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James Fell on epiphanies and making radical changes Jan 22, 2019

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James Fell is a well-known fitness and motivational expert. He has written in the LA Times, The Chicago Tribune, Men's Health, The Guardian and TIME.

He also runs bodyforwife.com and is most recently the author of "The Holy Sh!t Moment: How Lasting Change Can Happen in an Instant"

He and Mark talk about epiphanies and making a radical change. He teaches how to go directly from intention to committed action

Listen to this episode to find out more about life-changing moments and how to change intention to action

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Serious Negotiation with Chris Voss Jan 16, 2019

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Chris Voss is the founder of the Black Swan Group which provides negotiation training for everyone from businesses to law enforcement. Chris has had a long career in law enforcement including the FBI. He worked in the US and internationally as a hostage negotiator. He has also taught negotiation in MBA programs at Georgetown and USC Marshall.

In addition, he is the author of the book "Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It." Today, he and Mark talk about Chris' long career as a negotiator and how to negotiate for business and other situations. Learn about: Three types of negotiator personalities: Fight, flight or friendly.

The successful negotiator must be all three types at different times. In Chris' opinion, "yes" is a useless word. "No" opens up the possibility for learning something. Language is very nuanced and subtle in negotiation.

Listen to this episode to hear about the seemingly small changes that can make negotiation successful or not.

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Jamie Wheal talks about getting to a flow state Jan 08, 2019

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Jamie Wheal is an expert on the flow state, and is the Executive Director of the Flow Genome Project and a leading expert on the neuro-physiology of human performance.

He has also consulted with the military, Red Bull and professional sports teams, as well as Google and other companies.

With Stephen Kotler, he co-authored the book "Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work." Today he talks with Mark about achieving peak performance and flow state.

Learn how: Aikido is one of the best martial arts for both philosophy and enlightenment There is a difference between "symptomatic" - or "hacked" flow - and "causal" flow, which is a product of work Flow is a process of neurobiology and neurochemistry

Hear how Jamie and the Flow Genome Project are working to make the flow state clear and accessible for all of us, so that we can all find a way to work at our peak abilities.

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Climbing Everest with Brian Dickinson Jan 01, 2019

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Brian Dickinson has always been an adventurer, and was Air Rescue Swimmer in the Navy, and is now a very accomplished mountaineer.

He's written a book about his climb of Everest called "Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest." Today he tells Mark about how he got into mountaineering after the Navy, and his harrowing adventures climbing Everest.

Hear how: He lost his Sherpa to illness with about 1000 feet left to go to the summit The day after summiting, he lost his ability to see, and had to make his way down without eyesight.

An oxygen tank that had malfunctioned earlier miraculously started working just in time for him to be able to breath Understand how faith and determination allowed Brian to overcome one of the most difficult situations imaginable.

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Willie Banks on the Olympics and the athletic spirit Dec 18, 2018

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Willie Banks is a well-known Olympian, having been a member of the US Olympic track team for Triple Jump in 1984 and 1988.

Since then, he's been an active member of the sport and Olympic community, serving as the President of the US Olympians Association and an organizer of the ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego in 2019.

Mark and Willie talk about Willie's experiences with the Olympics and his ongoing devotion to spreading interest in sports and track in particular.

Find out: How Willie was able to use his resentment about the 1980 boycott of the Olympics to motivate him.

How you need to "switch on" when you come to the office. How Willie used dreaming visualization for his competitions without even realizing it.

Hear how Willie has been able to turn his athletic career into spreading the word about sport and fitness.

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Jimmy Choi on Overcoming Obstacles Dec 11, 2018

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Jimmy Choi was diagnosed with Parkinson's when he was 27. And now, at 41, he has run 13 marathons, 88 half marathons and countless other races.

Most people know him as he competed in American Ninja Warriors and also part of Team Fox raising $250,000 for the Michael J Fox Foundation.

Mark talks to him today at the Spartan Race in Lake Tahoe about training, diet and mindset. He's an inspiration to us all by living his life with a positive mindset, dedication to helping find a cure, and passion for everything he does.

Listen to this episode to understand better how we can all do better every day.

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Mark answers the most asked Questions! Dec 04, 2018

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In this solo episode, Mark takes questions from the Unbeatable Mind tribe.

Hear how you need to deal with and protect yourself from the negativity of a significant other and how to work on maintaining passion and focus for your end-game.

Many of us can start things well, but need help with making sure we are able to finish them.

Learn about: The need to have a burning "why" or a "hell, yes" to undertake a significant endeavor.

Pride may not be the best emotion, since pride comes at someone else's expense.

Courage is more positive than pride Box Breathing is not the only staple, there are other types of breath work that the Commander uses and recommends.

Listen to this episode to hear insights from Mark on some of the most asked questions from his tribe!

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Dr Lara Pence talks about the psychology of overcoming obstacles Nov 27, 2018

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Dr. Lara Pence has spent the last decade working with individuals as the peel back the layers of their outer shell, cast aside the unhealthy patterns that keep them stuck and unfulfilled, and begin to build a new, more resilient and adventurous sense of self.

She works with Olympic athletes, successful entrepreneurs to help them move away from comparison and self-loathing and towards connection and self investment. Dr Pence is also the Chief Mind Doctor for Spartan and host of "Spartan Mind" Podcast.

Find out how: Both crying and laughter are essentially both just huge releases of energy, which is why they often seem to be very close together.

Asking questions of her clients can often lead to learning more about her own integrity and how to stay inside it. Lara hopes that her clients won't become so "comfortable" with her, that they get themselves into another rut.

Listen to this podcast to learn when to exercise your "no" muscle and when you just need to say "yes" to what's on offer.

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Charlie Engle and the mindset behind extreme endurance running and beating addiction Nov 20, 2018

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Charlie Engle is a world renowned ultra-marathon runner who has endured some of the worlds most punishing long-distance foot races including his run across the Sahara Desert, documented in the film "Running the Sahara." He is also a speaker and the author of the memoir called "Running Man."

In this wide-ranging discussion, he and the Commander talk about the personal difficulties with addiction that led to his career in running.

Find out: How addiction manifests in different ways and doesn't always have to be negative At first, Charlie's running was an attempt to "beat" the addict out of himself About how Charlie became a kind of fitness coach for prison inmates

Listen to this episode to gain insight into the running lifestyle and how to be able to go to extremes to accomplish a task.

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Misty Diaz talks about determination and being an adaptive athlete Nov 13, 2018

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This week Mark is at Lake Tahoe for the Spartan Race championships. He talks to Misty Diaz, who is well-known as an athlete and advocate for people with Spina Bifida. She has completed over 200 races herself, and she is both an advocate and an impressive athlete.

IN spite of significant obstacles, she was eventually able to pursue her athletic ambitions.

Misty endured much hardship on her way to becoming one of the top adaptive athletes, including 28 different surgeries. She had to start taking morphine to deal with pain. She became addicted, and that was also a challenge that she had to overcome.

Though Misty has a fear of water, she is open to the idea of doing SEALFIT with some adaptations for her needs. Listen to this episode to hear how Misty was able to overcome the very significant challenges she faced to pursue her calling in athletics.

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