I'm going to change gears a little bit today. I want to ask you what you're getting through your crisis and what you're learning through it. Muhammad Ali has a great quote, he says, "A man that thinks the same at 50, as he did a 20, has wasted 30 years of his life." And he's spot on. One of the g...

We used to have this saying in the military, anytime you walk by something, you have established a new standard. And so what I want to challenge you with this week is to look at those areas in your life and those around you, that if you walked by it, you've established a new standard and it's not...

Folks, we have three fundamentals in our lives that we need to tighten up so that the situation is not influencing us, but so that we are influencing the situation. The raging storm does not move the rock, it blows around the rock. And that's what I want us to become over the next couple of weeks...

"Also, I've got self. Every person has strengths and weaknesses. We kind of look at this as fluffy stuff, but it's not. I've noticed with warriors, warriors know their strengths, and they know their weaknesses. You know something? They are willing to have confidence and build these strengths, but...

"And that purpose is tied to each of these roles. Remember, you identified your boats, your roles, your personal roles, your professional ones, and the ones you're passionate about. Well, now you've got a purpose in each of those. You got a purpose as a father, you've got a purpose as a husband. ...

"So when I have that center, I don't shift based on that. I look at a situation, my truth doesn't change. The situation requires an adaptation of how I'm going to approach that situation based on who I am, why I'm there, but this value system doesn't change. " - Ara

Ara is a retired military off...

"Then he picked up my rucksack and strapped it onto the back of me. Then he put my shoulder on top of his, my hands on top of his shoulder. And so he carried my gear and me all the way into the assembly area. That's the 100%, and then some. Everyone around you, every now and then, is going to nee...

"A lot of guys are going down with heat casualties. A lot of guys are going down with heat stroke. I'm seeing them fall all over the place. And I am really feeling the effects. And as we got to a point where there was a pause, and they had to give us water because they were required to, and I wen...

"You go back to the fundamentals and great leaders know how to do this. In times of crisis, they dial things back. They stand up strong. They go to the fundamentals. In the absence of orders, they execute, stay focused on what they know, and they keep pushing through until they break through the ...

Your perseverance will support those around you. Keep driving through!

This week MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian brings a very special message, a message about the importance of never quitting regardless of the external circumstances. What we do matters, and what we do has a big impact on those ar...

"You have crossed the line to commitment but my challenge for you going into 2021 is to take ownership. Go one step further, carry your team, carry your friends, carry your family and own 2021."

This week Ara brings a special message about leaning in and owning 2021. He shares a very special sto...

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Winston Churchill

This week Ara helps us walk through what to do if our warrior switch gets turned off. This can happen to any one of us. We need to learn to take small steps to turn it back it on. Find t...

"Get yourself started right in 2021."

In this video, Ara tells a story about a Panama training mission where his scouts hid rocks in his rucksack. As only Ara can, he turns carrying extra stones into a motivational story that will challenge you to push yourself in 2021. Don't wait to change your...

"I want to challenge you with a commitment, I want you to commit this week right now, that regardless of what the circumstances were this year for you in 2020, you will not become what you hate in 2021."

MTNTOUGH COO, Ara Megerdichian is a retired military officer and Army Ranger. He's led some ...

"So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

This week MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian brings us a powerful message reminding us that we do not get to chose the time we live in. But we do get to ...

"If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl. Whatever you do keep moving forward." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

I have been the lifeline, and I have also needed the lifeline. The important thing to remember is if you need the lifeline, Ask! If you are holding the lifel...

"If you're comfortable, then you're probably not in the right place." ~ MTNTOUGH COO Ara Megerdichian

Tune in this week as MTNTOUGH COO brings us a special warrior mindset message about getting out of our comfort zones to work on our weaknesses. To live extraordinary not ordinary...we need to c...