The Secret: The Part Where Most Trainees Quit SEAL Training
When do you think most people quit in SEAL training?
Hell Week? No.
Most people quit in one of the *easiest* evolutions.
It’s a 1-mile beach run.
No time requirement.
You just have to look like you’re running.
The catch: you don’t know when it will end.
Run until the instructors tell you to stop.
So why do so many quit when all they need to do is lightly jog?
Simple: they fail to stay present.
Instead of thinking about the next step, they wonder when it will end.
They tell themselves they can’t do this for hours longer.
They become mentally broken.
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