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A Way to Yes
A reflection and story on the importance of saying yes.
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Kyle Shepard
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James Stockdale: Resilience is a Mental State
The story of James Stockdale demonstrating the power of resilient mental states.
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Kyle Shepard
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Andres Ruiz
24
Turning Setbacks Into Opportunities
How significant time off the mats due to shoulder surgery became an opportunity for self-improvement in multiple domains.
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Kyle Shepard
38
Lessons Learned From a 100-Hour Fast
Story about my personal experience with a prolonged, water-only fast and what it taught me about resilience.
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Kyle Shepard
8
Explaining the Unexplainable
Incredible story of how a nightmare saved my mom’s life. Reflection on dreams, unexplainable events, and gratitude.
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Kyle Shepard
20
What Moves You?
The power of stories and the incredible real-life account behind the ending scene in Captain Phillips.
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Kyle Shepard
5
Family First
Short story on the power of value-based choices.
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Kyle Shepard
8
Listen to Your Body
How a near death experience shifted my mindset on resilience and mental toughness.
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Kyle Shepard
8
Rage to Resilience
Using commonly stressful environments to train stress management and resilience.
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Kyle Shepard
2
Hurt or Injured? My First Competition at Brown Belt
Personal story about setbacks becoming opportunities.
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Kyle Shepard
4
Stress is Not Linear
How a 30-minute plank changed my perspective of stress.
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Kyle Shepard
14
Why and How I Set A Burpee World Record During COVID
Short answer: Challenge from a friend and intentional stress. But let me elaborate…
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Kyle Shepard
17
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