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The Daily Motivation

Conquering Challenges & The Power of Breaking Down Goals | Chadd Wright EP 477

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8960 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Chadd Wright shares insights from SEAL training, emphasizing the importance of breaking challenges into smaller, manageable pieces to avoid feeling overwhelmed. He discusses the significance of focusing on the present moment, using examples from SEAL training, ultra-running, and his business ventures. Chadd highlights the concept of the "steady state," a mental space where pain remains constant, but the mind simplifies, enabling a primal focus on the task at hand.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

0:07.0

I firmly believe that taking charge of your mindset allows you to be in the driver's seat of your life and unlock your potential.

0:18.0

And that's why I'm thrilled to share that my new book is out right now.

0:21.0

It's called The Greatness Mindset. In it you'll learn how to build a

0:25.4

plan for greatness through powerful exercises and toolkits designed to propel your life forward.

0:32.0

This is the book that I wish I had 20 years ago.

0:34.4

It's everything I've learned in the last decade with the research and the science to

0:38.6

help you unlock your mind. Make sure to go to Lewishouse.com slash 2023 mindset to pick up your copy of my book The

0:47.1

Greatness Mindset today.

0:51.0

The biggest reason that people quit is because they're looking at the big picture man.

1:00.0

With seal training there's no single evolution that's that difficult.

1:05.0

Yeah. Really, I mean it's four mile runs and you know two mile swams and it's nothing that you couldn't get up from this table and go do right now.

1:15.0

But the guys that quit, they couldn't break it down

1:21.0

like into digestible pieces.

1:23.5

One hour of time, one moment at a time, one day at a time.

1:26.7

Yep, yeah.

1:27.7

It seems so overwhelming, you're like,

1:29.7

if I can't do this right now,

1:31.5

if I'm struggling in this moment, how I'm struggling this moment how I'm going to take on all

1:33.6

this right six months four months three months and so we become overwhelmed and in fear

1:39.4

as opposed to just one step out of time I remember evolution during Hell Week. All it was was a one mile repeat. All you got to do is run one mile over and over again until we tell you to stop. So I'm out here like heck yeah dude all I

1:55.0

got to do is run one mile at my own pace on a sunny beach on Coronado Island.

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