Using Mindfulness Tactics with Joe De Sena & John Macaskill

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Retired Navy Seal John Macaskill was desperate when his doctor prescribed meditation. The results were so powerful he now teaches it. Listen today to hear how to get started, how to use mindfulness to be a better parent, CEO, or athlete, and even how it can impact your diet and nutrition.

John Macaskill is a retired Navy SEAL Commander turned mindfulness and meditation teacher, podcast host and producer, keynote speaker, and grit and resilience coach. His goal in life is to help others live their most fulfilling lives. Jon is a father of three young children and he and his wife, also a Navy Veteran, live on a small farm in Colorado Springs.

More about John at https://macaskillconsulting.com/

and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mindfulfrogman/

Joe De Sena’s new book “10 Rules for Mental Toughness for Families”

https://www.spartan.com/10Rules

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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Host: Joe De Sena

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I went home just like most Taipei personalities and I jumped into an hour-long meditation or at least attempted to and failed miserably.
0:08.8	Within about 30 seconds my mind was everywhere and came out of that very frustrated and convinced that I couldn't meditate and went back to that same doctor a couple weeks later and said, yeah, this meditation stuff is not working for me.
0:21.0	And he asked me what I've been doing.
0:23.4	And he said, well, that's just like going to the gym
0:25.8	and jumping under 350 pounds on the bench press
0:28.6	after never having done any bench press before.
0:31.0	Or lining up at the starting line up a marathon without having ever
0:34.2	run a mile before. You got to work your way up to that.
0:37.0	Welcome to the Spartan Up podcast with Joe Descentena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race.
0:46.5	We are talking about overcoming obstacles.
0:51.4	The same way we teach people to get over obstacles on the course, we will teach you here on the Spartan
0:56.1	up podcast to get over obstacles in your mind.
0:59.8	Retired Navy SEAL John McCaskill was desperate when his doctor prescribed meditation. The
1:05.0	entire entire entire results were so powerful he now teaches it.
1:08.0	Listen today to hear how to use mindfulness to be a better parent,
1:11.0	CEO, or athlete.
1:12.0	How to get started and a way to use mindfulness to impact
1:15.2	your diet and nutrition.
1:17.2	Hey listen, at the end of this episode you're going to hear Joe ask today's guest some
1:21.2	questions about parenting.
1:22.5	And guess what, if you've been listening to this show, you know that is a common occurrence.
1:26.7	We've been collecting data for years.
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