Key Insights on High-Performance After Training with Navy SEALs for 30 Days

Work and leadership | By Jason Hietbrink

Navy SEALs are the highest performing military unit on the planet.

A few months ago, I connected with a prominent business leader who had recently invested 30 days training with Navy SEALs. I asked what his #1 insight had been. His answer shocked me.

The SEALs build their performance around recovery, not exertion.

That’s because they understand…Elite performance is built on recovering smarter, not grinding harder.

Their focus is 70% around rest and recovery, 20% on diet and nutrition, and 10% on training and exercise.

If the most elite combat unit in the world uses this formula for high-level performance when the stakes are the highest, what lessons as entrepreneurs might we learn from the SEALs about high-performance?

More than likely, you are someone who lives in a constant state of DOING.

You feel guilty and restless when you’re not being “productive” with your time. You live with constant motion, constant producing, and constant straining to squeeze every ounce out of every day or to get one more task done before your next meeting.

You measure your effectiveness by how much you can get done in a day and you end your days feeling exhausted, thinking it’s a badge of honor.

Me too. I get it. However…