BOOK PREVIEW: Check Engine Light
Introduction and Prologue.
Hello subscribers
No new article this week because I want to share something I’ve been working on for a long time with you first. I appreciate each of you that takes the time to read my work. I hope it is adding value to your pursuit of performance longevity.
I sat down and wrote the first three chapters of my book Check Engine Light: Tuning Body and Mind for Performance Longevity over two years ago. I’d been writing short articles for periodicals, internal business blog posts, and lengthy Instagram posts for awhile before even that-all with the long term goal of writing a book someday.
Awhile after I starting teaching CEL classes for the Navy SEAL Foundation I realized that I might have a book in there somewhere so I decided to give it a crack. I knocked out three chapters in an explosion. I had a rough idea of the rest but after a lack of initial publishing interest, I set it aside. To my delight Victory Belt saw potential in me and after over a year of writing and revision, I can share a peek with you.
Please feel free to let me know what you think, provide feedback, and if you feel moved to, pre-order a copy. Pre-orders are actually a big deal for first time authors as that’s what decides if it goes to regular print or is print by order. So if you have the means and the desire, please consider pre-ordering.
If I’m honest, it pains me a bit to ask. However, I wrote this book to be read with the mission of helping as many people as I can feel and perform better. So there it is.
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Thanks for reading,
Rob
I have subscribed to your substack for a while now and as a formed auto technician the title initially caught my eye. As a masters athlete the content kept me interested and as an Army veteran the initial chapters now have me intrigued. In particular the high performer traits and low neuroticism as a key marker are fascinating and make total sense. Though I suspect that applies more to high performance among winners (in sports for example - being clutch) whereas one could still perform at a high level even with high-ish neuroticism though much more difficult. As a critique on your draft, I would suggest you are introducing that nugget too early - to me it should be Chapter 1 post intro and a discussion about what are warning signs and how ignoring them catches up to us all eventually. At the same time you really need to introduce the check engine light theme and build the car vs human relationship as most readers won’t intuitively get the metaphor as our body’s warning signs. Also by the massage assessment example, I assume you plan for many of the chapters to be about recognizing and identifying warning signs and “fixing” issues in the way a check engine lamp leads to fault code > diagnosis then repair? An owners manual for good health and best in class fitness? I look forward to reading more!
Preordered! I’m excited for the full book and to do the workbook that comes with it! Thanks for sharing this preview listening to body cues helped me so much throughout this year can’t wait to learn more about it from a trusted source.