Raymond "RJ" Jones
@RrrrrJ
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IRO @Life360. Professional #multiplier. Devoted #fitness practitioner. #Resilience researcher, writer, and coach. Dad. @WestPoint_USMA grad.
Seattle, WA
Joined April 2009
(7/7) What are you building right now for your future self that doesn't depend on your body performing at peak levels? Full framework on the double transition athletes, operators, and millions of others face: #Resilience
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(6/7) It's built during your peak years—while you can still choose what comes next. Not when your body decides for you.
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(5/7) Most people wait until their body forces the issue to think about this transition. By then, it's crisis management. The resilience you need doesn't appear when you need it.
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(4/7) Here's what nobody tells you: Your mind is in its prime. You're making better decisions than ever. But your body is on a different timeline. Traditional resilience frameworks miss this.
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(3/7) This isn't just elite military operators or professional athletes. It's the high school star who didn't make college team. The firefighter whose back gave out. The person who was "athletic" and then... wasn't.
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(2/7) When your identity is built on physical capability, whether its athletics, military service, first responder work, or even just being "the strong one", your body eventually forces a reckoning. And it happens decades before you're ready.
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(1/7) When was the last time you felt invincible? For me, it was jumping out of airplanes at 1,200 feet with the 82nd Airborne. Then I was promoted out at 27. Everyone called it success. It felt like devastating loss. A thread on the transition nobody prepares you for: 🧵
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7/7 The question isn't whether transitions will happen. It's whether you'll recognize which stage you're in and adapt your strategy accordingly. Full breakdown: https://t.co/fxhaDffZmV Which stage are you in? Reply and let me know.
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6/7 STAGE 4: Late-Stage (65+) Your brain = deep expertise Your challenge = accepting transformation Your resilience = generative (focused on helping others) Your wisdom IS peak performance. Share it.
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5/7 STAGE 3: Mid-Stage (40-65) Your brain = accumulated wisdom Your challenge = declining processing speed Your resilience = strategic Stop trying to outwork everyone. Start leveraging pattern recognition.
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4/7 STAGE 2: Launch (23-40) Your brain = peak processing speed Your challenge = overwhelming options Your resilience = performance-focused This is your "do everything" phase. Speed is your superpower. Use it.
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3/7 STAGE 1: Pre-Launch (0-23) Your brain = extraordinary plasticity Your challenge = limited life experience Your resilience = relationship-dependent You're building the foundation. Use the safety nets while you have them.
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2/7 Your brain has two types of intelligence (Cattell's research): - Fluid intelligence: Raw processing power, peaks in your 20s - Crystallized intelligence: Accumulated wisdom, peaks in your 40s-60s Most people don't know which one they should be leveraging.
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1/7 The strategies that worked at 25 won't work at 55. That's not weakness. That's biology. Here's why your resilience strategy needs to match your cognitive stage 🧵
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Parts 2-4 drop soon. Subscribe so you don't miss them: https://t.co/0ey710wIaz You don't have to figure out how to do this alone.
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This isn't theory. I've navigated: an abrupt end an athletic career, Ranger School struggles, being promoted out of elite operations, military-to-civilian shift, major career pivots. Each one taught me what's in the research, that you can build this systematically.
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Part 1 explores: - Why life stages change everything - How physical and cognitive transitions diverge - The compound effect of building resilience early - Why most frameworks miss the mark Read it here:
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Most people use resilience strategies meant for a different life stage than they are currently in. That's why you can do "everything right" and still struggle. Research proves resilience is learnable. But 40+ years of science isn't accessible to most people.
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It's live. After months of work, I just published Part 1 of my resilience series. If you've ever struggled with a major life transition, this is for you. A thread 🧵
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