The Dutch Commando Course. The real reason most fail.
Becoming a Dutch Special Operator:
One of the world’s highest dropout rates.
Not a bug. A feature. It´s a good thing.
Becoming a Commando is not for everybody.
Picture this:
Fit men. Peak condition. Burning ambition.
All volunteering for hell.
All believing they have what it takes.
Why would they sign up otherwise?
Why the hell go through the trouble?
Yet most will fail. Most within days or weeks.
The main reason?
It’s not about physical limits.
It’s not about injuries.
It’s not even about skill.
Their breaking point:
When the mind shatters, the body still has 60% left to give.
So what really breaks them?
One devastating factor:
A ‘WHY’ that’s too small for their dream.
Real warriors know this:
Motivation is like a match.
Burns bright. Dies fast.
But purpose?
Purpose is napalm.
When you’re:
• Soaked to the bone
• Running on zero sleep and food
• Pushed beyond limits
• Tested beyond reason
• Failing repeatedly
Let me tell you: Motivation evaporates quickly.
All that remains is your ‘WHY’.
This is what happens around you today:
– Watch entrepreneurs quit 3 feet from gold.
When all they needed to do was push a bit more.
– Notice health goals abandoned at the very first plateau.
– Observe lifelong dreams die at the first real obstacle.
See the pattern?
Their ‘WHY’ couldn’t weather the storm.
Whatever you want to work on:
• Daily meditation
• Quality family time
• Peak physical condition
• Epic adventures
• Game-changing impact
You´ll be tested.
You´ll face resistance. From others and from yourself.
It will all seem impossible at one point.
That is when your ‘WHY’ screams: “Continue!”
Remember Nietzsche’s wisdom:
“He who has a Why to live can bear almost any how.”
Your dreams don’t need more motivation.
They need a bigger ‘WHY’.
What’s yours?
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