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The ONE Thing

242. Former Navy Seal Mark Divine | Realizing Your Potential & Staring Down the Wolf

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

When you’re looking to achieve something extraordinary, you have to unlock the potential that lies within you. So many of us struggle with this. We think we are doing the best that we can do — but, really, most of us don’t know how much we’re capable of because we have never pushed ourselves past the point of discomfort. So, how do we find models and systems that allow us to shatter our ceiling of achievement? Mark Divine is a former Navy SEAL commander, the New York Times best-selling author of The Way of the SEAL and Staring Down the Wolf, and the founder of Unbeatable Mind and SEAL Fit. When he recognized he was going down the wrong path in life, he began to ask better questions and examine the underlying story that had led him there. Through the process of investigation and meditation, he found what he believes he was meant to do. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/podcast. In this episode, you will learn... [00:57] Why somebody would make the decision to become a Navy SEAL [07:01] Developing the habit of meditation [11:47] Starting with box breathing [16:56] What it means to stare down the wolf [25:23] Feeding the right wolf [33:37] Getting clear about what you should and should not be doing [40:15] Habituating excellence Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more: markdivine.com Listen: Unbeatable Minds Podcast Read: Staring Down the Wolf Read: The Way of the SEAL  Coaching: unbeatablemind.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/markdivine Facebook: facebook.com/sealfit Instagram: instagram.com/RealMarkDivine Twitter: twitter.com/sealfit Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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0:00.0

This is the one thing podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.

0:08.0

This is the one thing podcast. I am your host Jeff Woods.

0:12.8

We are all about the surprisingly simple truth

0:15.5

behind extraordinary results.

0:17.5

And when you're looking to achieve something extraordinary,

0:20.3

you have to unlock the potential that is within you.

0:23.6

Yet so many of us struggle.

0:25.7

We think that we are doing the best that we can do

0:28.1

when we fail to actually seek what's the best that can be done

0:31.0

and how do we find models and systems that allow us to shatter our ceiling of achievement.

0:35.0

Today you are going to get the pleasure of having a conversation with somebody who is a very

0:39.5

impressive individual. He is a former Navy SEAL commander. He is a New York Times best-selling

0:44.9

author of The Way of the Seal, staring down the wolf, and the founder of Unbeatable Mind and

0:50.9

Seal Fit Commander Mark Devine.

0:53.2

Jeff, it's honored to be here.

0:55.2

Thanks for having me on your show.

0:56.2

Yeah, my pleasure, my pleasure.

0:57.7

So first and foremost, I was chatting with my team before and Kalin asked, why in the world would somebody make the decision

1:05.1

to become a Navy SEAL because that does not happen by accident.

1:08.1

Well you know what I made a decision to become a certified public accountant before I was a seal.

1:16.0

And that did happen by accident, and it was a horrible choice for me.

1:21.0

So... So, give us a background on you.

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