Unpacking What It Means To Be Unbreakable

Unpacking what it means to be Unbreakable. 

If you’re anything like me, when you were at school and you saw your ruler was describing itself as “shatter proof” you immediately snapped it in half. This is because I had no time for lies and I had no regard to school property. Alright, I had some respect for school property, but I did break those rulers. 

I think there is something to be said about an item or person claiming it is unbreakable and then wanting to prove it wrong. I’m not saying that the Titanic got what was coming to it, but I think there is a danger in saying “this ship is unsinkable” before setting sail across the ocean. 

It’s sort of a more extreme version of having a bad day and then saying “well at least it’s not raining” just as a weather warning is being announced on the news… 

As humans we are striving to make ourselves unbreakable. We are sold the idea that we need to build ourselves up to such a state of being that we can handle anything. We’re told we need to be ready for any and all eventualities. So we try and become shatterproof… and we shatter. In today’s episode we are going to be discussing what it means to be unbreakable and if we need to re-assess those ideas that we have. Are we striving to achieve the impossible to distract ourselves for the everyday or is there a way to truly become unbreakable? 

Welcome to The Andrew Sillitoe Show. 

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When do you feel strong? I mean really strong. Strong enough that you are incapable of feeling emotional pain or discomfort. Strong enough that sticks and stones won’t break your bones, let alone those words that have never hurt you, if the playground chant is to be believed? 

In this episode I am going to share with you when I feel at my strongest and the journey I’ve been on to get there. 

When I was younger, I was competitive. There is something about the world of sport that asks this of you. You have to fight for your place in the team, you have to prove that you are worthy of the logo on the front of your shirt and number on the back. You have to train, to turn up everyday with a mental and physical energy that you need to succeed. I have carried that attitude into adulthood. And still apply today.

The knowledge that victories are hard won and loses that are devastating but not the end of the road, are the result of my sports based passions as a young man. 

I have found the qualities I needed for team sports were matched when it comes to the mindset that I need to succeed in business. It is essential that you have a winning mentality, endurance, an acknowledgement of a team effort, a desire to improve. These qualities made me stronger. I knew, and know, the importance of practice. The strength that you build upon. The growing belief that you, and your team, can come across any challenge, face it head on, and win. 

A victory is a powerful dopamine hit and adrenaline rush. Your body is flooded with reward hormones for overcoming nerves and hitting the puck into the back of the net. Your body rewards you for smashing that presentation and landing your company a huge new contract and when it comes to our father’s fathers before us, they were praised by their bodies for chasing away that saber tooth tiger and living to fight another day. 

The rewards that come after a hard fought victory are almost unparalleled. Almost. 

I am going to share with you when I feel at my strongest and I’m going to tell you, with complete honesty, that I feel the strongest I have ever felt today. Right now. 

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