s e . Th i s i s a l l
hu ma n. W hen dea l i ng w it h s tres s , one of t he
g reates t wa ys t o s wi tc h y ou r p ers p ec ti ve is b y
speaking to yourself with positive
a ff ir mati ons .
H ere a re a f ew to us e:
- “H ow w il l s tress i n g or worry in g a bo ut a
s itu at ion aff ect thos e a rou n d m e? Will it
hel p ?”
- “ What ca n I d o abou t the s ituat ion ? Can I
hel p ?”
- “H ow wi ll I f eel a bou t the sit u ati on in a
week , a m onth or a y ea rs ’ tim e?”
- “ This too w il l p as s ”
- “I ca n han d le thi s ”
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- “Ev e r y th in g wi l l w o rk o u t fo r th e b e tter ”
- “I ’m gro win g s tro n ge r e v e ry d ay ”
- “I h a v e t he p o we r to ch an g e m y sto ry ”
- “I c ho o s e h op e o v e r f ea r ”
M IL I TARY ST RES S SU PPR ES S O R S
TH RO UG H RE A LI S M
In S F t rai ni ng , co m b at st re ss i s ad d re ss ed b y
ma k in g exe rc i s e s a n d trai ni ng as real i s tic a s
pos s i bl e t o pre p are th e m i n d s o f th e sol di ers
fo r w h at is to b e ex pe c te d . K i l l o l o g y i s the
st u dy o f p sy c h o l o g ic al e ff e c t s o n t h e hu ma n
mind in those who kill in combat. S.L.A
Ma r s h al l , a WW2 Ve t e ran, c o nd uc t e d re search
which shockingly stated that as little as
15- 2 0% o f f ro nt l i n e tro op s n e v e r f i re d t hei r
w eap o ns at e n e my tro o p s d uri ng c o m b at .
He n o t e d th at s o l di e r s we re p urp o s e f u l l y not
shooting at targets – people were more
w o rr ie d a bo u t ta k in g o th e r l i v e s th an l os i ng
th ei r o w n. Ho w e v e r, n e w t rai n i n g i n i tiat iv es
w e re e mp l o yed t o c o u nt e r th i s. Th e targ ets
were were changed from circle bullseye
ta rg e ts bu t c h a n ge d to s i l h o ue tte s to s i m u l ate
th e h e ig ht a n d s h a pe o f a h um an . Th i s pa ired
w it h m o re rea l i s ti c i nt e r va l d i s tanc e rap i d f i re
te s t in g m ea n t s h o o ti n g a c c u rat e l y b e c a me a
nat u ra l, a ut o mat ic rea c t io n w i t h l i ttl e thoug ht
a bo ut w hat th e s h o o t e r w as ac t u al l y s h ooti ng
at .
F i n a l l y, p a i r e d w i t h c a m a r a d e r i e t r a i n i n g ,
recruits were more effective at firing a
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weapon to protect comrades on the
battl ef iel d a s op pos ed t o s i mp l y c ari ng ab out
thei r own s urv iv a bi l ity. Stres s w as theref ore
a ddres s ed t hrou g h real i st ic t rai ni ng – whic h
ha s dev el op ed ov er the dec ades t o estab lis h
wh at ha s becom e the mos t rea l is tic m ilit ary
trai ni ng m ethods t o d ate to p rep a re t roops
men ta l l y f or com bat .
THE M EA NI N G O F LIFE:
SE LF- PRES ERVAT ION
The mean in g of l i f e i s a q u es ti on w hi ch h as
been pondered over since the birth of
ci vi li s ati on. W hat does i t a l l mean? You can
l ook at the q u est ion s p iri tu al l y, b iol ogi c al ly or
emot ion al l y. B ut y ou cou l d arg ue that it b oils
dow n to on l y on e thi n g: Sel f -p res erv ati on.
99% of every thi n g you do in l i f e i s to do wit h
s el f -p res ervation . I t ’s how y ou are ha rd wired
t o t h i n k a n d b e h a v e . Th e s a m e g o e s f o r
ever yon e el s e on E arth. Al mos t every si ng le
a cti on y ou an d other s take is to d o wit h
p reser vi ng t he i n div idu a l a n d the h um an race.
