Falling to the level of our training

Psychology, Running 0 Minutes

I first saw the following wonderful quote in a book by Joshua Medcalf (called Hustle),  attributed to  an anonymous Navy SEAL:

Under pressure, you don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training.

What a beautiful principle to live your life by. (I was particularly inspired because I have been doing quite a bit of training for my upcoming IPPT – haven’t had an IPPT gold in ages!)

PS: A little research brought me to Quora where I learned that the origin of that quote could probably be attributed to the Greek poet Archilochus:

We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of the training.

Published by Donn Lee

My name is Donn and I work and play at the intersection of business and information technology, and am always looking for ways to see how work and life can be improved.

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