Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

Helping you get calm, get bold, and get after it | Attorney | Army JAG & Army resilience trainer | judo brown belt & ultra runner trueprogresslab.com/innerfortress Build your Inner Fortress → Joined July 2021

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

10 hours ago

A mentor in the military taught me this important lesson and changed the way I lead: Most people run from conflict. But healthy conflict is a gift. If you can’t challenge your partner, friend, or teammate—you’re not in a real relationship. You’re in a performance. Because…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

a day ago

ATTENTION PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET AFTER IT: Taking 1 more person who wants to build calm in the spotlight and become a bolder version of themselves. Bold = shining under pressure Bold = seizing more opportunities If interested, send me a message with "YES" and I'll send you…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

2 days ago

I learned about this art from a long-time mentor who is now passed away: The Art of Looking Silly... The biggest impediment to progress is trying too hard to hold onto an image. Because we care too much about what others think of us, we modify our decisions and actions. We…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

a week ago

Most people burn out because they never closed their leverage gap. They burn out because they never closed the leverage gap. That gap is the distance between where you are now… and where you need to be. If you don’t close it, you’ll stay stuck in reaction mode—trading more…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

2 weeks ago

Why your discipline isn’t enough to break through: Routines are powerful. They keep you disciplined. But here’s the trap: Routines without challenge turn into ruts. The real progress comes when you carve out time for the uncomfortable— the presentation you’ve been avoiding,…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

2 weeks ago

No progress until you learn how to fail. Until you learn that failure is about learning, not keeping an image. Not proving anything to anyone. The more comfortable you become with failure, the faster you grow. Less hesitation, more doing. More imperfect action, less waiting…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

2 weeks ago

A mentor taught me this mindset by accident and changed my life: When you don't take yourself too seriously, you do much better. You learn faster. You're okay with admitting mistakes. You grow. It comes from one simple fact: worrying about what others think. When you do that,…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

2 weeks ago

Most people don’t need more time. They need more stillness. Because when you build stillness in your life, you create space in your mind. And that space is everything. It’s where clarity, creativity, and presence actually come from. Stillness isn’t passive—it’s built. Here’s…

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Carlos Garcia @TrueProgressLab

2 weeks ago

You have a new job and you have to perform. But the pressure seems too high. You have a new job and you have to perform. But the pressure seems too high. You have to be in the spotlight. You have to lead. You have to show that you know your stuff. You have to answer…