The Mark Divine Show

For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

Eliot Marshall is best known as a successful MMA fighter, but today he talks to the Commander about his business endeavors and the story behind his first book "The Gospel of Fire: Strategies for Facing Your Fears, Confronting Your Demons, and Finding Your Purpose."

Eliot has repeatedly struggled with depression and anxiety and he tells us how our mind has the power to drive us to accomplish incredible achievements and to manage and prosper. "The Obstacle is the Way" - use your challenges to learn new things and build yourself up.

The Unbeatable Mind and Eliot's approach are very similar in a number of ways - including knowing your "why" Using teamwork is essential to accomplishing your goals Listen to this episode for a very practical example of how to turn difficulty into prosperity

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For the week of Christmas, we’ll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

Eliot Marshall is best known as a successful MMA fighter, but today he talks to the Commander about his business endeavors and the story behind his first book “The Gospel of Fire: Strategies for Facing Your Fears, Confronting Your Demons, and Finding Your Purpose.” Eliot has repeatedly struggled with depression and anxiety and he tells us how our mind has the power to drive us to accomplish incredible achievements and to manage and prosper.

• “The Obstacle is the Way” – use your challenges to learn new things and build yourself up.
• The Unbeatable Mind and Eliot’s approach are very similar in a number of ways – including knowing your “why”
• Using teamwork is essential to accomplishing your goals

Listen to this episode for a very practical example of how to turn difficulty into prosperity

For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark.

In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. Well-known academic expert on personal Grit, Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance." She talks with Commander Divine today about the importance of Grit for success.

Listen now to discover: How your Grit can be a more important trait for success than your ability How understanding your "why" is essential to make sure you are doing the right things Why you need to make sure you are doing things that are innately interesting to you, rather than developing your perseverance first.

Listen to this episode to get more information and practical tips about how to become "grittier" in everyday life.

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For the week of Christmas, we’ll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

Well-known academic expert on personal Grit, Angela Duckworth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.” She talks with Commander Divine today about the importance of Grit for success.

Listen now to discover:

• How your Grit can be a more important trait for success than your ability
• How understanding your “why” is essential to make sure you are doing the right things
• Why you need to make sure you are doing things that are innately interesting to you, rather than developing your perseverance first.

Listen to this episode to get more information and practical tips about how to become “grittier” in everyday life.

For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark.

In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. Daron K. Roberts was a graduate of Harvard Law School turned Football coach. He is a motivational speaker, transition coach and the author of Call an Audible: Let My Pivot from Harvard Law to NFL Coach Inspire Your Transition. 

He hosts the podcast "A Tribe Called Yes" and today he talks with Commander Divine about how to make your own pivot to change your life.

Hear how: Daron planned his next life transition from Harvard Law grad to Football Coach. It's vital that you minimize your social media time and involvement. You must determine if you'll actually be happy at an event before you decide to say yes.

Transition tools you need to succeed Hear this inspirational story of how one man was able to make an exceptional pivot from one life to another.  

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For the week of Christmas, we’ll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

Daron K. Roberts was a graduate of Harvard Law School turned Football coach. He is a motivational speaker, transition coach and the author of Call an Audible: Let My Pivot from Harvard Law to NFL Coach Inspire Your Transition. He hosts the podcast “A Tribe Called Yes” and today he talks with Commander Divine about how to make your own pivot to change your life.

Hear how:

• Daron planned his next life transition from Harvard Law grad to Football Coach.
• It’s vital that you minimize your social media time and involvement.
• You must determine if you’ll actually be happy at an event before you decide to say yes.
• Transition tools you need to succeed

Hear this inspirational story of how one man was able to make an exceptional pivot from one life to another.

For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

In the second part of this interview with Errol Doebler, Mark and Errol talk about work with the FBI SWAT teams and his breathing practices with Wim Hof. Errol is the author of the newly released The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Confidence and Clarity in Combat, in the Boardroom, and at the Kitchen Table.

He tells Mark about his work finding his own leadership philosophy from the different kinds of work that he's done.

Hear how: The practice of breathing properly is the basis of learning how to lead. You'll always need to make a plan when you're confronted with a situation.

You must understand the role of the SMAC process in planning. Listen to this episode to hear more about Errol's approach to planning and leadership

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For the week of Christmas, we’ll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

In the second part of this interview with Errol Doebler, Mark and Errol talk about work with the FBI SWAT teams and his breathing practices with Wim Hof. Errol is the author of the newly released The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Confidence and Clarity in Combat, in the Boardroom, and at the Kitchen Table. He tells Mark about his work finding his own leadership philosophy from the different kinds of work that he’s done.

Hear how:

• The practice of breathing properly is the basis of learning how to lead.
• You’ll always need to make a plan when you’re confronted with a situation.
• You must understand the role of the SMAC process in planning.

Listen to this episode to hear more about Errol’s approach to planning and leadership

For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark.

In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. Chris Gronkowski is a former NFL player and is part of the clan of Gronkowski brothers who all played professional sports.

He is now an entrepreneur and the founder of the Ice Shaker brand of insulated bottles that were featured on Shark Tank. He is also the host of his own podcast Gronk'd Up.

Today, he talks with Mark about how to thrive during these VUCA times.

Listen to this episode to hear how: Anybody can be an NFL Player or Navy SEAL given the raw material Defining moments and determination can take you to the next level Chris found new opportunities and embraced challenges during this crisis

Tune in to hear Gronkowski's transition from sports to business and how he's making even more changes today.

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For the week of Christmas, we’ll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas.

Chris Gronkowski is a former NFL player and is part of the clan of Gronkowski brothers who all played professional sports. He is now an entrepreneur and the founder of the Ice Shaker brand of insulated bottles that were featured on Shark Tank. He is also the host of his own podcast Gronk’d Up. Today, he talks with Mark about how to thrive during these VUCA times.

Listen to this episode to hear how:

• Anybody can be an NFL Player or Navy SEAL given the raw material
• Defining moments and determination can take you to the next level
• Chris found new opportunities and embraced challenges during this crisis

Tune in to hear Gronkowski’s transition from sports to business and how he’s making even more changes today.