Even those who we may deem to be
des tr uc tiv e t ow a rd s th ems el ves w oul d be li eve
on a con s ciou s or s u bcon s c iou s l ev el th at
they a re p res ervi n g thei r min d s – i nc l uding
thos e w ho ov ereat , thos e wi th add ic tion s and
even thos e w ho com mit su ici de. O n a larger
s ca l e, w hy does a cou n try g o to war? Self -
preservation. Everyone wants to preserve
t h e m s e l v e s . Th i s h e l p s t o p u t t h i n g s i n t o
perspective. When someone is fighting
a ga in s t y ou, ju st k now this : N o on e is a gains t
you , they a re on l y f or thems el ves .
TOTA L CON TROL
The on l y thin g com p l a in i n g does i s c onvince
other p eop l e that y ou a re n ot i n c ontrol. The
moment you accept responsibility for
ever yth in g in you r l if e is the m omen t you
ha ve the p ow er to c ha ng e it.
I f y ou were u n l uc ky enou g h to f in d y ou rself in
the t erri fy in g sc en ar io of b ein g ca p ture d b y
a n enem y forc e, you mu st c om p artm entalis e
wh at you c an a nd c a n’ t con trol . You would
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have to accept that the captors are in
co mpl e t e co n tro l o f y o u r b o d y, sl e e p and
fo o d. Yo u, o n th e o t h e r h and , are n o t total l y
hel p le s s . I n s i tu at i o n s o f s tre ss , c o n c en trate
o n t h e p e r s o n a l e n t i t i e s y o u a re i n t o t a l
co nt ro l o f a n d f o cu s o n t h e s e :
- Yo u r b e li e fs
- Yo u r att it u de
- Yo u r t h o u g h t s
- Yo u r h o n e s t y
- Wh at y o u l earn
- Ho w ma ny r i s ks y o u ta ke
- Ho w kin d y o u are to y o u rs e l f an d o t h ers
- Wh et he r o r n o t yo u as k f o r h e l p
- Ho w mu ch eff o rt yo u pu t in
- Ho w mu ch t i me yo u sp e n d w o rry i n g
- Wh et he r y o u ca re w h at o t h e rs t h i nk abou t
you
- Wh et he r y o u t r y ag a in aft e r a s e tb ac k
- Ho w o fte n y o u a p pre c iat e w h at y o u h av e
Thi n gs y o u c a n ’ t co n tro l . Yo u m u s t a c c e pt thi s
to be c o me m e nt al l y s tro n g e r:
- Ot h er pe o p l e’s t h o u g h t s
- Ot h er pe o p l e’s w o rd s
- Ot h er pe o p l e’s a c t io n s
- Ot h er pe o p l e’s f e e l i n g s
- Ot h er pe o p l e’s b e h av i o ur
I F YOU HA D £8 6 ,400 IN YO U R B AN K
ACCOUN T…
Ho w up se t w o u l d y o u g e t i f so m e o ne took
£10 f ro m y o u ? Yeah , th e y s to l e i t . Wo u ld you
b e w i l l i n g t o s p e n d a l l o f t h e re m a i n i n g
£86 ,3 9 0 t o g et i t ba ck ? No, o f c o u rse no t.
We a l l h a v e 2 4 h o u r s i n a d a y, 8 6 , 4 0 0
se co n ds . Do n ’t l e t t h e 1 0 s e c o nd s s o meon e
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s t o l e f ro m y o u w i t h a n e g at i v e c o m m e n t ,
a cti on or att it ude ru in y our day. You s til l have
86, 390 s econ ds l eft to l i ve. Don ’ t s p end a
s in gl e sec ond d wel l i ng on t hos e i ns i gn if icant
s econ ds i t took f or someon e to try to ruin
you r da y. Don ’t gi ve them t he s atis f a cti on.
D on’ t s w eat th e s ma l l s tu ff .
B ATTLE OF TH E E G O
IN A WA R OF EG O, T HE LOSER
A LWAYS WI N S.
E go i s on e of t he greates t m enta l en ti t ies a
hu ma n ca n overc ome. Peop l e are a l l too oft en
p reoccu p ied wi th protec ti ng thei r rep utati on.
