Saturday, October 29, 2022
I just started reading a book my mother randomly punched for me on one of her buying sprees, called THE CODE. THE EVALUATION. THE PROCESS. Striving to become an eminently qualified human.
Little did she know that the author is a highly decorated Navy Seal named Jocko Willink, a guy I have been following for years, after reading his highly acclaimed book Extreme Ownership. He is one of the more famous Navy Seals and has a podcast and other ways of delivering self-improvement and leadership strategies.
It’s actually more like a manual than a book. (A ground ball for me trying to hit my 10-book annual quota). However, it is super fun and informative to read, because it’s tactical and provides easy-to-follow steps to take to improve your life and perform at a high level. He covers everything from fitness (#1 in the CODE) to time and financial management, as well as problem-solving. He also includes an EVALUATION section where you can self-evaluate where you are today.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTSince I am a fitness guy, I will cover some of his philosophy on health and fitness, as he makes it a top priority as well.
He also makes it simple. As I was reading, I got an “ah ha” moment, and decided to write this article based on his foundational principals, and make it simple for you as well.
The #1 task in his code reads like this: I will take care of my physical health by exercising, eating properly, and getting the rest I need to recover and rebuild. I will take care of my physical surroundings, keeping them in order.
Notice there are no scientific formulas or special instructions there. He just hits the main components, which I will break down further, and makes common sense the basis of the order. Work out / eat clean / rest & recovery. BOOM.
To summarize why we need to follow these orders, he explains: Since our physical bodies are the support mechanism for our brains, physical fitness and health are paramount to our existence. To be able to engage in the critical aspects of life, our bodies need to be able to endure the demands we place on them.
What that says is that you don’t need to exercise just for aesthetics and weight loss. It says that when we exercise, it creates a chain reaction and stimulates all the cells in our bodies, which correlates with how we do everything from basic movements to handling stressful situations.
He continues: What we put into our bodies, and how effectively we rest our bodies, play an equally important role in ensuring we can perform at the highest level. You can’t reach your potential if you aren’t healthy.
On the topic of rest and recovery, he goes into more detail on the “why”: Brain and body recovery is rooted in sleep. As scientific studies on the effects of sleep continue to mount, it’s becoming more and more evident that you must consistently get your required amount of sleep to cognitively perform on the highest level.
Improper sleep will have dramatically negative effects on your body and ability to perform.
Lastly, I will give his orders on nutrition: There is NO part of you that your diet does NOT affect. The fuel for your body determines how it looks, feels, and functions. Knowledge and implementation of what constitutes a healthy diet is imperative and will make the difference between maximal performance and substandard performance.
This basically says that food is like gasoline for your car. Use the cheap stuff and your vehicle performs like crap, fill it with super, and you literally feel the difference in acceleration.
So there it is words from a Navy Seal, one of the deadliest human weapons on earth.
They train sleep deprived, and hungry, and beat themselves to the point that only a marginal amount of people complete BUDS training. They do this so they can prepare for any attack or adversity placed on them.
However, when the training is done they know that they need to follow the process outlined in this article.
I have been saying these things for years, but this book made it sound so simple and shined such a light on how necessary it is to follow this health protocol, I felt the need to share with you.
Many people neglect these things because they are more focused on other things like chasing success or money. People work late, eat poorly, miss workouts and deprive themselves of sleep, because they THINK they and doing a good thing, however, they are actually causing more harm to themselves than good.
Remember, it doesn’t matter how much money you have, or how many trips and material things you have accumulated over the years, in order to acquire REAL WEALTH, your health must be a priority.
Without it, you may as well be broke.
Committed to your success,
Matt
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