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Nick Lavery

10 months

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” #DOL

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Nick Lavery

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8 months

Happy birthday brother. Rest easy. Eric Emond - KIA - 11.27.2018 - AFG Until Valhalla #DOL

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

RIP brother SFC Eric Emond - Until Valhalla #DOL

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Nick Lavery

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11 months

Thank you

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Become comfortable being uncomfortable.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Leaders aren’t born they are built. ⁣ ⁣ Built like any other skill— through deliberate hard work. ⁣

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Nick Lavery

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3 months

Hitting a 410lbs deadlift off a 2” platform. I attribute this PR to the power provided by the down range prison gym. IYKYK. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Hotel. Gym. Gains.

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Nick Lavery

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8 months

11 MAR 13: Last known photo of me as a two-legged pu$$y. Within an hour of this moment my entire world would be flipped upside down. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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11 months

I have an idea… let’s construct the most lethal and terrifying machine gun ever… and then build a jet around it. Sophisticated. Effective. Belligerent. The A-10… possibility the most America thing ever created.

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Life’s secret weapons: - Discipline - Eggs - Sunlight - Reverse hypertensions - Salmon - Gratitude - Squats - Steak - Emotional regulation - Journaling - Spooning - Cold therapy - Hard work - Service - Wood choppers - Nature - Resilience - Shoulder ROM You’re welcome Move out

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Wanting it isn’t enough.

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Brotherhood #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Adopt the “Roger that” mentality… Broken leg? Roger that Failed a test? Roger that Girlfriend dumped you? Roger that Whatever the circumstances… own it, learn, adapt, and move out.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Another day at the office.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Another day at the office.

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Proud dad moment: Dom (our 6 y/o): Daddy why do you workout so much? Me: So I can be strong and healthy. Dom: And so you can protect me and mom and Vin (our 2 y/o)? Me: Yessir that too. Dom: Can I workout with you? I need to protect mom and Vin too. Me: Absolutely bro.

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Whatever it takes by any righteous means necessary. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Victory or Valhalla (VoV)

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Stay safe. Stay frosty. Stay lethal. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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11 months

Confidence earned through discomfort. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Adapt and overcome. #DOL

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Waking up 60 mins earlier than you are now to workout is hard. Waking up 40lbs overweight feeling like garbage and embarrassed of the image in the mirror when you get out of the shower is exceedingly harder. Choose your hard.

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Ear buds. Head down. Starring at phone. Walking around in public. You might as well attach a neon sign over your head that reads “SOFT TARGET”. Wake. The. Fuck. Up.

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Nick Lavery

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7 months

Clock in #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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3 months

Another day at the office #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Building warriors

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Leg maintenance #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

De Oppresso Liber #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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7 months

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Nick Lavery

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10 months

Happy Birthday America.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Say no to the drink… you’re no fun. Say no to the dessert… you’re too rigid. Say no to the club… you’re a buzzkill. Roger that. You see boring, monotonous, obsessed. I see prioritization, disciplined, focused. Can you take the ridicule? Choices and Outcomes. Decide.

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Confirming zero. Back when I was a two legged pu$$y. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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8 months

Beware of an old man in a profession where men often die young.⁣ #DOL

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Nick Lavery

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7 months

Sitting at gate waiting to board my flight: Random, very nice dude: Excuse me Mr. Lavery. Me: Yes sir. Dude: I read your book, follow your stuff and I’m a big fan. Me: That’s great man. I appreciate it. It’s nice to meet you. Dude: Can I ask you a question? Me: Send it.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.”⁣ — Heraclitus

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Thank you @AndyStumpf77 and @blckriflecoffee (Kalispell, MT) for the hospitality and facilitating the opportunity to spend some time with some great people. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Keep pushing.

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Making friends. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Whatever it takes by any righteous means necessary. ⁣

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Server: What would you like? Me: The grilled chicken salad with an extra order of chicken and an extra order of steak. The 350+lbs lady sitting at the table next to me: You know eating too much protein is bad for you. The dude sitting across from her: 🤦🏻‍♂️ Me: Thank you.

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Nick Lavery

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10 days

RESCUE RANDY ▪️50lbs vest ▪️200lbs rescue randy ▪️50 meter movement for time 💢 Part of my train up to return to operational status circa 2015. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Rough day at the office. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

“I never have time to exercise.” **Spends hours aimlessly scrolling** “I am always so tired.” **Pumps light into eyeballs in bed** “I have the worst genetics.” **Drinks alcohol regularly** “I have a bad back.” **Does zero strength training** Choices > Consequences > Results

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

SFQC graduation - 2010. 27 y/o… at the top of the highest possible mountain… everything figured out… invincible. …boy was I wrong. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dol #vov

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Beyond the pain lies progress. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Ready room shenanigans #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

VoV #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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4 years

From I want to be... to I am... #combatdiver

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Nick Lavery

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7 months

Short halt. Game on. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Instead of bitching about the New Year’s gym members who have no idea what they are doing… Say something nice, something encouraging, ask them if they have any questions, give them a quick training tip. At some point we all took that first step and were equally clueless.

