Never Be Defeated

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” -- Japanese Proverb

What does it take to build an indestructible mind?   In a world of setbacks, defeats, and failures, how do you stand up that eighth time?   Sure, you could watch Rocky, and other inspirational moves from the 25 Inspiration Movies list … but what if you could get science on your side?

Well, you can.  Dr. Alex Lickerman wrote the book on it.  The book is, The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self.  

I wrote a book review of The Undefeated Mind, but it gets better.  I was lucky in that Dr. Lickerman was kind enough to write a great guest post for me.  It’s titled Never Be Defeated.  It’s actually the story of Dr. Lickerman’s journey in writing his book, his personal transformation, and how he learned the true meaning of what it means to never be defeated.

Whether you’re trying to get your code to compile, or pay your mortgage, or recover from a not so great performance review, or just get back up on your feet again, there is power in persistence, and power in resilience.  We can all benefit from building an indestructible self.

I know a lot of people struggling with many challenges, from finding a job, to keeping their job, to fixing their health, to dealing with loss, and, recently, dealing with the after math of hurricane Sandy.

I hope that Dr. Lickerman’s story helps remind you of the power of resilience, and what it means to fall seven times, and stand up eight.