#130: Be Unstoppable With Alden Mills

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2015

⏱️ 31 minutes

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My guest today wrote a parable about a young boat captain that provides timeless advice on developing the traits needed for lasting and significant success in your life. His name is Alden Mills, he's a former Navy SEAL, inventor of the Perfect Pushup, and the author of Be Unstoppable: The Eight Essential Actions to Succeed at Anything. In today's podcast, Alden and I discuss perseverance, grit, and becoming the master and commander of your life.

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0:00.0	We're at McCay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.0	So one of the things that I collect are antique success books from the late 19th century,
0:21.5	early 20th century.
0:23.0	And I love these books because first they're super earnest, and which is really refreshing
0:27.9	in this sort of age of irony and sarcasm that we live in.
0:31.1	And it's just nice to see someone who wrote so sincerely.
0:34.0	I also like them because they focus on developing your character.
0:38.2	That was what they were all about in the late 19th century.
0:40.6	You develop a character, and it doesn't matter if you're a rich or poor, because you had
0:44.0	a strong character.
0:45.0	That's what mattered.
0:46.0	And I like that message.
0:47.4	And the other reason I like them is that usually they tell these ideas or impart teachings
0:54.2	by stories or allegories.
0:56.7	And that's why I love this book that just came out by Alden Mills.
1:00.2	He is the creator of the perfect push up, retired Navy Seal, and his book is called Be Unstoppable,
1:05.7	the eight essential actions to succeed at anything.
1:08.8	And I love this book because it was almost a, it reminded me like these antique success
1:13.7	books that I collect.
1:15.8	Super earnest, all about developing your character, and it uses a story and allegory to impart
1:20.8	these truths for these bits of wisdom along the way.
1:23.7	So today on the podcast, we're going to talk about this book, The Allegory of the tugboat
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