Raise Your Standards and Expectations General Stanley McChrystal and BG Chaplain Solhjem/ CLASSIC

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

“We use a term all the time, ‘balance.’ I don’t like that term. Life isn’t about achieving balance, it’s about integration,” says now Major General and Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army, Chaplain Solhjem.

This week, we have another classic episode with a couple of the highest respected people we’ve had on the podcast. General Stanley McChrystal and BG Chaplain Solhjem tell us how having high expectations for yourself and those around you leads to you being a better performer and all around better person. In this episode you’ll learn…

How to recognize and make changes in a bad environment
The importance of making your standards and expectations attainable
What’s foundational to your life? And what strengthens you?
Having the strength to be transparent and recognize where you need help
Overcoming adversity by drawing strength from outside yourself

If you want to watch the full episodes,

General Stanley McChrystal | Why Elite Special Forces Succeed - https://youtu.be/5i6TRKZlcaE

Tactics for resilience in combat & life from BG Chaplain Solhjem ep. 127 - https://youtu.be/nbxGH4o1YXI

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Hosts: Johnny Waite, Joe De Sena

Co-Hosts: Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Yeah, you know, we use a term all the time balance. I don't like that term.
0:03.7	Okay. Life isn't about achieving balance. It's about integration.
0:08.0	Welcome to the Spartan endurance series on the Spartan Up podcast.
0:12.4	What do retired general Stanley McChry? and episode of Spartan Up. Number two, our own Colonel Nye got them both on the show. And number three, they both have lived a life examining high performance. And asking, what happens when you set the highest expectations for yourself and those around you.
0:34.3	Our original hosts, Joe DeSena, Johnny Waite, Colonel Nye, and Suffer the Seed Huntress.
0:38.8	We'll introduce the first interview with Stanley McChrystal.
0:42.3	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Duralane,
0:45.0	a single injection that may provide up to six months relief
0:48.0	from osteoarthritis knee pain.
0:50.0	Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site.
0:53.2	You can see full prescribing information at doorlane.com.
0:56.7	Hey Joe, good to see.
0:58.7	Hey, Colonel, I'm doing all right.
1:00.3	You're telling me you're going to introduce me to General McChrystal, M4, they called them? Yeah, they call them M4.
1:05.4	He's amazing guy. I gotta admit when my phone rang and I answered and he said, hey, it's M4.
1:11.6	I was a little scared. I didn't know if there was like a drone over my head or what was going on but awesome that we got to meet him and I think the viewers are going to love hearing his perspective on how to become successful how to get ahead and how to just get a ton,
1:24.4	because there's a guy, as you said that did...
1:25.8	Yeah, I mean, when he starts talking, you start listening.
1:29.7	We are here at Spartan Up the podcast with Stan McChrystal, formerly General McChrystal, from J-Sock?
1:37.0	J-Sock and I-Saff.
1:39.0	And I-Saff.
1:40.0	And if anybody knows success and grit and perseverance and motivation, it would be you.
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