10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families

10 principles for cultivating True Resilience from the bestselling author of Spartan Up and the CEO/founder of Spartan.

From his childhood in Queens, New York, to his role as founder and CEO of the most grueling endurance races in the world, Joe De Sena has spent his life running toward challenge and discomfort. Why? Because how we react to challenging situations defines us and our families. The only tools we have as humans to survive the many peaks and valleys of a full life are preparedness, health, leadership, and most importantly, resilience. Why do so many of us struggle to finish things we start, delay gratification, and protect our health—and why do our kids continue to struggle in every facet of life? Because we haven’t showed them a path to resilience, and we haven’t fought for it ourselves.  

In 10 Rules for Resilience he outlines 10 principles for building True Resilience—a term he uses for a body and mind that have been carved out of hard work, challenge, and failure. It takes True Resilience to approach overwhelming situations with calm and confidence, to not get rattled, anxious, or angry, and even to embrace failure, setbacks, and redirections. In this, his most timely and motivating book yet, Joe defines what so many of us struggle to understand: the difference between what is difficult and what is desperate. We wrongly think that when we struggle, we are vulnerable. The truth? We need difficult situations to grow, become strong, and ultimately, survive and thrive in the real world. Not giving ourselves and our kids the ongoing gift of challenge, failure, and hard work is to deprive ourselves of one the most satisfying and rewarding parts of the human experience—the strength to stand back up again after we fall.

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10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families

10 principles for cultivating True Resilience from the bestselling author of Spartan Up and the CEO/founder of Spartan.

From his childhood in Queens, New York, to his role as founder and CEO of the most grueling endurance races in the world, Joe De Sena has spent his life running toward challenge and discomfort. Why? Because how we react to challenging situations defines us and our families. The only tools we have as humans to survive the many peaks and valleys of a full life are preparedness, health, leadership, and most importantly, resilience. Why do so many of us struggle to finish things we start, delay gratification, and protect our health—and why do our kids continue to struggle in every facet of life? Because we haven’t showed them a path to resilience, and we haven’t fought for it ourselves.  

In 10 Rules for Resilience he outlines 10 principles for building True Resilience—a term he uses for a body and mind that have been carved out of hard work, challenge, and failure. It takes True Resilience to approach overwhelming situations with calm and confidence, to not get rattled, anxious, or angry, and even to embrace failure, setbacks, and redirections. In this, his most timely and motivating book yet, Joe defines what so many of us struggle to understand: the difference between what is difficult and what is desperate. We wrongly think that when we struggle, we are vulnerable. The truth? We need difficult situations to grow, become strong, and ultimately, survive and thrive in the real world. Not giving ourselves and our kids the ongoing gift of challenge, failure, and hard work is to deprive ourselves of one the most satisfying and rewarding parts of the human experience—the strength to stand back up again after we fall.

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10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families

10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families

by Joe De Sena, Lara Pence
10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families

10 Rules for Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families

by Joe De Sena, Lara Pence

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10 principles for cultivating True Resilience from the bestselling author of Spartan Up and the CEO/founder of Spartan.

From his childhood in Queens, New York, to his role as founder and CEO of the most grueling endurance races in the world, Joe De Sena has spent his life running toward challenge and discomfort. Why? Because how we react to challenging situations defines us and our families. The only tools we have as humans to survive the many peaks and valleys of a full life are preparedness, health, leadership, and most importantly, resilience. Why do so many of us struggle to finish things we start, delay gratification, and protect our health—and why do our kids continue to struggle in every facet of life? Because we haven’t showed them a path to resilience, and we haven’t fought for it ourselves.  

In 10 Rules for Resilience he outlines 10 principles for building True Resilience—a term he uses for a body and mind that have been carved out of hard work, challenge, and failure. It takes True Resilience to approach overwhelming situations with calm and confidence, to not get rattled, anxious, or angry, and even to embrace failure, setbacks, and redirections. In this, his most timely and motivating book yet, Joe defines what so many of us struggle to understand: the difference between what is difficult and what is desperate. We wrongly think that when we struggle, we are vulnerable. The truth? We need difficult situations to grow, become strong, and ultimately, survive and thrive in the real world. Not giving ourselves and our kids the ongoing gift of challenge, failure, and hard work is to deprive ourselves of one the most satisfying and rewarding parts of the human experience—the strength to stand back up again after we fall.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780063063389
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 02/27/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 267
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Joe D Sena is the CEO and founder of Spartan and the Death Race and the New York Times bestselling author of Spartan Up and Spartan Fit. He lives in Vermont.



Dr. Lara Pence, PsyD, MBA, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has helped hundreds of individuals and their families go from unhealthy and stuck to healthy and resilient. She is the founder of Lighfbox and the official Spartan Mind Doc. She lives in Colorado with her husband and their two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: True Resilience 1

A Note from Dr. Lara Pence 15

Rule 1 You Can't Until You Can: Build a Better Belief System 19

Rule 2 Earned, Not Given: The Power of Hard Work and Delayed Gratification 45

Rule 3 Commit to No Bullshit: Eliminate the Excess and the Excuses 65

Rule 4 Live Your Values: Find Your True North and Communicate It 81

Rule 5 Fail Forward: Learn to Embrace Falling in the Mud 103

Rule 6 Dedicate to a Daily Routine: How Schedules Lead to Success 121

Rule 7 Discipline Breeds Responsibility: The Impact of Integrity 147

Rule 8 Into the Wild: Find Joy in Exercise and Resist Devices 177

Rule 9 Raw Courage: Getting a Grip on Fear 203

Rule 10 Ready for Anything: Have Grit, Change the World 231

Conclusion 247

Acknowledgments 251

About the Authors 255

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