Strategies for Overcoming Mental and Emotional Fatigue

I don’t share this with you as a sob story. In fact, it’s not something I like talking about.

But I figure if it’s something that I deal with quite often, it’s likely something you deal with too.

I’m an ambitious man. And, like any high-achiever, the stress and frustration of not experiencing the results we desire as quickly as we’d like gets to us from time to time.

So, I thought I’d share with you a couple of counterintuitive ideas for getting yourself out of the funk you’re in and back into the battle.

I wish I could tell you that being a hard-charger was easy. It isn’t. It’s actually really stressful at times.
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But the older I get the more I realize that a man’s ability to pump on the brakes from time to time is what allows him to go as fast as possible other times.

Take care of yourself, fellas. 👊🏻⚒

[TayDays]

Whenever I feel down, I recognize that it's because I shifted all attention toward myself in a negative way.
Instead of having so much disappointment and frustration in myself for not getting things done, I shift my mindset.
Rather than seeing exercise or reading as a chore, I see it as an opportunity to improve myself.
In addition to this, I ask myself "Will being frustrated or disappointed have any positive impact on my life? Will these thoughts matter in the long run?".
It serves as a helpful reminder for what I need to be doing for the day so I can continue getting after it.

[Stu_DLNGR]

Dude! Me too. I feel down af today. Typically not my vibration. Feels heavy. Thanks for your work. I appreciate you and your work.

[stephendaniel]

Appreciate you getting up and doing this even when you didn’t feel like it.

[agenpertin]

Thanks dude... Gonna help me for sure. It's been a couple of days but no more says my heart. Good bless. 👊👊👊

[robfelts]

Thanks brother for being open and sharing these lessons with us. I get immense value from OOM and The Iron Council. I am implementing these lessons and skills and sharing them with others.

[carrolltonpal]

I feel we are coming from. When it comes to the entrepreneurial PMS. I have been running the gym for 13 years. At first as a volunteer for the police department. And then for the last six years as a small business. As you know, we are on sabbatical. While I do miss my kids and my friends in the program. It is giving me a chance to take a step back and re-evaluate certain things. I'm enjoying being dad right now to a 17 yr old.

[USMC-czll]

Thanks for the video, Ryan. I've actually been in this rut for months. I had to step away from one of the main things that I felt was getting me closer to my goals back in the fall. Since then I haven't had motivation or direction for much of anything.

[armytank]

I feel the same way brother and battle with this it comes in waves. Always looking for tools to add to my toolbox to help with things in life.

[מיכאלמרטיןבנדיקטוס]

1. Encourage yourself for what you have done well! It is not only a duty to perform, it is a privilege, and you earn your OWN respect for what you achieve! 2. After you acquire a good habit, when it is engrained, ease off the "disciplined" approach necessary to set it up and instead give it space to unfold. THese two things helped me.

[titomlm]

Good job fam, Teamwork makes the dreamwork! Nice beard too! 💯⚖️🦅

[wndrwmn]

Disengage is great! I usually take the extra time to think it thru.
I needed to make a business call the other day & I chose to wait until late afternoon & think of all the approaches to take.
It went great rather than talking when I wasn't ready.
Archery is awesome!

[vidararason-tex]

I don't have the dream result, but I would like to say thank you for sharing. I'm having the same thoughts. The situation is getting hopefully better each day, regarding C19, in my simple mind, I want to stand up and help, be the man\leader that gives hope. This will pass; we will be fine. I'm doing it daily, working in the front line as a medic, some days are just hard. I relate to the working out\gym closure, missing my"therapy".

Stay save and healthy and all the best from 🇮🇸

[מיכאלמרטיןבנדיקטוס]

Sir! That is EXACTLY what I have now also. Especially when you are really moving on a good and worthwhile project, the heaviness of the responsibility, even of a worthwhile project, can first pull you down initially. I hundred percent empathise with that.

[zoezzzarko]

Less specific expectations helps a lot. Positive outcomes can even come from negativity... it's all about perspective 😎

[thezonemtb]

20+ years of archery here. Right now i'm doing a lot of mountainbiking.

[erichelsing]

Yup I haven't been able to do ju jitsu in a couple weeks... I definitely feel a negative affect from this

[davidhutchison]

Theres this book From Order of Man you should check out. Also Read John 3 and Psalm 91....and meditate on that.