DIESEL DAYS®
Put your hard work to a test. Use this event to learn a few mindset strategies in preparation for another endeavor. Or, simply participate for an eye opening experience.
In person 24 & 32 hour events that will test you physically while teaching you a mindset framework that supports perseverance.
WHAT IS A DIESEL DAY?
An opportunity to put into practical application the mindset strategies and techniques that build resilient minds. Mojo that is gleaned from a military career and ultra endurance endeavors that directly translate into success during everyday lives.
From ‘battlefield and ball park’ to ‘boardroom and breakfast table’, skills adapted through physical endeavor achieve significantly greater traction and retention than reading about them or hearing the next cute one liner that's been repackaged a different way.
Diesel Days provide:
Controlled adversity to present challenge
Growth Mindset strategies and tactics
Opportunity to practice and develop, and reinforce success skills
Increased sense of confidence and self worth
Opportunity to develop psychological flexibility
Social connection
WHY WAS DIESEL DAY CREATED?
After being asked too numerous times to explain how you build mental toughness, resiliency, grit… or listening to others articulate their thoughts on the subject, we decided to put something together.
Pulling from pages of rough manuscript, collecting notes from conversations/ podcasts/ experiences, and reflecting on Crooked Butterfly’s own mindset processes, we created a deliverable that distills a checklist from successes and failures throughout a military career and an extensive résumé of adventures, events, and lifestyle endeavors.
The most effective & efficient way to develop the character that builds a mental attitude focused on enduring (then into thriving) is through experience and practice; listening or reading about it is minimally transformational.
We use physical events only as a platform to expose strengths and opportunities for growth that benefit us in our daily lives: at work, home, and play.
THE PROGRAM
DAY 1: INTRO TO THE ´LEFT HAND´
Friday afternoon arrival.
After participants settle in and get oriented with the environment we sit down and share a family style meal around a campfire. We'll get to know each other a little bit and relax before we dig into the "Left Hand" material that sets the stage to overcome self imposed limitations and create the awareness, along with the mechanisms to reprogram, 'the mind's mind'.
Guests settle down for the night in 'glamping' accommodations for a good night rest.
DAY 2: IT BEGINS
After a good night sleep and a lazy morning wake up, guests are treated to our traditional breakfast while we start to prepare.
We'll go over the event program with all the details. There is a refresher of the material from night one and we'll reinforce everyone's external & internal motivators for the event and sort through outstanding details & questions.
Then we begin!
DAY 3: REFLECTION, ASSESSMENT & COMMUNITY
Sometime during the mid morning we'll culminate with a well deserved finish. The energy will actually rise in spite of the fatigue due largely to a tremendous sense of accomplishment; and wonderful sunrise. We'll revel in the moment and start sharing a debrief for the sake of memorializing the event while it is fresh & real. A little celebration drink and snacks start while everyone works through recovery, cleaning up and resting. After a few hours of recoup the victory BBQ and more reflection takes us into the night.
And finally, departing after a well deserved rest.
These events are hosted at Crooked Butterfly Ranch, fully supported and capped between 10-12 participants. Anyone 18+ years old is welcome to register, regardless of fitness level or capacity (individuals currently experiencing injuries should reconsider).
Food & drink, lodging, first aid, coaching, and often a few special guests included. Pre event goal setting & expectation management skills and post event feedback & development strategies also included.
For custom events at your location, please contact us.
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Look at this picture. What do you see?
“Maybe just a small group of strangers who just got together for something and now with fatigue on their shoulders and sleep in their eyes?
What do I see? A collection of friends formed through a shared common experience with a sense of significant accomplishment, self gratitude, and mutual forever respect amongst each other.”
~tosh