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The James Altucher Show

681 - What are The ATTRIBUTES you need to have to be successful? With Rich Diviney, retired Navy SEAL Commander

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Business, Education

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

What are the differences between Attribute, and Traits? What are the 25 key Attributes that you need to have to optimize your performance, how do you identify them within yourself, can you train your attribute, and were you or were you not born with it? In this episode, Rich Diviney, retired Navy SEAL Commander, Owner/ Founder of The Attributes, and the author of this brand new book, The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance, came on and break down bits by bits of what are attributes, and how do you identify and then train them! I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.8

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:12.8

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:16.3

What are the 25 key attributes one should have for optimal performance?

0:23.2

Is it that simple that it's just 25?

0:26.0

I mean, when I went through the list of attributes and discussed it with Rich Davini who is in X Navy CEO,

0:34.4

he's a success in many different areas of life and he wrote this book where the 25 attributes he's seen as key to success

0:41.6

and he includes the neuroscience and neurobiology behind all of this as well.

0:47.4

It was very fascinating to me.

0:48.5

A lot of these attributes I did not have and need to work on them.

0:51.2

And he also describes how to work on them to improve your attributes.

0:54.8

And what's the difference between attributes and skills and habits and so on and some of the experiences he's gone through, which led him to this.

1:02.9

So without further ado, here's the attributes by Rich Davini.

1:16.5

Rich Davini, X Navy Seal or are you ever in X Navy Seal or once a seal always a seal?

1:22.7

So it's a very good question to are out of the bat, right?

1:26.0

Typically, if you want to be formal about it, a former, so I spent 20 years just under 21 years and retired, right?

1:34.3

So when you retire from the military, you can kind of officially say that you're retired military officer or retired, Davini Seal.

1:41.0

If you don't spend 20 years and you get out, then maybe you're a former.

1:45.1

There are some people who would say once a seal always a seal, I tend not to say that.

1:50.2

And the reason is just it's my thought, my opinion, that I don't want to dishonor the guys who are in the fight right now.

1:58.0

I did the job and when I was in there, I was grateful to do it.

2:01.1

I could not do the job right now.

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