Jason Fox: Approaching life with a Special Forces mindset (E264)
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, former Special Forces Soldier Jason Fox joins Jake and Damian to share his insights on navigating life's challenges and embracing fear.
The former Royal Marine Commando and Special Forces Sergeant is a well-known TV personality, author, and motivational speaker. Throughout this conversation, Jason shares compelling stories from his military career and personal life, providing a unique perspective on resilience and enjoying chaos.
Jason reflects on the emotional journey of having a daughter born with challenges, and what he’s learnt about shared human vulnerabilities. He discusses the superhuman strength needed to control reactions to difficult situations and his daughter's resilience in her battles.
Transitioning from military life to civilian life, Jason opens up about his struggles and how he eventually found his footing outside the structured environment of the military.
Jason also dives into the themes of his new book, "Embrace The Chaos", explaining how it stems from his own experiences and mistakes. He talks about the importance of managing fear, learning from failure, and conducting emotional stock-takes during stressful situations.
In this engaging and thought-provoking conversation, Jason Fox provides valuable perspectives on overcoming adversity, managing fear, and finding strength in the midst of chaos.
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| 0:00.0 | Every single person on the planet has a fear and it needs to be managed. |
| 0:05.5 | It is there to make you focus on what it is you're doing. |
| 0:09.5 | But I was ashamed of it because I was like, hang on a minute, I should not be thinking about being at home as a |
| 0:13.9 | ten-year-old boy with my mom because I'm supposed to be a professional soldier. |
| 0:17.2 | Anyone can get to a certain point where they feel that they're superhuman to whatever it is that they're dealing with. |
| 0:25.0 | If I was told 15 years ago that I would be doing this job, I'd bang myself out. |
| 0:31.0 | That is Jason Fox. |
| 0:34.0 | This is high performance, the show that unlocks the minds of the most fascinating people on the planet. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm Jake Humphrey and alongside Damien Hugh as we learn from the stories struggles and successes of our guests allowing us all to find high performance |
| 0:47.8 | and we know that Jason Fox or Foxy as he's known has had an incredible career he's well known on UK TV screens he was a |
| 0:55.2 | member of the Special Forces that's what he's done how he's done it and why |
| 1:00.9 | he's done it isn't discussed often enough until now. |
| 1:04.8 | Prepare to meet the Jason Fox that you didn't even know existed as we welcome Foxy |
| 1:11.0 | to high performance. |
| 1:13.0 | However, first a few messages from our valued partners, allowing us to give you this content |
| 1:18.1 | for free. |
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| 1:36.0 | Hi, I'm Susie Chan, |
| 1:40.0 | and my new book, Trails and Tribulations, |
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