How Special Forces Train

If they walk through it they disappear off the face of the earth. 

They are cut off from the outside world. 

They get a new name and identity. Many won't speak to friends or family for years to come.  

Because they have joined the French Foreign Legion - one of the toughest military units in the world.

When they walk through that gate they have all kinds of different native languages. But within months they all speak just one, French.

It’s the fastest and most efficient language learning programme in existence. 

That progress relies on one CRUCIAL element which you can use to learn any skill FAST. 

The moment recruits step into the Legion, French language isn’t optional.

No translations. No hand holding. No shortcuts.

Everything from complex lessons to asking for food MUST be in French. 

The result: Within six months, recruits who arrived knowing zero French speak it fluently. 

By one year, they can operate professionally in a completely different language.

This method works because of one simple principle: IMMERSION. 

They DO the skill over and over in the real world. 

That was my experience of the military.

You don't train the drills until you get them right. You train them until you can't get it wrong.

The goal isn’t just to "know" what to do; it’s to embed the response so that it happens automatically.

This is how you operate in hostile environments and stay confident, in control, and stress-resistant.

You rely on deeply ingrained responses trained through repetition. 

High performance becomes your default.

Outside of the military and elite sports, almost no one intentionally trains their mental models.

If you struggle to bridge the gap between your performance right now and your true potential––this is why.

Your mental models are your internal programming.

The way you think, react, and make decisions.

Most people go through life running on default settings they didn’t choose. 

I see leaders who are successful but still:

> Believe stress is unavoidable.
> Struggle with sub-par health & fitness.
> Rely on panic-mode pressure to perform.

For soldiers and athletes, training is not just about skills.

It’s about wiring a high-performance mental framework. 

Focus, discipline, and control become the default.

This is mental fitness.

From Formula 1 to Special Forces. Mental performance is not left to chance. Structured training is standard practice.

Not self-help books or random podcasts. 

Deliberate, systematic programmes designed to hard-wire elite mental performance. 

Without training, the mind remains unconditioned—running on old patterns.

If you want to operate at your best, you have got to train the mind like the body.

With structure and consistency. 

You have got to do the reps.