Pillars of power
Program syllabus
Grit building
Build skills
Accountability
Assess your current level of grit and improve it.
Gain productive skills that will propel you forward.
Describe and discuss your personal journey through personal sessions.
Re-invent yourself and build a solid foundation based on growth and resilience
Introduction
Definition
Pillars of power is a program you can buy to access exclusive online content and be partnered with a transformation consultant. Through well researched content, exercises and personal discussions, this program teaches you to remove unnecessary blocks in your personal development and to increase your perceived capacity to a level closer to your real potential. It is designed to bring you from a struggling / low-ambition individual, to someone that knows how to self-motivate and prioritize action; an individual that can respond to life's challenges and thrive.
Pillars of power is a program aimed at re-inventing yourself sustainably. It is about finding your OVY (Optimal version of yourself) through gaining grit, resilience and mental resistance; in other words staying in the fight, bouncing back from setbacks and give more than you thought possible. The Pillars of power program is a neurological takeover of your own perceived limitations, it is installing a high-performance operating system and forging a hardened mindset. This is not just another coat of paint, it is a a complete structural renovation; it is about identifying your limiting beliefs and eliminating your quitting self.
Become adept at mental engineering, stop the symphony of intent, enter a phase of pure unadulterated self-creation
How does it work?
This program combines the human element of meeting a transformation consultant (online), the structured discipline of prepared modules in a curriculum, and the practical application of plug-and-play exercises. Instead of going through content on your own, you are following an open roadmap in which experimentation and the discussion of topics is encouraged.
On a regular session, the transformation consultant will introduce a specific topic and a discussion which will be centered around how that concept is directly related to your situation. During or after a session, you will be given concrete exercises to practice and deliver behavioral changes.
By having ready-made exercises and tools, the program adds a personal tracking element that is crucial in understanding the objective shift in your behavior patterns. This element is particularly important because progress is easier to track when it is objectively recorded. By looking at your data over time, you will see measurable results which will turn into self-propelling motivation.
This is not just another coat of paint, it is a complete structural renovation
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Main tenets
Optimal version of yourself (OVY)
In biology, the Norm of Reaction is the scientific map of an organism's potential. It describes the full range of physical outcomes or performances that a single set of genetic code can produce when exposed to different environments. For humans, this means our internal programming offers a variety of versions we could lead.
In other words, your genes might give you the potential to be a high-performance athlete, but that version of you only gets "unlocked" if you provide the right training, nutrition, and environment. While you can't change your code, you have a massive amount of control over how that code actually expresses itself in the real world. The goal is to try to be one of those versions of yourself that falls close to your maximum potential, namely your Optimal Version of Yourself (OVY).
Grit
Grit is always needed to achieve something worthwhile in life; grit defeats talent in the long run, and the good news is, unlike talent, grit can be improved and developed. Take the driver seat and start moving forward, accept it is within your scope of decision to be able to take command of your behavior. Turn your back to fear and start strategizing your own life takeover.
Stamina
At the end of the day, your stamina determines how far you go. Your limits are self-imposed, so why not adapting them so that any goal post or milestone in life you have is minor compared to your mental endurance. Whether you think you can make it or not, you are right. With the help of this program you will be able to switch mindsets and start setting yourself up correctly by believing in the power of a growth mindset and casting your previous perceived capabilities aside.
Intervention process
Change can only happen through action, yet so many of us struggle with taking action, being assertive and enacting lasting change. Therefore the need for having someone external walk the journey with us and mentor our development.
MRL's intervention architecture facilitates building a stable and self-reinforcing framework of positive change. This happens through the transformation consultant keeping track of the progress, creating a rhythm of steady progress, and engaging in fruitful conversations in which the participant reaches his/her own conclusions and is therefore not fed ready-made answers.
Uncover your potential
Prune away the neural pathways of fear, hesitancy and self-doubt and start thickening the pathways of grit and resilience
Background
Problem statement #1: Fear of failing
Have you ever seen someone do something awe-inspiring and think:
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This is not for me...
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I am not a person that can do that...
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That is something only they can do...
Putting others as super heroes and ourselves as normal or incapable is a self-sabotaging belief. Why would you decide that you are not capable and leave to someone else to live their best lives? Perhaps you have secretly wished you were a different person, one that is more assertive, one that does not back down from any challenge or one that never quits; this is at the end of the day... your life, what feeling do you want to have when you look back at it? Is it regret or pride?
Have you ever...
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Lost an opportunity due to low effort?
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Failed and realized you did not do your best?
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Gotten used to quitting?
Why wouldn't we give our best? What mental blocks do we have in place which make us not show up to our own lives? I believe we can all change into a more positive people, yet we often wait to touch rock-bottom to initiate change. It takes a major crisis or a massive wake-up call to decide to start living our lives differently. Once that decision has been made, and one could argue that is in fact the easiest part, we now have to choose a direction where to go, who to listen, what content to consume, and beyond that... what exactly to change in ourselves?