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Nick Lavery

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8 months

Impossible does not exist. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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11 months

Everybody wants something… the question is… How far are you willing to go to make it a reality? #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Push harder #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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16 days

The most “Alpha” guys I know… 1) Are some of the most proven, most lethal, most capable humans on earth. 2) Do not refer to themselves as “Alpha”. Ever. 3) Treat others with courtesy, kindness, and respect (unless of course they are required to act otherwise).

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

At airport, random dude wearing a yamaka walks up… Dude: “Thank you for your service.” Me: “Thank you.” Dude: “Happy Hanukkah.” Me: “Thank you and a Merry Christmas to you.” Dude: “Thank you.” I am not Jewish. I assume he is not Christian. G2g all around. Crazy I know.

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Nick Lavery

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7 months

This ought to do the trick. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

27 NOV 2018. SFC Eric Emond. KIA Afghanistan. ⁣ ⁣ Husband ⁣ Father⁣ Leader⁣ Warrior⁣ Friend⁣ #dol

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

An elite fraternity.

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Nick Lavery

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8 months

The Legion #DOL

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Nick Lavery

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9 months

Nobody is going to do it for you. Nobody is coming to save you. You tired? Fix your recovery. You solo? Find a community. You weak? Lift heavy shit. You scared? Good… the greatest moments in life tend to exist on the far side of fear. Focus and Execute. LFG.

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Beauty amidst carnage. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

August 2015 - Part of my assessment to return to airborne status. #MCHN

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6 months

Workin #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Good leaders care about getting it right… not being right.

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

At airport restaurant eating as my flights continue getting cancelled / delayed: Random dude: Are you Nick Lavery? Me: Yessir. Dude: Bro you’re like famous! Me: I wouldn’t say that. Dude: No? What would you call it?

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Merry Christmas guys. Oh… and Yippee-Kia-Yay mothah fu€kah as well. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Adults who visit Disney World without kids… can somebody explain this to me… I am made of questions.

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Nick Lavery

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3 months

Hard truth… most are simply unwilling to push themselves hard enough for the adaptation to occur. There is another gear inside you right now. The only question is do you want something bad enough to shift into it. MOVE. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Exchanging what we want now for what we want most. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Working

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

This is not a dress rehearsal.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Focus and Execute

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Brotherhood #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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10 months

Lower calories = lose weight. Lower calories + eat more protein = lose fat. Lower calories + eat more protein + lift weights = lose fat, gain muscle. Lower calories + eat more protein + lift weights + do cardio = lose fat, gain muscle, be healthy.

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Nick Lavery

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9 months

The Line Between Determination And Madness #DOL

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Winners simply do daily what most do occasionally. That’s it.

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Nick Lavery

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8 months

If you dislike where you are… Move. You’re a human, not a f*cking tree.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

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Nick Lavery

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7 months

Dude: I got it. Me: Boom. Now go get it. Dude: 🤜 Me: 🤜

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Nick Lavery

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3 months

Exceptional people must walk an exceptional path. It will be lonely. Even if you are blessed with those who support… it will be lonely. You must continue to root for you… believe in yourself… maintain faith in your mission. Stay the course. It will be worth it.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

That’s correct men… we have a REQUIREMENT to be prepared for battle. Yes, it is intimidating. Yes, it is stressful. Yes, it is difficult. And yes, it is an obligation. Get in the gym, on the range, in the books, on the mats. Get your mind and body prepped accordingly. MOVE.

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Nick Lavery

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6 months

Two extremely simple questions… How bad do you want it and how different are you willing to be? That’s it.

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

Hearts and minds. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Being an inconsiderate jerkoff doesn’t make you “alpha”… It just makes you an inconsiderate jerkoff.

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Gratitude #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Do hard things so often it becomes habitual… so when life delivers unanticipated challenges… you may not know how it will turn out… but you do know that you can do hard things because the evidence is undeniable.

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Nick Lavery

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1 month

The calm before the storm. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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9 months

“If I could just catch a break.” **Aimlessly scrolls IG for an hour** “I wish I had time to workout.” **Plays video games for an hour** “Meal prep takes too long.” **Watches Netflix for an hour** Stop. Lying. To. Yourself. You either want it bad enough or you don’t. Decide

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Nick Lavery

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3 months

The next year is going to come and go whether you are working to improve or not. It may seem daunting… like you are miles behind… but slow incremental changes over time is how we win. Forget about “going viral”. Focus on the grind. One small victory at a time. MOVE.

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

If you regularly: Drink soda, alcohol, or juice and/or Eat fast, fried, or processed food You don’t give a shit about your health, your lifespan, nor those depending on you. Stop lying to yourself and make the changes. Move.

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Nick Lavery

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4 months

If you quit… you definitely won’t make it. If you persevere… you might make it. There is literally only one way to find out… KEEP GOING.

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Nick Lavery

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5 months

Keep pushing #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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9 months

Humble beginnings Walter Reed, MATC, circa 2013. My outpatient physical therapist Kelly…

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Simply an equation that needed to be solved.

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Focus and Execute.

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Nick Lavery

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25 days

A different lifestyle chosen by different people. #MCHN

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Nick Lavery

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1 year

Dialed in. Executing with precision. Working hard. Disciplined. Making sacrifices. Determined. *Three days later* “I deserve a cheat day.” / “I’ve earned a day of nothing.” / “I need to treat myself.” STOP Consistency is critical. Stay the course. Focus.

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