“The mind is the best weapon” – John J. Rambo

I remember as a kid when I was sick and would stay home from school my favorite movie to watch was Rambo II (I’m talking middle and high school here, not kindergarten!). Rambo was my superhero. Always calm, always cool… could take on an entire army all by himself and win. As I reflect back on what attracted me to Sylvester Stallone’s character in that movie series the most, it was his mentality – his mindset.

The above movie clip is actually one of my favorite parts. When Murdock (who later gets an up-close introduction to Rambo’s survival knife) tries to impress Rambo with all the latest and greatest technology that the 80’s had to offer. Rambo, the great philosopher turns and replies “I’ve always believed that the mind is the best weapon.” What a great statement. Whether in combat, in a survival situation or in everyday life, the mind is the best weapon. I thought I would kick things off with this first blog post talking about mindset.

The idea behind the name of this blog “Never Quit” is focused on your continued mindset. You don’t have to be facing an entire army to use your mind as a weapon, a never quit mindset in day to day life will pay you dividends throughout your life. And since this blog is mostly about survival techniques nothing is more fitting than “getting your mind right”. If you find yourself in any type of survival situation quitting is not an option, and failure is not an option.

The other thing I think of when it comes to mindset for survival is preparation. You have to be a prepper! Not a zombie apocalypse prepper. But a knowledge prepper, someone who seeks and gathers information. Prepare for a worst-case-scenario by learning as much as you can. So when all the fancy tools and technology fails you, at least you will still have your best weapon… your mind!

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