{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Defensive Positions: The Royal Marines Strategy That Protects Your Mind, Your Time, and Your Life","description":" Week 17 of Royal Marine Commando training. A model village in Wales. A whole day building sandbag defenses, barbed wire, and fortified positions. And then the training team came in \u2014 full force, full aggression \u2014 trying to break through. Our position held. Two out of eight did. In this episode, I use that story as an analogy for the way most men are living their lives \u2014 with weak defenses, no structure, and the outside world constantly breaking through into their head, their energy, and their focus. Inside this episode: \u2022The Royal Marines FIBUA story and why it is the perfect analogy for how men operate under pressure \u2022Why most men's defenses are flaky \u2014 and why life keeps breaking through \u2022The Five Pillars as your primary defense mechanism: health, relationships, growth, business, and fun \u2022Why if you are only defending your business, you are leaving your whole life exposed \u2022How structure, routines, and systems are the sandbags \u2014 without them, you are undefended \u2022Why time, energy, and focus are the three assets you are defending \u2014 and how to protect them \u2022The role of accountability: why your defenses need to be tested to know where the weak points are \u2022What it actually feels like when your defenses hold \u2014 and why that is worth building You are defending your sanity, your happiness, your fulfillment, and your life. Build the defenses. Hold the position.   Book in a clarity call, details are here >>    https:\/\/consulting.boardmanjames.com\/clarity-call-booking-form ","author_name":"Men, Mindset & Mission","author_url":"https:\/\/boardmanjames.com","html":"