How to stop being a coward and become an Aggressive Badass.
A thread.
A thread.
What is cowardice?
Cowardice is a natural protective reaction. It is a healthy instinct.
When we born we already have it. Cowardice helps us to be alert, help us “feel” the danger and gives us a signal for further reaction.
Cowardice is a natural protective reaction. It is a healthy instinct.
When we born we already have it. Cowardice helps us to be alert, help us “feel” the danger and gives us a signal for further reaction.
From Wikipedia:
“Cowardice is a trait wherein fear and excess self-concern override doing or saying what is right, good, and of help to others or oneself in a time of need – it is the opposite of courage.
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“Cowardice is a trait wherein fear and excess self-concern override doing or saying what is right, good, and of help to others or oneself in a time of need – it is the opposite of courage.
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As a label, “cowardice” indicates a failure of character in the face of a challenge.”
I believe this definition to be largely incomplete.
Cowardice should go together with courage.
I believe this definition to be largely incomplete.
Cowardice should go together with courage.
If you deny your “cowardice”, then you will deny your natural instinct, deny your intuition.
Cowardice is like “yellow light” when you are driving a car.
It warns you that you have a few seconds before the “red signal”.
Cowardice is like “yellow light” when you are driving a car.
It warns you that you have a few seconds before the “red signal”.
The task is to treat your “cowardice” with respect and understand its purpose and use it to your advantage!
There are 2 major reasons why people feel cowardice
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There are 2 major reasons why people feel cowardice
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The first reason of cowardice is the lack of self-defense knowledge.
When a person does not know how to fight, does not know how physically defend themselves – they feel scared and run away.
But this is just the knowledge.
When a person does not know how to fight, does not know how physically defend themselves – they feel scared and run away.
But this is just the knowledge.
It is like – if you do not know how to drive a car, you do not get into a driving seat.
Again, this is a healthy reaction.
The goal is to make you take battles that you can win and then gradually build your ability to confront your fears.
That's how you build courage.
Again, this is a healthy reaction.
The goal is to make you take battles that you can win and then gradually build your ability to confront your fears.
That's how you build courage.
Courage is the ability to see the possible negative outcome of the confrontation and find the inner strength to solve the situation without injuries.
I have (in collaboration with @EgoDriv) developed an audio guide to help you gain that psychological self-defense knowledge.
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I have (in collaboration with @EgoDriv) developed an audio guide to help you gain that psychological self-defense knowledge.
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With the help of this audio series, you'll spot covert aggression before it happens.
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@EgoDriv The second reason of cowardice is the lack on self-confidence.
The person might know hundred self-defense techniques, but not able to use them.
The roots of lack of self-confidence come from our childhood and life experience.
But how to overcome these issues?
The person might know hundred self-defense techniques, but not able to use them.
The roots of lack of self-confidence come from our childhood and life experience.
But how to overcome these issues?
@EgoDriv How to stop being a coward?
It is important to realize which of the 2 reasons above applies to you and work on that problem directly.
Very often people have both problems.
I recommend working on them simultaneously.
But this is not enough.
Keep reading
It is important to realize which of the 2 reasons above applies to you and work on that problem directly.
Very often people have both problems.
I recommend working on them simultaneously.
But this is not enough.
Keep reading
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@EgoDriv WORK ON YOUR AGGRESSIVITY.
Let me explain.
Let me explain.
@EgoDriv Life is a war.
Life is a constant fight
and there is a law of combat that remains true forever:
The more aggressive combatant always wins.
Life is a constant fight
and there is a law of combat that remains true forever:
The more aggressive combatant always wins.
@EgoDriv There have even been times in history when a severely under-equipped and outnumbered army overcame its enemy through pure aggression and violence.
In other words, aggressive individuals have an advantage
In other words, aggressive individuals have an advantage
@EgoDriv But what if you’re not a “naturally aggressive” individual?
Fortunately, you don’t have to be naturally aggressive to develop an aggressive mindset.
Let me help you out here.
Fortunately, you don’t have to be naturally aggressive to develop an aggressive mindset.
Let me help you out here.
@EgoDriv Aggression Can Be Learned.
Before you can start building your aggression, you must understand how aggressive mindsets develop.
Scientists have determined that aggression can be both rooted in genetics and learned from the external environment.
