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US Navy

Special Operations Medic

I help high-achieving professionals achieve peak performance in high-stress situations without falling victim to stress and burnout. From college dropout to Special Operations team, I share my lessons learned.

Hey, I'm Joel.

TLDR people

I spent 12 years on a Marine Special Operations team. I have dedicated my life to mastering the art of discipline, mental toughness, and resilience. I help clients to harness their inner warrior to conquer life's challenges and emerge stronger. 

The long story. 

I spent the first 22 years of my life lost. Dropped out of college, and worked dead-end jobs. No direction in life. Through finding discipline and mental toughness I was able to enlist in the military and build a career in Special Operations.

Mental toughness and discipline have allowed me to do things I never thought possible: 

- 50-mile runs
- 10 mile swims
- 20 Mile ruck runs

Plus much more.

Most people go through life never realizing what they are capable of. 

Come learn with me. 

You can find me on X here : https://twitter.com/TheSuccessCycle

What an opportunity I have been granted. 

I cannot wait.

Joel Blades

10+ Years Special Operation Veteran. Ultra-Marathon Runner. Adventure Seeker. Building Mental Toughness by doing hard things. Chasing the best version of myself.

Habits that destroy confidence:

- Breaking small promises
- Comparing yourself daily
- Avoiding uncomfortable work
- Overthinking instead of acting
- Living for other people’s approval

Talks about #writer, #leadership, and #professionaldevelopment

If you wait until you’re “ready,” you’ll never start.

If you wait until it’s “perfect,” you’ll never finish.

Success belongs to those who jump before they’re prepared,

then figure it out mid-air.

The ability to go run 100 miles without needing anyone’s permission is the closest thing to real freedom that exists.

You don’t discover mental toughness in comfort.

You discover it when you’re dehydrated, sleep-deprived, and every voice in your head is begging you to quit.

That’s the moment that defines who you are.

Nobody cares about your goals.

Not your boss. 
Not your friends. 
Not even your family.

They might support you, but at the end of the day, you’re the one who has to put in the miles, the reps, the hours.

Waiting for someone else to push you is why you’re stuck.

Most people are addicted to Netflix,

I am addicted to finding out how far my body can go. 

BigFoot 200 prep has begun.

Most people want the comfort of average and the results of elite.

You can’t have both.

The elite trade ease for excellence.

They know soft lives make hard regrets.

Discipline is built in the hours nobody sees.

Your future is built in the moments you feel like quitting.

If you only act when you “feel like it,” you’ll die with nothing but regret.

A man without discipline isn’t free. 

He’s a slave to his feelings.

You think failure will kill you?

It won’t.

What kills you is the slow erosion of playing it safe.

Better to die swinging than rot in silence.

Why discipline beats motivation:

1. Motivation is emotional. Discipline is mechanical.
2. Motivation fades. Discipline compounds.
3. Motivation is rare. Discipline is daily.

Stop chasing feelings. Build systems.

Discipline is the purest form of self-respect.

The world doesn’t reward intentions. 

It rewards execution.

Stop asking for permission to be tough.

- Your own mind will tell you to quit
- Society will tell you comfort is the goal
- Influencers will tell you discipline is “toxic”

Do the hard thing anyway.

The real flex isn’t having “Manager” or “Director” in your title.

It’s leading without:

- Playing office politics to get ahead
- Sacrificing your team for your own gain
- Needing constant praise from executives

True leadership is influence without compromise.

The worst thing about weakness is that it spreads...

It will infect your body, your mind, and everyone who hangs around you.

How to build unshakable mental toughness:

- Obsess over doing hard things daily
- Share your challenges and progress openly
- Journal your thoughts, fears, and breakthroughs
- Surround yourself with people who refuse to quit

Do this for 6 months and you won’t fail.

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