What Got You There with Sean DeLaney

Laurence Gonzales is an award winning author of numerous books such as Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why and its sequel Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience, which attempt to answer related questions about how people make bad decisions and what leads some of them to survive and some to perish. On this episode Laurence reveals the keys to managing your stress in extreme situations, understanding the brain for making better decisions and explains why fear doesn’t have to hold you back!  In 2015 he received a Journalism Fellowship from the Santa Fe Institute and in 2016 was given an appointment as a Miller Scholar there. As reported in the official announcement, “The Miller Distinguished Scholarship is the most prestigious visiting position at SFI, awarded to highly accomplished, creative thinkers who make profound contributions to our understandings of society, science, and culture. Scholars are internally nominated and may have backgrounds in the humanities, arts, or sciences. During their stays at SFI, Miller Scholars are free to devote their time to exploration of any topic.” His appointment as an SFI Miller Scholar was renewed for 2017, 2018, and 2019. After reading in neuroscience for several years, he wrote the best-selling book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why and its sequel Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience, which attempt to answer related questions about how people make bad decisions and what leads some of them to survive and some to perish. Want My 3 Secrets to Setting Goals... and How to Actually Achieve Them for FREE? Click HERE https://youunleashedcourse.com/ Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

David Robson is an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body and behaviour. David’s first book, The Intelligence Trap, Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes is a fascinating read and his second book The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life, it is “a journey through the cutting-edge science of how our mindset shapes every facet of our lives, revealing how your brain holds the keys to unlocking a better you”.  In this book David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-edge research that reveals the many profound ways that our expectations shape our experience. Bringing together fascinating case studies and evidence-based science, The Expectation Effect uncovers new techniques that we can all use to improve our fitness, productivity, intelligence, health and happiness. Of course, you can’t just think yourself thinner, happier or fitter, but using this book you can reframe many different facets of your life, and in so doing start real psychological, physiological and behavioural change. These easy-to-use skills will help you on your way to becoming the person you want to be, living the life you want to live. David's Articles  Watch on YouTube  Checkout Sean’s Ultimate Annual Review + 2023 Planning Program over 10,000 have watched! Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

Commander Guy Snodgrass is Chief Executive Officer for Defense Analytics,  A retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot and former TOPGUN Instructor, his last tour of duty took him into the halls of the Pentagon where he served as communications director and chief speechwriter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis. During that period, he authored the publicly available 2018 National Defense Strategy for the United States, assisted with Presidential speeches, and was responsible for Mattis’s congressional testimony and public remarks. Guy is also a highly sought after keynote speaker! Guy’s Books TOPGUN'S TOP 10: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit  Holding The Line During his 20 years as a fighter pilot, Guy logged more than 2,784 total flight hours, 2,390 F/A-18 flight hours, 719 aircraft carrier landings, and was presented with the Defense Superior Service Award at retirement. Mr. Snodgrass is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Board of Directors, a member of the Council on Competitiveness, and a 2019 graduate of MIT’s Seminar XXI national security and foreign policy program. Defense Superior Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with gold star (second award) Navy Commendation Medal with gold star Navy Achievement Medal Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Navy Battle “E” Ribbon (two awards) Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze service star Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with one silver star Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with three bronze service stars Navy Expert Rifleman Medal Checkout Sean's Ultimate Annual Review + 2023 Planning Program over 10,000 have watched! Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram   

Episode Transcript + Video  Apolo Anton Ohno is America’s most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, Author, Speaker on a life mission to help you become your best in health, work, and life. Apolo Anton Ohno claimed his first major speed skating title at the US Championships at the age of 14—after just six months of training. Over the next decade and a half, he went from kid prodigy to the most decorated US Winter Olympian in history—a title he still holds—earning eight Olympic medals in short-track speed skating across the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Games. His new book, Hard Pivot: Embrace Change. Find Purpose. Show Up Fully! Apolo shares his most valuable lessons for overcoming challenges with resilience, creativity, and purpose. With Hard Pivot, Apolo combines practical guidance, personal stories, and deep insights from the psychology of success into a resource to help you through challenging times. Here he shares his most valuable lessons and tools, condensed into the Five Golden Principles: • Gratitude: A daily practice to help you maintain perspective, cultivate empathy, and alleviate stress • Giving: How to elevate your life’s purpose by offering your time, attention, and resources to others • Grit: Exercises to build mental stamina, resilience, and toughness to persevere through hard times • Gearing Up: Ways to prepare yourself to meet the unknown with flexibility and grace • Go: Develop the courage to take risks, learn from success and failure, and come back stronger Checkout Sean's Ultimate Annual Review + 2023 Planning Program over 10,000 have watched! Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

Paul Assaiante is currently the Men’s Squash and Tennis coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Ganek Family US Squash Head National Coach, Professional Speaker and Author. Two-time Olympic Coach-of-the-Year, World Championship Coach and the “winningest coach in college sports history”, Paul Assaiante has motivated top athletes from around the world. His core belief is the need to embrace our fears in order to remove the obstacles to our success. He captures this concept in his book, Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear, a visionary reflection on leadership and mentoring from one of America’s most successful coaches. Assaiante has led the Trinity men's squash team to seventeen national titles. From 1998-2012, Assaiante and Trinity won 252 consecutive matches, including thirteen national championships—the longest winning streak in college sports history.  Watch on YouTube Checkout Sean's Ultimate Annual Review + 2023 Planning Program over 10,000 have watched! Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