I n a mi l ita ry s ett in g, th ere a re and al wa ys wi ll
be s trong egos where s ol diers com p ete on al l
levels to prove themselves. Although
competitiveness is encouraged during
m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g , a n e g o t r i p c a n g re a t l y
hi nder a u ni t ’s eff orts a s it ca n c au s e ext reme
f ri cti on b etween a grou p. Us ua l l y, thos e wit h
l a rg e eg os ten d n ot to do a s w el l in S F as
thos e wh o c an rel ia bl y rema in cool , ca l m and
collected as these are the have more
des irab l e temp eram ents .
Thi s di rectl y s p rou ts from th e Chi mp Pa rad ox
t h e o r y ( ex p l a i n e d i n t h e n ex t c h a p t e r ) a s
thos e w ho hav e b ig egos tend to be u n aware
or n ot very g ood at ma n ag in g thei r inner
ch imp. I f you ha v e a bi g ego a n d want t o
con ta in it more effec ti vel y, y ou c an u s e thes e
ti p s, a l thou gh they a re ea s ier s ai d than d one:
- Let g o of t he n eed to wi n
- Let g o of t he n eed to be ri gh t
- Let g o of t he n eed to be s u p erior
- Let g o of t he n eed to wa n t more
- Let g o of y ou r rep u tat ion

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TH E CHI M P PA RADOX I S A MIND MA NAGEMENT SYST EM
I N T E ND E D TO AC HIEVE HA PPINESS, SUCCESS AND CONFIDEN CE.
I T A L S O H AS PLE N TI FUL MILITA RY A PPLICAT IONS …
The t h e o ry, wr i tt e n b y Pro f St e v e Pe t er s, i s
us e d b y O l y mp i c ath l e t e s ( su c h as 6 x O l ym p ic
ch a mp i o n Ch r i s H o y ) a n d e l i t e m i l i t ary un it s
a li ke t o co n t rol e mo t i o n an d m ake l o g i c al a n d
rat io n al de c i s i on s .
Th e C H I M P PA R A D OX i s t a u g h t t o B r i t i s h
Pa ra c hut e Re g i me n t a n d S F re c rui ts. S i nce the
in t ro duc t io n of t h e t h e o ry, rum o ur h as i t t hat
p a s s rat e s f o r t h e p a ra c h u t e s c h o o l h a v e
in c rea s e d by u p t o 5 0 % b ec aus e m o re re cru its
a re a ble to c o n qu e r t h e i r f ears o f f l y in g or
heights, as they have acknowledged their
in n e r c hi mp, e n g a ge d t h e i r h um an b rain and
ma d e th e co n s c i o us , de c i s i v e ac ti o n to jum p
out o f t he pl a n e i n tra i ni n g ag ai n st n o t hav in g
th e co n fi d e nc e to do so.
T h e C h i m p Pa r a d o x r e v o l v e s a r o u n d t h e
co nc e pt o f ha vi n g m u l t ip l e b rai n s – eac h p art
of t h e b rai n has a di ff e re n t f un c ti o n. Th e book
fo cu se s o n t h re e b ra in s i n p art i c u l ar: Th e
ch i mp (l imb i c ) , t h e h u m an ( f ro ntal ) and t he
co mpu t e r ( pa r i e ta l ) .
Wh en y o u r bra i n de v e l o pe d i n th e w o m b, the
huma n an d t h e c h im p part s o f th e b rai n w ere
d e v e l o p e d s e p a rat e l y a n d c o m m u n i c at e t o
ea ch o th e r v i a c o n ne c ti o ns . Th e p ro b l em is
th at t h e bra in s d o n’ t a g re e ab o ut m o s t t hi ng s
b u t t h e re i s no d o ub t t h at o n e b rai n i s more
‘ yo u’ t h an t h e o t h e r – t h e h um an . Th e re i s a
co ns t a n t co n f l i c t o ve r y o u r d e c i s i o n- m ak i ng
proc e s s be t wee n th e c h i m p and t h e hum an
w it h t h e co mp u te r pro v id i n g su p p o rt f o r bot h.
