[Article] 25 ways to reset your mind and body.

This is from an article written by Pat McNamara that I read from a magazine called 'Ballistic'. Pat is a 22-year special operations veteran who (from what I gathered) thought of these tips after retiring as a sergeant major. Some of these may be subjective but I found them helpful overall. Sorry if my formatting is bad, I'm still new to posting.

• 1. Be Productive. Plan something, whether it's a project, a hobby or the best workday ever. Engrave that thought into your hard drive. Look forward to tomorrow.

• 2. Crank up the metal, even if you aren't a metalhead. Bone-crushing, paint-peeling, flesh-shredding metal.

• 3. Accept the fact that life is going to hand you lemons. Make lemonade. There is no yellow brick road, no easy path. Hard work sucks and not everyone is cut out for it.

• 4. Sit up straight. Maintain condition yellow. Stay out of the white. Stay switched on instead of switched off. Get out of that 45-degree syndrome.

• 5. "You can do anything you want in life."Bullshit! No, you can't. But you damn sure can be the best you.

• 6. Surround yourself with those who create the best you. Douchebags and dummies will only set you further into your rut.

• 7. Take the stairs instead of the escalator. Take your own path and stay away from sheeple.

• 8. Workout several times a week, because a strong body equals a strong mind. Play a highlight reel of you attacking a workout the morning or day before it happens.

• 9. Never be late, light or out of uniform. If I am not early, I am late. If I am late, please come look for me because I am probably face down in a ditch somewhere. Late people suck.

• 10. Don't wallow in self-pity. It is not attractive and is toxic to those around you.

• 11. There are 7.5 billion people milling about on our planet. Visit a shithole either abroad or right here in the greatest country on earth and see how bad you've really got it.

• 12. Keep in mind that success is the best revenge on those who may have cast you into this rut. This does not come easy, nor does it come overnight.

• 13. Do not deny the negative. You will only perpetuate problems rather than solve them.

• 14. Be self-aware and take responsibility. Some of the reason why we fall into ruts lies on us. Oh, yes it does!

• 15. Recognize your faults and weaknesses. Say to yourself, "You can probably do better."

• 16. Do what's right. Innately, we human beings know right from wrong. We should be good to others and do what's right instead of doing something to appease someone or some higher power.

• 17. Don't plan to fail by failing to plan. Be prepared for whatever. We need to be prepared to save our own lives, someone else's, or to kick someone's ass.

• 18. There is no cure for being a dick and there are plenty of them out there. Check your anger before you do something stupid, but never be victimized by some dumbass.

• 19. Limits begin where vision ends. We cannot outperform our self-image. Positive mental attitude goes a long way in training and in day-to-day life.

• 20. Do not to rest on you laurels. What's done is done. Yesterday doesn't mean shit unless you can perform tomorrow.

• 21. Choose what you care about. Some shit does not require you to exert effort over or to dwell on.

• 22. Try not to look like shit. Get to grooming. Trim those nose hairs, take a shower and dress for success.

• 23. Try to find the positives that outweigh the negatives. Look forward to every tomorrow and remember what is good about the past. We should not data dump the negatives from yesterday, but learn from them. Fail quickly. When shit doesn't go our way, we need to learn from the past, prepare for the future and perform in the present.

• 24. Clean up that pigsty of a house and get rid of the clutter. Seriously. Become good at getting rid of junk.

• 25. Put a rubber band around your neck and snap the fuck out of it. This will wake you up. You aren't the only one on the planet. The sun does not rise and set on your ass. (I have said this to myself several times.)

Attitude and a strong mindset can be contagious. A negative attitude can adversely affect those around you. Conversely, you can spread positivity by emitting a kick-ass pheromone of badassery. Be the champion at your own game of life and get you some!

Edit: formatting.

Submitted November 03, 2017 at 01:22AM by ThuDood http://ift.tt/2A1bgmj