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Quotes about Being Prepared

    “The sole reason I work out like I do isn’t to prepare for and win ultra races.  I don’t have an athletic motive at all.  It’s to prepare my mind for life itself.  Life will always be the most grueling endurance sport, and when you train hard, get uncomfortable, and callous your mind, you will become a more versatile competitor, trained to find a way forward no matter what.  Because there will be times when the sh*t life throws at you isn’t minor at all.  Sometimes life hits you dead in the f*cking heart.” ~ David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me

      “In the military we always say we don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” ~ David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me

        “Life is not going to pick us up when we fall.  There will be forks in the road, knives in your f*cking back, mountains to climb, and we are only capable of living up to the image we create for ourselves.  Prepare yourself!” ~ David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me

          “I believe the world is chaotic and destiny favors the prepared.  Unfortunately, sometimes chaos just refuses the harness, no matter how well you bulletproof your mission and how committed you are to finding a way.  Moving forward despite chaotic conditions—and sometimes because of them—is inherently risky, and since we don’t shy away from risk, you will inevitably experience failure, probably more often than you succeed, actually.” ~ Mark Divine, The Way of the Seal

            “The only thing you really control in life is your preparation. You may be up against more devious, more intelligent, or more excitable people, but you can’t control their conduct, steal their skills, or tranquilize their emotions. You can’t control external events. But if you prepare yourself and your team fully, you know that you will have done all you can do to achieve an optimal result.” ~ Ronald Shapiro, Dare to Prepare

              “I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you’re proactive, you focus on preparing. If you’re reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Today Matters

                “The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.” ~ Anthony Robbins

                  “To respond is positive, to react is negative.” ~ Zig Ziglar

                    “Chance favors only the prepared mind.” ~ Louis Pasteur

                      “To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.” ~ Steve Ballesteros