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THE CHIM P
Thi s i s t he p art of the b ra i n whi c h c a n caus e
you to m a ke p oor choi ces i f not p roperly
ma n ag ed. I t c an be you r bes t fri end or your
w o r s t e n e m y. Th e C h i m p i n s i d e u s m a ke s
dec is ion s ba s ed on emoti on rather t han log ic,
u si ng p ri ma l u rges . The chim p i s 5x strong er
tha n the h um an b rai n ( mu ch l ike ch imp a nz ees
vs humans in the physical form) and,
theref ore, al l deci s ion p roc ess es g o through
the ch imp f irs t, m ea n in g it has the f irs t say in
a ny si tu ation . I t often ju mp s to con cl u s ions ,
thi nks in bl a ck a n d w hi te a n d i s p ara noi d and
ir rati on al . The a g enda of the c hi m p i s the
con ti nu ati on of the s p ecies a nd sel f - su rvival.
I t is d riv en by f ood, p ower, s ex, terri tory, eg o
a nd dom in an c e a n d d oes t hi s b y s hout ing,
using emotive language, dominating with
s p eed a n d v ol um e a n d w il l b e dev ious if
n e c e s s a r y. Pu t p l a i n l y, t h e c h i m p i s y o u r
s ur viv a l in s tin ct .
THE HU MA N
The hu ma n bra i n i s wh ere dec i si on s a re mad e
ba s ed on l og ic , an a l y tic s an d ration a l is at ion.
The hu ma n b ra in is ou r tr u e sel f . I n a socia l
s itu at ion , the hu ma n w il l try to und ers ta nd th e
other p er son f irs t, wi l l al l ow ex p res s ion and
wi l l l ook f or a sol u t ion by g ai ni ng i nf ormat ion
throu g h l is ten in g. It does this b y rem aining
ca l m, s eein g a diff eren t p oin t of vi ew, fi nd ing
com mon g roun d a nd a cc ep ti ng d ifferences .
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T H E CO M PU T ER
Thi s i s o ne o f th e s tro n g e s t p a rt s o f t h e bra i n
a n d i s w he re in f o rm ati o n i s s to re d . I t i s 2 0 x
st ro n ge r th a n t h e h u ma n p art o f th e b ra in . I t
st o re s b e ha vi ou rs , rea c t io n s an d i n f o rm ati on
to b e u se d a s a re f e re n c e p o i nt. I nf o rmat ion
can b e s t o re d h e re by e it h e r t h e c h i m p or t he
huma n bra in .
M AN AG IN G T H E C HIM P W IT HIN
Thi s is w he re t he C hi m p Pa ra d ox c o m e s i n to
pl a y : A ckn o w le d g i ng t h at y o u h av e a ch imp
part o f th e bra in mean s y o u c an take s tep s to
keep the chimp brain happy and move
d ec is i on m ak i ng o n to t h e h u m an p art of the
b r a i n . Yo u c a n ’ t a r m w r e s t l e t h e c h i m p ,
in s t ea d, y o u h a v e t o co n so l e i t . W h e n you
fac e a s it uat i o n, t h e c h i m p reac t s f i rs t us in g
e mo t i o n t o ma ke i ts d e ci si o n . I t t h e n o ff ers a
su gge s te d w a y to reac t t o th e s i t u at i o n bu t
y o ur h u ma n b rai n c an s ay y e s o r n o to t he
ch i mp. I f i t a n s we r s y e s, th e n al l i s g o o d . I f it
a n sw e r s n o, t h e n y o u n e e d to m an ag e your
up s e t in ne r c h im p.
Fi r s t , y o u m u s t l i s te n t o y o u r c h i m p. A ll ow i t
to l e t o ut a l l o f i ts e m ot i o nal th o u g h ts . We
can t he n us e reas o n in g f ro m t h e h um an brai n
to justify your denial of the chimp’s
su gge s ti o n. L a st l y, y o u ca n o ff e r th e c hi m p a
reward and this is something we all do
a n y wa y – fo r ex am pl e , a t reat m eal after a
hea v y w o r ko u t i n th e g y m o r a c o ff e e or c up
of t ea a ft e r a n h o u r o f w ri ti ng e m ai l s.
