877 Navy Seal Mindset for Living Your Best Life with Chadd Wright

11/18/19 • 87 min

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FIND YOUR STEADY STATE. We all hear it. The voice in our heads that tells us to quit or that we’re not good enough. The goal isn’t to eliminate the voice. Our job is to make sure we never give that voice any power. We must silence the doubt and maximize our belief. Whether it’s physical training or business, when things are challenging learn to break things down into digestible pieces. Accept the discomfort and let it go. Keep your mind on your dreams no matter what. Do whatever you need to do to motivate, inspire, and strengthen your mind daily. Once you do, you will be complete and anything is possible. In today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about building a healthy mindset and the need for body, mind, and soul alignment with retired Navy SEAL veteran, competitive Ultrarunner, and business owner: Chadd Wright. Chadd Wright had a successful career in the SEAL teams serving as a Team Leader on multiple deployments as a SEAL instructor and Master Training Specialist. Retiring in 2019, he is now a part-time defense contractor, business owner, entrepreneur, competitive Ultrarunner, and husband. Chadd teaches us how to persevere through times and challenges. He has a fantastic story that will inspire anyone. So get ready to learn about focus, goals, and the power of the mind on Episode 877.
Some Questions I Ask:
What does “3 of 7” mean? (06:30)
Tell us about your journey to becoming a Navy SEAL. (15:00)
Why did you sacrifice your life for your dream of being a Navy SEAL? (24:25)
How did it feel when the doctor-approved your Navy SEAL training after the heart procedure? (28:45)
How do you manage your mind during tough times? (37:40)
What was your main job as a Navy SEAL? (55:00)
How do you deal with self-doubt? (58:10)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
Chadd’s interesting story to becoming a Navy SEAL (07:00)
How Chadd stayed true to his goal despite being told no (11:00)
Why you should never let go of your goal. (21:20)
The importance of breaking down challenges into small pieces. (34:20)
Words we should and should not say to ourselves during tough times. (45:50)
How to maximize your resources or tools to accomplish your mission. (01:01:26)
The power of connecting and nourishing your body, soul, and spirit. (01:16:40)
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876 The Joy of Service

IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU. Many of us want to have an impact on this world. We want to be a positive force in people’s lives. When we can take a step back and consider how our actions affect others, we can discover the joy in being of service. The way you deal with the people in your business and personal life is essential. Practicing the habit of service will increase the amount of happiness in your life and might also ripple out into your business. For this Five Minute Friday, I revisit a conversation I had with Shep Gordon, where he discussed why he is devoted to serving others. Shep Gordon was the manager behind mega-talents like Alice Cooper, Blondie, and Teddy Pendergrass and knew everyone who is anyone in the music and Hollywood business. He is also credited with creating the role of celebrity chefs through his work, bringing them into the spotlight. His fantastic career has led to both a documentary about his life (directed by Mike Meyers) and a recent memoir written about him, published by Anthony Bourdain. Shep Gordon thinks we could all enjoy the art of service when it comes to life and business. Learn about the power of serving others in Episode 876.
In This Episode You Will Learn:
The importance of service and focusing on others. (2:50)
Building a brand based on happiness. (3:30)
The importance of reinventing yourself. (4:30)
How he found his passion for life. (4:55)
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878 How to Build Life Changing Habits and Break Addiction with Dr. Jud Brewer

YOUR EGO NEEDS FEEDING. We all have addictions. Some of us know exactly what habits we need to break. Others don’t even realize we’re addicted to unhealthy patterns. Whether it’s smoking, relationships, or simply being addicted to ourselves, we could all benefit from mapping out our habits to begin to understand them. It’s important to foster our curiosity. If we can learn to investigate our minds the way we investigated our environment as children, we can begin to understand ourselves. Sometimes it’s our ego that we continue to feed. Other times it’s a false sense of reward we think we’re receiving from an old habit. Through mindfulness, we can learn to experience our habits as they are and not as we remember them. When we do this, we can begin breaking even our most challenging addictions. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, we discuss optimizing habits, breaking addictions, and transforming your life with one of the kindest addiction psychiatrists and mindfulness experts that I have ever met: Dr. Jud Brewer. Dr. Jud Brewer is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University, as well as a research affiliate at MIT. As an addiction psychiatrist and internationally known expert in mindfulness training for treating addictions, Dr. Jud has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments for smoking, and emotional eating and anxiety. So get ready to learn how mindfulness can free you from addiction on Episode 878.
Some Questions I Ask:
What was the hardest addiction for you to overcome? (11:05)
What is the first thing people can do to self-assess themselves? (21:45)
What are the 5 or 6 common addictions that most people have? (22:30)
Are meditation and mindfulness the solution to everything? (36:00)
Are there any addictions that you have not been able to overcome? (46:55)
What’s the difference between a habit and an addiction? (50:00)
Is mental illness something that can be cured? (54:30)
What is the difference between mindfulness and overthinking? (57:50)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
About the ego and how many people are addicted to themselves (13:25)
How mapping out your habit loops can help you understand the truth about your experiences. (21:00)
The power of curiosity (20:00)
About reward-based learning (26:30)
The science behind reward-based learning and how it helps us understand changing behavior (31:30)
How to hack cravings with curiosity (34:30)
How Dr. Jud’s apps help you map out your habits and start your habit-breaking journey (42:00)
About positive habits and when they become problematic (45:00)
About the two types of curiosity (52:00)
Why we continue to struggle so much when the answers are often right in front of us (59:00)
The science behind the effect of true generosity, kindness, and connection on our habits (1:07:00)
Plus much more...
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