EP 198 — Dr. Doug Brackmann and Meg Terwilliger: Driven or Possessed? The Need to Succeed

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🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 178 minutes

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Summary

What traits separate people who are driven from those aren’t?

Psychologist Doug Brackmann and Meg Terwilliger describe what it means to be driven, the differences between driven men and women and how a first-timer beats a veteran sniper in a shooting match in this very illuminating Living 4D conversation.

Learn more about the work Doug and Meg do and take a free assessment on your potential to be driven at their website and listen to their I am Driven podcast.

Show Notes

How do people become driven? (7:05)
The one thing driven people crave the most. (16:40)
We live in a domesticated, farmer’s world. (23:55)
FOMO and the perfect cup of espresso. (31:36)
Shame: The ability to identify with the monster living inside you. (44:05)
Knowing the difference between pain and fear. (50:46)
Are you driven or possessed? (58:01)
“Identity is a huge component for driven women.” (1:05:29)
Identifying wounded masculine behaviors in women. (1:16:32)
Extreme self-righteousness, narcissism and pre-verbal wounds. (1:29:36)
“Although we envision it to be very euphoric, transformation is uncomfortable.” (1:41:06)
Understanding that there’s no weakness in being feminine or gentle. (1:48:20)
False enlightenment. (2:12:16)
“Why do people self-sabotage? The ego lives in your body, not your brain.” (2:17:49)
“There is an elitism to being driven that is not deserved.” (2:33:31)
Feminine simplicity beats toxic perfectionism, especially on the shooting range. (2:43:24)
Ever attend a shooting meditation retreat? (2:52:25)

Resources

Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy Seals, Pro Athletes and Maybe You by Dr. Doug Brackmann
The Edison Gene: ADHD and the Gift of the Hunter Child and ADHD and The Edison Gene by Thom Hartman
The work of Thom Hartman, Father Thomas Keating, Matthew Fox and Natalya Mammadova
The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization by A.H. Almaas

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Transcript

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0:00.0	the most consistent thing in my world and I'll speak from personal experience is this feeling
0:06.7	that I can do better and when someone looks at me and says I don't think you can do that.
0:14.0	There's an internal fuck you. Oh yes yes I've lived that my whole life.
0:18.8	And that that internal is and what got me off of cocaine, believe me, I almost died from my addictions myself, is this
0:28.4	insight that I know I'm fucked up, but I'm not nearly as fucked up as you all think I am. are leading psychologist Dr Doug Brackman and his co-host on the I Am Driven
0:45.2	podcast Meg Terwilliger. With two PhDs in psychology Dr Doug has spent his
0:51.6	entire career working with top performers to help them overcome their limiting beliefs,
0:56.6	stop their cycle of shame, and achieve the ultimate personal and professional success.
1:02.0	He has created the Drive Tribe to provide a community
1:05.6	to support the Driven and together with Meg he hosts the I Am Driven podcast.
1:11.2	If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving us a five-star
1:15.1	rating and a warm review at the top of the show page on Spotify or at the bottom of
1:19.8	the show page if you were listening on Apple Podcast. Your opinions matter and your
1:24.8	ratings help us to grow and help more people to be healthy and find freedom of
1:29.1	body and mind and to live their dreams. And now over to Paul, Doug and Meg as they talk about driven or possessed the need to succeed.
1:39.0	Hello everybody, welcome to Living 4D with Paul Chek.
1:43.0	Today we are going to talk about something that's really important to understand,
1:48.0	especially if you're driven like I am.
1:52.0	R. My title for the podcast today is Driven or possessed the need to
2:00.0	succeed with Dr. Doug Brockman and his business partner and Driven Woman, Megan Terwilliger.
2:10.0	Welcome to both of you.
2:12.0	Thank you, Paul. This has been top of my mind for the last few weeks since we talked and prepped for this thing.
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