Before you can start building your aggression, you must understand how aggressive mindsets develop.
Scientists have determined that aggression can be both rooted in genetics and learned from the external environment.
@EgoDriv When scientists compared people with genetic aggression to those with learned aggression, they determined that both groups' behaviors were nearly identical.
What does this mean for you, you may ask?
What does this mean for you, you may ask?
@EgoDriv It means that you can develop an aggressive mindset without having a predisposition to aggression.
In other words, you can learn aggression regardless of where you were born, how you grew up, or your experiences in life.
In other words, you can learn aggression regardless of where you were born, how you grew up, or your experiences in life.
@EgoDriv With that established, here are three strategies for developing aggression in your daily life.
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@EgoDriv Strategy 1: Establish Your Reason to Fight
“A true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because
he loves what is behind him.”
The first step to developing aggression is establishing a powerful reason to fight.
“A true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because
he loves what is behind him.”
The first step to developing aggression is establishing a powerful reason to fight.
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@EgoDriv This can include driving factors like sending your kids to college or providing for loved ones.
Regardless of your motivation, your reason to push forward must be greater than the fear of failure.
Regardless of your motivation, your reason to push forward must be greater than the fear of failure.
@EgoDriv Strategy 2: Eliminate the Possibility of Failure.
Although the era of military conscription is mostly behind us, there are powerful lessons we can learn from how historic militaries would weaponize soldiers who did not want to fight.
Although the era of military conscription is mostly behind us, there are powerful lessons we can learn from how historic militaries would weaponize soldiers who did not want to fight.
@EgoDriv When armies began conscripting soldiers or using penal battalions (units composed of prisoners), one thing became clear: men don’t like being coerced into war.
Forced military units were often disorganized, undisciplined, and would rout easily.
Forced military units were often disorganized, undisciplined, and would rout easily.
@EgoDriv Something had to be done to ensure that these troops would stand and fight. The solution: eliminating the possibility of failure.
Military commanders would send their forced battalions to battle first and instruct their remaining troops to kill any retreating soldiers.
Military commanders would send their forced battalions to battle first and instruct their remaining troops to kill any retreating soldiers.
@EgoDriv As inhumane as this battle tactic was, it worked wonders in making forced militants aggressive.
Cornered and unable to flee, the only way to survive was to kill the enemy.
Cornered and unable to flee, the only way to survive was to kill the enemy.
@EgoDriv These penal and conscripted battalions would often become the most feared and brutal units on the battlefield.
The lesson to learn? That taking away your option to fail is an excellent way to develop aggression.
The lesson to learn? That taking away your option to fail is an excellent way to develop aggression.
@EgoDriv When you can retreat with little consequence, you are less willing to fight because you know there is a way out. If you can take away your option to fail, aggressive action will be the only option you have.
@EgoDriv When facing an obstacle that you’re scared to challenge, find ways to eliminate the possibility of failure.
Keep reading for the last strategy to develop aggressivity.
Keep reading for the last strategy to develop aggressivity.
@EgoDriv Strategy 3: Get Used to Aggressive Situations.
One of the best ways to develop confidence and aggression is to put yourself in aggressive scenarios often.
The more regularly you force yourself into an aggressive mindset, the less foreign it will feel.
One of the best ways to develop confidence and aggression is to put yourself in aggressive scenarios often.
The more regularly you force yourself into an aggressive mindset, the less foreign it will feel.
@EgoDriv There are several ways you can train your aggression regularly.
These range from taking cold showers and purposefully doing things that make you uncomfortable, to playing sports where you must defeat an opponent or team.
These range from taking cold showers and purposefully doing things that make you uncomfortable, to playing sports where you must defeat an opponent or team.
@EgoDriv Although these are all great ways to develop aggression, one method trumps them all:
Combat sports.
Entering physical combat with a trained opponent is a surefire way to develop your physical and mental aggression.
Combat sports.
Entering physical combat with a trained opponent is a surefire way to develop your physical and mental aggression.
@EgoDriv Combat sports dilute the human experience of violence into its most simple form: you VS the enemy.
If you join a combat sports gym and start participating regularly, you’ll see an immediate improvement in your aggression and willingness to face challenges.
If you join a combat sports gym and start participating regularly, you’ll see an immediate improvement in your aggression and willingness to face challenges.
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