A l t e r n a t i v e l y, y o u c a n r e a c t a u t o m a t i c a l l y
us in g t h e c o m put e r p a rt of th e b rai n . Try this
to w a ke up easi l y in t h e m o rn i n g : Th e m om ent
y o u be c o me a w are t h at yo u are aw ake , s wi vel
y o ur b o dy arou n d i n be d and p us h y o ur l eg s
d ow n a nd d r i ve y o u r f e e t s trai g h t t o t h e fl oor
b ef o re th e c h im p h as ti me to reac t and tel l
y o u to st ay a f e w mo re m i n ute s i n b e d w here
it like s t o b e wa rm a n d co m f y. Te l l i n g y o urs el f
y o u a re go i ng t o do t h is b e f o re y o u go t o
sle e p wil l se t a n a u t o mat i o n i n t h e c o m p ut er.
You ha v e a b o ut 5 se c o nd s t o d o t hi s b efore
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t h e c h i m p i s f u l l y a w a ke i n t h e m o r n i n g .
M ovin g you r f eet on the f l oor wi l l s urp ri se th e
ch imp p art of th e b rai n and you wi l l f i nd it
s ig ni f ica n tl y ea s ier to get ou t of bed as a
res ul t. Try it tom orrow mor n in g.
7 STE PS F OR COPIN G WITH
PR ESS UR E
Ste p 1 Wh en y our ch imp i s s tres sed , it
wi l l off er you un h el pf u l f eel i ng s. W hen you
a re a wa re of thi s, you ha ve recog ni s ed th at
you a re s tres s ed whi ch is t he f irs t and mos t
cr uc ia l s tep to ha n dl i ng i t.
STEP 2 is to pres s a bi g ‘ Paus e’ button
in you r ima g in at ion . Thi s w il l al l ow y ou t o
ca l m down , ta ke a v irt u al s tep bac k a n d allow
you r hu ma n bra i n to come in to t he d ecis ion
p roces s, s l owin g you r t hou gh t p roces s d own
wh ich wi ll mea n y ou c an thi nk wi th c l ari ty.
STEP 3 is es ca p e. This i s b est done if
you ca n p h ys ic al l y remov e y ou rsel f f rom t h e
s itu at ion . N o p rob l em, n o s tress . I f you are
u na bl e to d o s o, cl os e your eyes , rel ax your
bod y a nd g o i n to a wor l d w ithin you r o wn
mi nd f or a sh ort t ime.
STEP 4 is ‘ The Helicopter ’ hack which
is hel p fu l to p u t th e s tres s f ul s i tuat ion int o
p ers p ecti ve. It i s ex pl a i ned in d etai l in a l ater
ch ap ter.
STEP 5 i s p l a n . Yo u n e e d t o a n a l y s e
what you can and can’t control in the
s itu at ion . You c an a l w a ys con trol you r own
a cti ons bu t y ou n eed t o s ep arate that from
the a cti ons of other p eop l e’s c him p s . Focus
on l y on w hat you ca n con t rol .
STEP 6 is ref l ect ion an d a ct iv at ion.
Ref l ect on al l of t he i nf ormati on y ou have in
f ront of y ou an d deci de whether you wa nt t he
ch imp to m ake d ecis i on s (em oti onal l y ) or t h e
hu ma n (rati on al l y ).
Ste p 7 is s mi l e. L a u ghi ng at yoursel f is
on e of th e q u ickes t w ay s to c al m the c him p. 

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In t ro d uc e d i n 1 9 6 6 by J ul i an Ro tte r, a l oc us of
co nt ro l is a p sy c h o l o gi cal c o ns tru c t w hi ch
b al an ce s t he ex t e n t o f w h i c h an i nd i v id ual
b el ie v e s h e o r sh e h a s po w e r o v e r th e i r l if e –
to w hat ex t e n t a p e rs o n b e l i e v e s i n ‘ f re e w il l ’.