#1. Benjamin Zander- A leader’s job is to awaken the possibility in other people. #2. Will Guidara - You can speak things into existence and the power of nonverbal communication.  What would you attempt to do if you could not fail? #3. Lesson from my Mom- You need to stand up for what is right and what you believe in! #4. Arnold van den Berg- Don’t allow your past to define your future. You can change your life with your mind. #5. Adam Robinson - you need to ask yourself the question, Who do you want to be in this world? #6. Dr. Dan Dworkis - Never Waste Suffering. #7. Paul Black- Just keep showing up. #8. David Senra- The great founders have the work ethic of Kobe Bryant and the self belief of Kanye West. #9. Frank Slootman - Don’t try to be me. You need to become you, whatever the best version of you is.  #10. Apolo Anton Ohno - If you want to be great you need to be intentional with everything you do. I have a bonus one for you!  #11. Brunello Cucinelli - "Nothing compares to the love for another person when it comes to reaching immensity and infinity." Watch on YouTube Checkout Sean's Ultimate Annual Review + 2023 Planning Program over 10,000 have watched! Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

Watch on YouTube Pauline Brown has been a massive influence in the building of some of the world’s most influential luxury brands. She is the former Chairman of North America for LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, where she oversaw and lead 70 brands in five sectors including fashion and leather goods, watches and jewelry, perfume and cosmetics, wine and spirits, and selective retailing.  Earlier in her career, she held senior executives positions at The Carlyle Group, Estée Lauder and Avon.  She began her management career at Bain & Co. In 2021, Pauline launched an innovative e-learning platform, called Aesthetic Intelligence Labs, which teaches executives and entrepreneurs how to build brands that stand out, careers that thrive, and businesses that last. The platform is an extension of a popular course she introduced at Harvard Business School in 2017 and currently teaches at Columbia Business School, and is described in her groundbreaking book, "Aesthetic Intelligence:  How to Boost It and Use It in Business and Beyond," which was published by HarperCollins in 2019. Checkout Sean's Ultimate Annual Review + 2023 Planning Program over 10,000 have watched!  Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

This is from a webinar presentation Sean did that walks you through his Ultimate Year End Review + 2023 Jumpstart planning process! To watch the video and download the presentation CLICK HERE!  Watch this presentation!  Want 2023 to be your best year yet? Want to learn why 91% of people don’t achieve their New Years Goals and how to not be one of them?  This is the exclusive program I use with the high performers I coach to achieve their goals, get clarity on what matters most and then design a life focused on those things. What it will teach you: Ultimate Goal Setting System Clarify Your BIG 5 Life Buckets How to Create Your 2023 Vision Identify Your 3 Key Habits for Success in 2023 If you’ve had problems setting and achieving your goals in the past then get ready for that to change! In order to live your best life you need to reflect back on your previous year to discover what’s working, what isn’t and how you can improve moving forward. Our tested Review & Jumpstart program can be the most important step you take in unleashing your potential and making 2023 the best year yet! Watch the video where I walk you through the program and if you really want to take your performance to the next level then keep scrolling to get more info about having me personally coach you this year!  Sean  Interested in having me coach you through this plannig process? Send me an email - Sean@whatgotyouthere.com  Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES!  Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today for only $99!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

Adrian Fenty is the founding managing partner at MaC Venture Capital. Prior to MaC, Adrian was co-founder and Managing Partner at M. Ventures and Special Advisor to Andreessen Horowitz. He began his tech career as a consultant to Rosetta Stone, EverFi and several software startups. Fenty is a former two-term city Councilmember and Mayor in his hometown, Washington DC. On this episode Adrian shares the best advice he received from Marc Andreessen, how to lead change, what he's uncovered about great entrepreneurs!  Checkout my NEW DAILY PODCAST- MOMENTUM MINUTES! Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. Checkout my Ultimate Year End Review + 2023 Jumpstart Presentation!  You Unleashed is an online personal development course created by Sean DeLaney after spending years working with and interviewing high achievers.The online course that helps you ‘Unleash your potential’! You Unleashed teaches you the MINDSETS, ROUTINES and BEHAVIORS you need to unleash your potential and discover what you’re capable of. You know you’re capable of more and want to bring out that untapped potential inside of you. We teach you how. Enroll Today for only $99!- Click Here Subscribe to my Momentum Monday Newsletter Connect with us! Whatgotyouthere TikTok YouTube Twitter Instagram 

Hey guys it’s Sean and I’m launching a NEW DAILY PODCAST called Momentum Minutes!  Don’t worry What Got You There isn’t going anywhere but After talking to a dozens of listeners the number one thing I kept hearing is how you want MORE WISDOM IN LESS TIME! Which is why I’m launching the Momentum Minutes podcast so you can hear the most important ideas I’m discovering in about a minute a day. Momentum Minutes is a short daily podcast that’s going to add a little inspiration to your morning by sharing lessons on leadership, business and self mastery. After spending 5+ years interviewing over 300 of the world's most successful people and reading hundreds of books I’m distilling down the best ideas and sharing them on this podcast.  Momentum Minutes is a daily podcast that is now available on all podcasting players so click the search Momentum Minutes in your favorite podcasting app and hit subscribe! Also it would mean so much to me if you give it a listen, write a review and share with anyone you think it might inspire!  And after listening Let me know what you think by sending me an email to Sean@whatgotyouthere.com  Don’t worry I’ll be back next week with another episode of What Got You There but to hold you over until then check out the 15 episodes of Momentum Minutes already released!