Whatever that initial discomfort is, and whichever direction we choose to pursue, there is more chance we will be able to make that through and enact change if we have a no-quit policy and a massive reservoir of grit¹ to propel us forward.
Have you ever...
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Met a person that has no goals or hardly any interests?
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Met someone that is always planning to kickstart something new and yet, nothing seems to occur?
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Have you ever met someone that criticizes the efforts of everyone else, minimizing their achievements, pointing out their mistakes?
Why is it that some people seem to be able to put things in motion and be a positive contribution, and others simply cannot? Are we really born winners and losers?
At the end of the day anyone can point to their personal circumstances and justify the outcome, how will you explain your current status?
Grit is always needed to achieve something worthwile. Grit defeats talent in the long run.
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Beliefs
Stories we believe
Take a look at these two stories and decide which one you want to be:
Story #1
I am a quitter, I leave things for tomorrow. I blame others for my own faults and give excuses when things go wrong. I become intimidated by tasks. I feel I am better than others. I am a frustrated individual but think I deserve special treatment.
Story #2
I am a finisher, I execute today. I own my outcomes and find solutions when things go wrong. I become energized by tasks and know there is always room to grow. I am proud of where I stand in life and what I have achieved.
What is the difference? Why is it that one person is completely frustrated and the other seems to have everything in order? Could it be perhaps that there are inner beliefs that drive how a person acts? What if we could find, analyze and dissect those self-defeating thought patterns, and intervene and modulate those fundamental beliefs? What if on top of that we do a couple of experiments in order to see if there is improvement and find out what is the exact personal formula that will make you feel energized and move forward.
Nature vs nurture
In the endless nature versus nurture debate, people usually take sides with equally worthy arguments. The Mental Resistance Lab proposes that the answer might lie in our underlying mental frameworks, in other words, in our nurture, and the past-made support structures we unconsciously carry within. Our values and personality got cast in the uncompromising molds of our childhood, and were later solidified by our silent inner beliefs.
Social structures
We all live within a society, which means that we are awash by social norms and expectations that might not serve us. It is your duty to disentangle your own self from the society you live within and articulate your own goals.
Body / mind split
As humans, the mind is all we got, it is the motor and command center of our actions. When in health, our body is the enabler of what our minds set out to do; therefore disciplining the mind will have undeniable effects in our behavior and health.
Assigning blame only creates idle time, encouraging mediocrity and losing games
Goals & benefits
Goals
Here are the goals of the program:
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To develop mental strength by diminishing previous negative programming.
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To safely confront in-built practices (habits and behaviors).
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To reboot your nervous system through an intense, mind-altering experience that forces forward-leaning action.
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To bridge the gap between unused potential and maximized potential.
Benefits
Here a list of potential benefits:
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Negativity bias: Going from a negative and defeatist mentality to a winning one.
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Rapid Perspective Shift: Participants will develop years of clarity regarding their life choices and behaviors.
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Neural Plasticity: Rewiring your brain, making it easier to break old habits and negative thought patterns.
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Forward-momentum: Gaining the clarity to lead, the power to execute, and the competence to win.
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Mental resistance: Rewriting your inner software to become mentally stronger.
It is in staying dedicated to an endeavor which delivers self-fulfillment and purpose.
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Is this for you?
Ask yourself and be honest: is there anything you could do to become a better person? A better friend? A better employee? What about deeper relationships like becoming a better son or daughter, or a better father or mother.
Now ask yourself again, is there is something you can do about it, and are you willing to change?
Our assumption
It is reasonable to assume that a set of principles that is based on a strong and positive foundation will help you bridge the gap when it comes to achieving a stronger version of yourself. Become an example today, don't leave it for tomorrow.
Action plan
This program is about learning to make the right decision, to stop quitting, and to reframe your story into a coherent action plan. No prerequisites required, just the resolve to show up and do the work, stop living from a place of comfort and start leading with grit. Challenge the structures that compromise your mental clarity, and replace them with a personalized action plan rooted in internal discipline.
Program outline
Module | Description | Duration |
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1. The operating system | Before you take a single step, you must change how you perceive the path. This initial module is about learning what a growth mindset is based on the principles deliniated in 'Mindset' by Carol S. Dweck. | 1 session | 1 exercise | 3 hours |
2. Systems | You have the mindset, now we establish the systems that are going to be our foundation. | 1 lesson | 2 hours |
3. The engine | Now that your mindset and systems are in place, it is time to expand your comfort zone and start challenging yourself. | 3 lessons | 4 hours |
4. Breakthrough | Go beyond what you thought was possible.Find your own story of propulsion. | 2 lesson | 2 hours |
5. Afterburner | Growth must remain rewarding. Here is where we device your sustainable and self-sustained growth system. | 1 lesson | 1 hour |
Notes:
¹ Grit: Firmness of mind or spirit, unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger. (Merriam Webster)