Yes, You Can Increase Your Survival IQ, And Here Is How

Sevelx | February 15, 2016 | General, Survival

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Do you have the mental toughness, strength of character and tough as nails resolve to survive when a crisis strikes and your plans must change? Let’s find out as we look at 5 simple ways to increase your “Survival IQ.”

Lessons from the Marines…

My husband recently detailed for me the rigorous regimen a Marine Scout / Sniper Cadet has to endure to be equipped for the field. I was amazed at what these men endure! But when all the agonies of the training are over, about 50% of the original number of men have the sweet satisfaction of knowing how much more they are capable of beyond the limits they thought they had.

So what does that have to do with you? Well, we all have our comfort zones and self-imposed limits. But how often do we push ourselves to step outside of them….on purpose?

Here are some tips to help you increase your survivability taken from this specialized training:

Intentionally Push Your limits…

It is good to be pushed to your limits. Then you know what they are and you also know what you can overcome. This is valuable knowledge.

How often do you choose the easy way or the path of least resistance? I’ll always remember my brother’s wrestling coach who drilled into him the idea that there is no gain with out pain. I heard it and took it to heart, too. Why do we hail the Olympic athletes so profusely? Because they represent lives that are dedicated to breaking the limits. We admire their discipline from afar, but how many of us emulate it? If you want to grow in your ability to survive any situation, as far as it depends on you, that is, you must learn to push your limits. …………..

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Do Without

Enduring forced withdrawal from everything comfortable makes you uncomfortable with what’s comfortable. You now have an awareness that your comfort is not the necessity you thought it was.

I was blessed to be able to spend a season in a Burmese refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border. These precious people had run for their lives over the mountains between Burma and Thailand with only what they could carry, which often was a child or two. No comforts of life whatsoever. Eating only what could be found along the way. Some were able to grab a small bag of rice, but that was the exception. They were welcomed by the Thai government into camps that they had to build with the resources available from the surrounding jungle. ………….

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Look around at the challenges and trials you are currently in. How can you be growing? What needs to be changed in your outlook or attitude? What skills do you need to add to your skill set? For me, I always ask God about these things and get my answers from Him. It is an awesome and wonder-filled moment to look back after a huge trial and realize that you are not the same person you were before that trial. You are now more equipped for the next challenge that will surely be around the bend. You haven’t just survived, but you’ve taken ground! Mission accomplished!