The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

#415. Former SEAL Commander Reveals How to Build An Unbeatable Mind - Mark Divine

Feb 9, 2024

Former Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine shares strategies and tactics used by elite special operators to build mental toughness. Topics include optimizing physical health, box breathing for calm focus, daily mindfulness practices, turning obstacles into opportunities, resilience through radical acceptance, and visualizing positive outcomes during setbacks.

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Physical health is the foundation of mental resilience, and daily practices such as exercise and nutrition contribute to developing a healthy body and mind.

Resilient individuals see setbacks as temporary obstacles and opportunities for growth, maintaining a positive mindset and focusing their mental energy on healing and overcoming limitations.

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Building Resilience

Resilience is the ability to navigate life's challenges and embrace obstacles as opportunities for learning and growth. It involves displaying mental toughness and emotional resolve over a long period of time. Resilient individuals actively seek out obstacles, knowing that they hold valuable lessons. Physical health is a crucial foundation for resilience. By prioritizing daily practices such as exercise, nutrition, sleep, spending time in nature, and surrounding oneself with positive and courageous people, one can develop a healthy body, leading to a healthy mind.

Rewire Your Breathing for Optimal Health and Clarity

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Introduction

2min

Building Resiliency and Embracing Obstacles

5min

The Power of Resilience in Overcoming Physical Limitations

4min

Building Resilience through Daily Mental Training

3min

Regulating the Nervous System and Concentration Training with Box Breathing

5min

Developing grit and resilience is crucial for achieving success during challenging times. So how do Navy SEALs cultivate an “unbeatable mindset” in the face of extreme adversity? In this episode, retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine reveals the specific strategies and daily practices used by elite special operators to build relentless mental toughness.

With over 20 years experience as a SEAL officer and SEAL trainer, Mark has created resilience programs for Fortune 500 CEOs, Olympic athletes, and special operations units globally. He distills potent neuroscience and time-tested tactics into simple, battle-tested tools you can apply immediately.

Learn:

Why optimizing physical health is the foundation of mental resilience
How box breathing rewires your nervous system for calm focus
Daily mindfulness practices to master your mental energy
Training your mind using “stacked” ritual disciplines
How to turn obstacles into opportunities for accelerated growth
Why resilience means radically accepting “the suck”
How to visualize positive outcomes during setbacks

If you want to thrive in volatile times, this straight-talk with one of the world’s top performance experts will equip you with the skills to overcome anything. Tune in now to forge your own unbeatable mindset.

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Quotable moments:

"Resiliency is embracing the suck of the obstacles and actually looking forward to them." - Mark Divine

"When you devote mental energy in the form of positive dialogue and visualization...your body will comply because it's all energy." - Mark Divine

"I have a saying that if you're not training your mind, then someone else is training it for you." - Mark Divine

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The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.

On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.

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