A p e r s o n w i t h a s t ro n g   i n t e r n a l l o c u s o f
c o n t ro l  b e l i e v e s t h at t h e y c a n i n f l u e n c e
e v e nt s a n d o u t co m e s. S o m e o ne w i th a strong
e x t e r n a l  l o c u s o f c o n t r o l b l a m e s o u t s i d e
fo rce s fo r li f e ev e n t s.
Wa n t i ng t o m ake m o ne y ? Th o s e w i t h a s tron g
in t e r na l l o cu s o f c o n t ro l w i l l b e t h o s e w ho g o
out and make it – entrepreneurial types.
The s e t y pe s o f p e o p l e a re c o n f i d e n t t h at t hey
can be s uc c e ss f u l , t h e y s e e k t o l earn, they
th ri v e w he n u nd e rg o in g c h al l e n g e s an d d eal
b ett e r w it h s t re ss.
Tho s e wi t h a s t ro ng ext e r i o r l o c u s o f con t rol
w il l be p e o p le w h o be l i e ve th e y h av e l i ttl e to
no co n t ro l o v er th e i r l i f e an d th e b e st w ay to
gai n w ea lt h wo u l d be to l eav e i t to externa l
factors – buying lottery tickets in this
in s t a n ce . Th ey l ea v e l i f e e v e nts to c ha n ce,
fat e a nd t he e n vi ro nm e nt. Pe o p l e l i ke thi s
te n d t o b e l e ss suc ce s s f u l i n l i f e and t en d to
su ffe r m o re f ro m m e n t al d i so rd e rs . Th ey a re
qu i ck t o b l ame o th e r s, a v o i d re sp o n sib il i ty,
a re mo re p ron e t o s tre s s and d e p re s s i o n a n d
te n d t o h a v e a v ic ti m ’s me n t al i ty.
INTERNAL LOCUS TYPES would
e v al uat e li f e si tu ati o n s a n d l ab e l th e m in t he
fo llo w i ng w a y s :
- I a m l at e b e ca u se I d i d n’ t al l o w f or t he
t ra ffi c
- We l os t t he fo o t b all m at c h b e c a u s e we
di dn ’t p la y w e l l e n o u gh
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- I d idn ’ t get th e p romoti on bec au s e I d id n’t
p l an or w ork ha rd enou g h
EXTERNAL LOCUS TYPES would
ca p ti on the s a me si tu ati on s b y s tati ng :
- I a m late b eca u se the tra ffi c is bad
- We l os t th e f ootba l l m atc h bec a u se th e
ref eree wa s u nf ai r
- I d idn ’ t g et the p romotion bec aus e t he
bos s does n ’t s u pp ort m e
The t akea w ay p oin t here is a c c ou n ta bi li ty.
This method of thinking fits in with the
p a ra dig m t hat thos e wh o are men tal l y s trong
ta ke fu l l res p ons ib il i ty f or thei r own ac ti ons.
There is a very st ron g c orrel ati on bet ween
thos e who are s uc c ess f u l i n l if e a nd th ose
wi th a s tron g i n tern al l oc u s of c ontrol – t h os e
wh o bel iev e they a re the m as ters of their own
u ni vers e.
Thi s i s a l so t he c a s e i n the s p ecia l f orces
com mu ni ty. You c oul d even ca l l i t a wi nning
men ta l ity : Thos e wh o proa cti vel y g o o ut to
a chi eve as opp os ed to bei ng dorm an t and
rea ct iv e. Tho se w ith a st ron g er i n ter ior locus
a l so ten d to be l ea der s.
The US Ar my a ck n ow l edg ed t hi s by w a n t ing t o
in creas e the i n tern a l l oc us of c ontrol i n it s
recr ui ts . Thi s wa s don e b y offer i n g ch oices . By
o ff e r i n g c h o i c e s e a r l y o n , a s o p p o s e d t o
off er in g bl a n ket orders , a recru it ca n f eel li ke
they a re in c ontrol of t hei r ow n ac ti ons . Th ey
a re a t hin ki ng s ol di er a n d no ext ern al f orce is
res pon s ib le f or their c ou rag e or a c ti on on t h e
battlefield. It is down to them and their
team mat es, a n d n o one or n othin g el s e, t o
g et th e job don e a n d ac hi eve the ob ject ive.
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