The Heart and The Fist

No video post this week as I want all of you to read this.
-I just finished a book titled "The Heart and The Fist". It is about a Rhodes Scholar who becomes a Navy Seal and proceeds to fight in Afganastan and Iraq an at the same time is able to complete amazing huminatarian efforts around the world.  As an aside I am not a war proponent by any stratch but I am very interested in all areas that involve Team Building Through Extraordinary Effort!
-The author Eric Greitens describes in detail BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition Training) and specifically "Hell Week" which is the final Physical, Mental and Emotinal test in becoming a Navy Seal. This is a program in which the strongest and best American soldiers join and still less than 30% will pass.
-Greitens was asked "What kind of people make it through Hell Week? "I found his answer to be extremely relevant to where we are going as a FOOTBALL PROGRAM.   The author states:                        " I don't know." - I know generally-who won't make it through Hell Week. There are a dozen types that fail. The weightlifting meatheads who think that the size of their biceps is an indication of their strength; they usually fail. The kids covered in tatoos announcing to the world how tough they are; they usually fail. The pretend leaders who don't want to get dirty; they usually fail. The me-first, look at me, I'm the best former athlete who have always been told they are the best; they usually fail.  The blowhards who have a thousand stories about what they are going to do, but a thin record of what they have actually done; they usually fail. The men who make excuses; they usually fail. The whiners, the "This is Not Fair" guys, they self pitying criers; they usually fail. The talkers who have always looked good or sounded good, rather than actually been good; they usually fail. In short, all of the men who focus on show fail. THE VICIOUS BEAUTY OF BUD/S IS THAT THERE ARE NO EXCUSES, NO EXPLANATIONS. YOU DO OR DO'T THAT'S IT!!!