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Kasper van der Meulen on the Breath and Enhancing Your Life Jan 13, 2021

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Today Mark is talking to Kasper van der Meulen, renowned Dutch educator and scientist. Kasper has worked with Wim Hof and is the author of MindLift: Mental Fitness for the Modern Mind.

Kasper overcame his own difficulties with weight and smoking to become a better role model for his students through breathing and fitness.

Now he offers his Breathwork Masterclass and has been a speaker at the International Center for Breathwork Festival.

Hear how:

Breath has to do with everything-once we grasp this, then we can be free Focusing on WHY you are optimizing your life rather than HOW is more effective Using the breath will allow you to unlock your intuition and develop spiritually

Listen to this episode to understand how you can use the breath to optimize your life and lead you to your path of purpose.

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Tom Steding on Emotional Leadership, Trust, and Culture Jan 06, 2021

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Today Mark is talking to Tom Steding, business leader, author, and former member of SEAL Team Stanford. His most recent book is Real Teams Win: What Smart Leaders Need to Know Now About Achieving Peak Performance.

Tom gives us some insight into his approach to leadership complete with the principles and practices that will lead your team to high trust and safe collaboration.

Hear about: Moving away from the old leadership model of "My way or the highway" to the new model that will give your team a higher purpose

The principles that inspire trust and ensure the psychological safety of your team Dealing with narcissists and how it is the root cause of all dysfunction in an organization How "Mindset eats culture for breakfast" and much more...

Listen in to get a better understanding of effectively leading your team and building the emotional integrity to truly value it during these times of high VUCA.

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Commander Divine on Leading with Selfless Service Dec 30, 2020

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In this solocast, Commander Divine talks about how to make service to others a central part of your unbeatable mind.

Find out how you can rewrite the script from victim to servant so you are ready to selflessly lead in 2021.

Learn about: How you can be a more effective leader AND teammate by being aware of the 3 spheres-"I," "we," and "it" The 3 "wins" you must make in order to serve more wholly and powerfully The 3 attitudes of selfless service-compassion, abundance, generosity- and how they allow you to fulfill your calling with 20X power

Listen to this episode so you know exactly what to do to make selfless service an integral part of your life and to further maximize your potential during these VUCA times.

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Best of 2020: Eliot Marshall Dec 25, 2020

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For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

Eliot Marshall is best known as a successful MMA fighter, but today he talks to the Commander about his business endeavors and the story behind his first book "The Gospel of Fire: Strategies for Facing Your Fears, Confronting Your Demons, and Finding Your Purpose."

Eliot has repeatedly struggled with depression and anxiety and he tells us how our mind has the power to drive us to accomplish incredible achievements and to manage and prosper. "The Obstacle is the Way" - use your challenges to learn new things and build yourself up.

The Unbeatable Mind and Eliot's approach are very similar in a number of ways - including knowing your "why" Using teamwork is essential to accomplishing your goals Listen to this episode for a very practical example of how to turn difficulty into prosperity

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Best of 2020: Angela Duckworth Dec 24, 2020

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For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark.

In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. Well-known academic expert on personal Grit, Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance." She talks with Commander Divine today about the importance of Grit for success.

Listen now to discover: How your Grit can be a more important trait for success than your ability How understanding your "why" is essential to make sure you are doing the right things Why you need to make sure you are doing things that are innately interesting to you, rather than developing your perseverance first.

Listen to this episode to get more information and practical tips about how to become "grittier" in everyday life.

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Best of 2020: Daron K Roberts Dec 23, 2020

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For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark.

In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. Daron K. Roberts was a graduate of Harvard Law School turned Football coach. He is a motivational speaker, transition coach and the author of Call an Audible: Let My Pivot from Harvard Law to NFL Coach Inspire Your Transition.

He hosts the podcast "A Tribe Called Yes" and today he talks with Commander Divine about how to make your own pivot to change your life.

Hear how: Daron planned his next life transition from Harvard Law grad to Football Coach. It's vital that you minimize your social media time and involvement. You must determine if you'll actually be happy at an event before you decide to say yes.

Transition tools you need to succeed Hear this inspirational story of how one man was able to make an exceptional pivot from one life to another.

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Best of 2020: Errol Doebler Dec 22, 2020

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In the second part of this interview with Errol Doebler, Mark and Errol talk about work with the FBI SWAT teams and his breathing practices with Wim Hof. Errol is the author of the newly released The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Confidence and Clarity in Combat, in the Boardroom, and at the Kitchen Table.

He tells Mark about his work finding his own leadership philosophy from the different kinds of work that he's done.

Hear how: The practice of breathing properly is the basis of learning how to lead. You'll always need to make a plan when you're confronted with a situation.

You must understand the role of the SMAC process in planning. Listen to this episode to hear more about Errol's approach to planning and leadership

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Best of 2020: Chris Gronkowski Dec 21, 2020

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For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark.

In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. Chris Gronkowski is a former NFL player and is part of the clan of Gronkowski brothers who all played professional sports.

He is now an entrepreneur and the founder of the Ice Shaker brand of insulated bottles that were featured on Shark Tank. He is also the host of his own podcast Gronk'd Up.

Today, he talks with Mark about how to thrive during these VUCA times.

Listen to this episode to hear how: Anybody can be an NFL Player or Navy SEAL given the raw material Defining moments and determination can take you to the next level Chris found new opportunities and embraced challenges during this crisis

Tune in to hear Gronkowski's transition from sports to business and how he's making even more changes today.

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Living an Elite Life with Justin Stenstrom Dec 17, 2020

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Renowned life coach and alternative medicine expert Justin Stenstrom joins Mark to discuss what it means to truly live an elite life.

Justin is the best-selling author of Elite Mind: A Real-World Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, Conquering Depression, and Unleashing Your Inner Confidence, Editor-in-Chief of Elite Man Magazine, the founder of Elite Life Nutrition, and the host of the Elite Man Podcast.

Justin and Mark also talk about mental health, alternative medicine, neuro-linguistic programming, and the state of the current pandemic.

Hear how: Mental illness can affect anybody at any moment-even more so in this pandemic Justin recovered from his anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts-without modern medicine

The origins of modern medicine are not what you think and how holistic medicine went the wayside

Listen to this episode for some insight on what it truly means to be elite and how you can use the current VUCA environment to get there.

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Embracing the Suck with Brent Gleeson Dec 09, 2020

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Brent Gleeson, author of Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL

Way to an Extraordinary Life and founder of TakingPoint Leadership, joins Mark to talk about his experiences with the SEALs, leadership, how failures lead to success, and more.

Hear how: Transforming your team requires training the character of the individuals in your team

You must lean into adversity and the inevitable pain and suffering Building emotional and mental fortitude is just as important as physical training "If you ain't failing, you ain't trying."

Micro-failures lead to success Listen to this episode so you can learn how to face failure and lead effectively in our current VUCA world.

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