09/22/2025
Be Hard to Kill... Not Fragile:
You live in a world that is not gentle. You are tested every day.
One bill you did not expect. One fight with your wife. One temptation you thought you were past. And suddenly you realize how fragile you really are.
Fragility shows up everywhere. It is the body that is soft, exhausted, and untrained. It is the mind that reacts in anger, fear, or silence. It is the spirit that drifts, doubts, and collapses when temptation presses in. Fragility means life can break you at any moment.
Jason lived that way. He looked successful… business, family, the appearance of stability. But his health was slipping. His marriage was strained. His children felt his temper more than his love. His doctor told him the truth: blood pressure high, stress off the charts, pre-diabetic. Jason was breakable, and it was costing him everything.
He chose differently. He and I began working through breathwork, then state changing movements like pushups, then scripture, and gratitude to anchor him in the most important values. He surrounded himself with strong men who would not let him quit. He attended my men’s events and then… transformed His strength returned. His body changed. His mind steadied. His spirit deepened. His wife said, “I have my husband back.” His children began inviting him into their lives again.
Eighteen months later Jason was down forty pounds, off medication, and leading with confidence. He said, “For the first time in my life, I know I am hard to kill.”
Here is how I coach men into this kind of resilience:
A reset for the body. Breathwork, strength, conditioning, recovery. Energy and clarity return.
A reset for the emotions. Naming triggers, practicing the pause, reframing with gratitude. Anger and fear give way to steadiness.
A reset for the spirit. Scripture, prayer, confession, fasting. Temptation loses power, roots grow deep, faith steadies the soul.
Being hard to kill is not about fighting in the street. It is about being unshakable when storms come, when temptation presses, when fear whispers. It is about knowing you are competent, steady, and strong enough to stand.
You can read the full article here:
https://www.keithmwaggoner.com/hard-to-kill-in-place-of-fragility/
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Fragility breaks men. Resilience builds them. Choose to be hard to kill.
Hard to Kill in Place of Fragility
– Dr. Keith M. Waggoner