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Learn the inner secrets of
Navy SEAL Mental Toughness
and develop a Warrior
Offensive Mind-set
You may have heard of SEALFIT, CrossFit’s
cousin on steroids, famous for culminating
determination and physical threshold of its
participants. Elite athletes and warriors
hard work. The center, located on an idyllic
strip of Encinitas beachfront, consists of
a breezy courtyard, which separates a
meditation studio and weight room.
surround the open area, and when empty,
the grounds feel downright relaxing.
It might be hard to imagine that serious,
gut-wrenching, mind-altering work happens
here, and on the deceptively calm adjacent
Picture that beach crawling with camo-clad
athletes and soldiers throwing weight
around while eating sand with a salt-water
chaser. If you want to feel like your WODs
are child’s play, watch the video of CrossFit
studs like Kristin Clever and Greg
Amundson struggling through the grueling
SEALFIT Academy. (Search CrossFit
SEALFIT Intro on YouTube.)
Commander Mark Divine, founder of
SEALFIT, has a history of pushing himself
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beyond the edges of his physical and
mental boundaries. He has proven himself
not only capable, but exceptional, in
a complex list of realms. His ability to
thrive as a businessman, Navy SEAL,
and athlete make him a man whose
advice on setting and achieving goals
is often sought. Fresh out of college,
Divine began his career as a Wall-Street
CPA before making the decision to join
the military. He spent twenty years as a
Navy SEAL, nine full time active duty and
eleven more as a reservist during which
he was mobilized twice and deployed to
Iraq during Iraqi Freedom. He retired as
a Commander in 2011. During his time
in the reserves, he began the process
of pursuing a Doctorate in Leadership,
but was deployed before completing his
between assignments and discovered that
the pace of higher education was not for
him. He made a calculated and potentially
risky decision to quit his PhD program
and create SEALFIT.
Divine’s eclectic professional journey is
mirrored by a similarly diverse athletic
journey – he has practiced Karate for
decades, was an endurance athlete, and
is an avid yogi. Combine this background
with his SEAL Physical Training, and
the foundation for SEALFIT was born.
SEALFIT is a physical gauntlet. Only the
most mentally and physically able manage
to complete SEALFIT Academy, which has
become a sort of benchmark for the most
gnarly of athletes. Its only downside?
SEALFIT is geographically and temporally
limiting; it only exists in Encinitas, and
So, what is the athlete, the business
owner, the entrepreneur, the organizer,
the soldier, or the student who is trapped
pocketbook to do?
Enter Unbeatable MindUnbeatable Mind is Divine’s latest
program, designed for anybody who
wishes to kick ass in any domain.
It’s a self-help system for the extremely
motivated that can be applied to all areas
of life, not just athleticism. It is well
organized, and best of all, is accessible.
Divine’s premise is easy to get behind.
The Unbeatable Mind, the book that
serves as the base curriculum for the
program, is organized as a series of
stages, skills, values, etc., all stemming
from Divine’s foundational Two Primary
Disciplines: Self-Mastery and Service.
Under each of these categories lie
admirable, albeit daunting, sub-sets.
Self-Mastery includes methods for
practicing simplicity, contentment,
seriousness, dedication, introspection,
and authenticity. Service covers lessons
on fostering generosity and compassion.
What’s interesting about Divine’s process
is that this list of disciplines, which
sounds like an anthem of peace, is
effectively used to train warriors. But
warriors who train according to Divine’s
principles do so with clarity and calm
by mastering the connections between
mind, emotion, and body. One list that
shows up over and over again in the
curriculum is The Five Mountains: the
physical, mental, emotional, awareness/
intuition, and kokoro (heart spirit).
The Five Mountains appear frequently
for a reason; they’re the practical core
of Divine’s premise, and although he
does not explicitly state it, there appears
to be no real hierarchy of importance.
That’s to say; somebody who is very
physically able but lacks emotional
control is no better off as a whole person
than a morbidly obese couch potato who
has mastered the skill of awareness and
intuition. To be the best human you
the Mountains.
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You might think this all sounds well and good, but a
little abstract. How do I practice intuition, you ask?
What’s contentment really look like, and what does it
have to do with my workouts? If this material sounds
presented applicably in the lessons. Should you register
for the program, you’ll receive login information for The
Unbeatable Mind Academy Member Site. Here you’ll have
access to the two books that comprise the base curriculum
– Unbeatable Mind and Unbeatable Mind Workbook – as
well as multiple videos narrated by Mark Divine. These
cover theory and practice, and include a conceptual lecture
stemming from the book, as well as a guided meditation
session. Each monthly lesson has its own page on the
Member Site. What does a lesson look like? Lesson One
consists of 8 videos: 1 overview, 3 demonstrations, and
4 lectures/lessons. There are also 3 separate worksheets
dealing with realistic goal-setting and planning for the
program as a whole. Most of the videos are also available
as MP3s.
We might have trouble admitting it, but CrossFitters
like being told what to do, to a degree, and having
accountability built into our lifestyle and regimens is
only helpful. Divine’s program is user-friendly; if you
commit to reading and performing the disciplines, Divine
will hold your hand through the process. There are
models, examples, and guided videos for nearly every
tangible step in the Unbeatable Mind process. The book is
supported heavily by the Work Book, and the Work Book is
supplemented by handouts.
There is something in this program for everybody, but
not without a true commitment. For people who are
interested in accomplishing their goals without journaling,
meditating, and practicing yoga, this is not your program.
For those who are interested in the self-analysis and
emotional control techniques developed by this program
but cannot bear imagining any practical manifestation of
this discipline ending violently, this is not your program.
This program is for the Peaceful Warrior: if you fall too
far on either end of that spectrum, you might not love
the curriculum. If you are willing and able to tap into the
complexities of your mind and body, Unbeatable Mind will
help you in achieving your goals, whatever they may be.
To learn more about Mark Divine’s UNBEATABLE MINDS
program you can visit: www.UnbeatableMind.com.
Divine’s Unbeatable Mind - Learn the Secrets of Developing Mental Toughness