The Unbeatable Mind Podcast With Mark Divine

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.

This is the final episode of Mark's review of his new book, "Staring Down the Wolf." He talks about how Damien Mander was able to make himself into a very unique leader in service to the good of the planet. He also summarizes the seven commitments that need to be made for effective leadership. Hear what kind of leadership you can find out about when you get the new book. 

In this weeks interview, Mark speak with Twitter VP Bruce Daisley about work culture and business leadership. Bruce is the author of "Eat Sleep Work Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your Job" and the host of the "Eat, sleep, work, repeat" podcast. When you listen to this podcast, you'll learn several ways to create an exceptional work culture, including: How to embrace technology without making it the main goal of what you do  How to better understand the culture of your workplace with neuroscience  How to make employees more productive by encouraging a "buzz state"

Commander Divine reads from the final chapter of his soon to be released book, "Staring Down the Wolf" on the Leadership Commitment of Alignment. Getting aligned is of critical importance for an elite leader and team to make sure that their goals are aligned.  When you listen to this podcast, you'll learn: How to have meetings that are productive and useful and don't cause "deaths by meeting." How your team is a vehicle for your own growth as a leader Why it's so important that leader's share information, responsibility and experiences with their team. How to develop a "team of teams" approach that effectively uses communication to reach alignment.

Ray "Cash" Care is a former SEAL and a co-host of the podcast "Overcome and Conquer" as well as one of the founders of The LTD Project - a leadership training program for business people. Today he talks with Commander Divine about the importance of failing forward fast. Hear how: We've created a "zero defect society" where we use social media to display perfection, rather than dealing and progressing with faults Every aspect of teamwork comes from Communication skills, making it the primary skill you need to learn to become a leader. Effective listening is also a major part of communication Properly dealing with and understanding failure will lead to your success

Eliot Marshall is best known as a successful MMA fighter, but today he talks to the Commander about his business endeavours 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

Today Commander Divine has a solocast and continues to read from his soon to be released book, "Staring Down the Wolf." Today he is talking about Resiliency and how to make that commitment as a part of your elite team. Learn more about Resiliency Adaptability - being able to make the most of the situation you're in. Persistence - ability to continue pursuing a goal in spite of obstacles Learning - knowing how to get new information from problems that arise. Listen in to get further insight into how to develop resiliency for elite team building

Kamal Ravikant is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. His most recent book is a brand new edition of "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It." The original was first self-published in 2013. Kamal initially wrote the book as a response to his own personal disaster.  Hear about: How you can change the context of memories from bad to good How you must recognize that Purpose is bigger than pain Your inner life is what you really have Listen to this episode to hear more about how you can learn how to love yourself and let success follow the inner work.

In the second part of Mark's interview with Clint Emerson, retired SEAL, NSA operative, and expert in personal security and preparedness. Mark and Clint discuss his new book "The Right Kind of Crazy: My Life as a Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell."  Clint is the only SEAL ever inducted into the International Spy Museum and the real life Jason Bourne.  Listen to this episode to find out more about how you can be prepared and the state of national security.

Today we have the first part of Mark's interview with Clint Emerson, retired SEAL and the author of "100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation." Clint is an expert in personal security and preparedness. He is also the author of "The Right Kind of Crazy: My Life as a Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell." Listen to this episode to learn more about SEALs and military service as well as the current military situation going on with Iran.

John Kim is known as "The Angry Therapist." He is an author, therapist, entrepreneur and podcaster.  His book is "I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck: An Everyman's Guide to a Meaningful Life," and today he talks with Mark about Therapy, coaching and parenting. Hear about: How John is dedicated to being authentic rather than simply being teaching things "at" his clients. Life coaching is often a misnomer, and the term isn't very specific. Parenting is understanding that kids aren't going to be "clones," doing the exact right things that you think they should be doing all the time. Listen to this episode to get a new perspective on coaching and therapy.

For Christmas week, we'll be re-airing the best episodes of 2019. Today we present Mark's interview with Brian Mackenzie and Rob Wilson. In the new year, we'll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we'll be re-airing the best episodes of 2019. Today we present Mark's interview with Kelly Starrett. In the new year, we'll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we'll be re-airing the best episodes of 2019. Today we present Mark's interview with Cal Newport. In the new year, we'll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we'll be re-airing the best episodes of 2019. Today we present Mark's interview with Gabby Reece. In the new year, we'll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we'll be re-airing the best episodes of 2019. Today we present Mark's interview with Chris Waddell. In the new year, we'll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

Kyle Carpenter is the youngest ever recipient of the Medal of Honor. While fighting in Afghanistan, he was shielding a fellow marine from an enemy hand grenade blast and was severely injured and spent 3 years hospitalized.  He has since written a book called, "You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For." Today, he talks to Commander Divine about how he was able to come back from the experience and his injuries. Listen to this episode to learn insights into extraordinary courage. Kyle's story of honor and courage inspires you beyond to feel like nothing can defeat you.

Today commander Divine has a solocast and continues to read from his upcoming book, "Staring Down the Wolf." In this episode, he talks about excellence and how to achieve that commitment for elite leadership. Learn how: There will always be tension between the protectors of traditional ways of doing things and the curious innovators. Part of a good solution needs to be a focus on simplicity Good use of the Eisenhower Matrix helps you make decisions and focus on the correct issues. Get a preview of how to enhance your own leadership skills to foster excellence.

Robb Wolf (@dasrobbwolf), a former research biochemist, is the 2X New York Times/WSJ Best Selling author of "The Paleo Solution" and "Wired To Eat." He's well-known as an innovator and entrepreneur in the field of nutrition and diet. Mark talks Robb at the Spartan World Championships in Lake Tahoe, about a new approach to food and farming to include: Why traditional forms of farming are better for the environment, whether you're a vegetarian or not. How humans have evolved to eat too much and live sedentary lifestyles (so it's not much of a surprise that we do)! How emotional attachments around food can be a distraction from proper nutrition and farming. Listen to this episode to understand that our diet is only the first step to a reform of your nutrition.

This week we have a rebroadcast of our episode with Joshua Mantz. Josh is a retired Major who commanded in the Army for a decade and is on the board of The Courage Foundation.  In 2007 he was very seriously wounded by a sniper on the outskirts of Sadr City, and he actually died for 15 minutes, before being miraculously revived. Joshua has also recently authored the book "The Beauty of a Darker Soul: Overcoming Trauma through the Power of Human Connection." He talks with Commander Divine about what the experience of dying was like, and the mental challenges of emotional trauma.