Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL commander. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he completed more than thirteen overseas deployments—eleven of which were to Iraq and Afghanistan. As the officer in charge of training for a specialized command, Diviney spearheaded the creation of a directorate that fused physical, mental, and emotional disciplines. He led his small team to create the first-ever “Mind Gym” that helped special operators train their brains to perform faster, longer, and better in all environments—especially high-stress ones.

Today on the show we discuss: why uncertainty is so hard to deal with and how to fix that, how to trick your mind to conquer fear, how to quickly control the controllables when faced with adversity, the best framework to use to help instantly reduce stress and anxiety, How to move forward quickly after dealing with hardship, how to become resilient and much more.

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