Don’t be afraid of circus: The Secret to Building Resilience

Hey, Arjun here.

6 words that I hope I learned 6 years ago:

Don’t be afraid of the circus.

Hack 2 minutes: Find Your “Circus”

What is the circus? And why do you have to be afraid of that?

As explained by Navy Seal William H. Mcraven, in the Navy Seal training, if you are finished last in the challenges of physical fitness, you are sent to the circus.

Frankly, the circus is an extra physical training for those who do not reach the standard of the navy seal.

People can say it’s like additional homework when your grades are not equal.

Initially, when Mcraven was sent to the circus, like other people, he was discouraged.

Exercise is tiring …

And with more exercise, will not continue to suffer because his body is taxed?

But this is what he realized:

When he repeatedly went to the circus, and extra training took victims … instead of suffering his performance, he really realized that he improved and became stronger.

Instead of finishing the last in the challenges of physical fitness, he is now not only finished first but also wins with a strong margin, smoking the rest of the competition.

He then realized something about his thoughts that happened here:

It’s easy to be afraid of failure.

That’s natural: we are all afraid of failure.

Feelings of despair or shame because they did not achieve goals, even before that happened, was anxiety that was induced.

And it feels worse when this failure is public.

But this is the problem:

Failure is temporary.

Every time we were torn down, and we woke up and we tried again, we were building “successful muscles.”

Instead of seeing failure as negative, re -frame to see it as an opportunity to learn to shift all of your perspectives.

Failure is an opportunity to reflect, analyze, and improve what is successful and unsuccessful and move forward in a smarter way.

This shift or mindset of perspective is sometimes called growth mindset.

This might also remind you of the term “grit.”

For more about Grit, see Angela Duckworth’s work – he is a prominent expert about this issue.

In the end, embracing the mindset of growth, and strengthening your inner grit can be a modifier of absolute games in all aspects of life:

How to apply this:

1. Identify your “circus” – What do you avoid because it is difficult?

2. Relying on discomfort – Schedule regular sessions with your most challenging assignments

3. Track progress – Pay attention to how repeated exposure to difficulty building strength

4. Build recovery time – Even the Navy seal needs to rest between difficult sessions

5. Celebrate a small victory – Recognize improvement, not just achievement

So next time you are afraid of difficult tasks, or hard work, remember: Don’t be afraid of circus.

You will only come out stronger.

What we fear most usually is what we need to do the most.

What is your current “circus”? Things you avoid that can make you stronger? Press the reply and tell me.

See you next week.

Come on doola ⚡

Arjun

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PS If you start or develop your business feel like your personal “circus”, we can help make the process simpler at Doola. Sometimes the right support system makes all differences in facing challenges.