No matter where you turn, no matter where you go, you will see that we are constantly bombarded with messages that we are supposed to “feel good” and “be comfortable” 24/7. We live in times where we have never experienced so much convenience, so many options for entertainment and pleasure, and yet so much unhappiness and anxiety.

What is the root cause? And how do we navigate that unhappiness and anxiety?

In this episode of The True Driven™ Podcast, we examine:

- The power and importance of pain in our lives

- The reason we have pain, and why you should lean into it

- How pain can be a great teacher and energizer of your soul

- What leaders and high-performers need to understand about pain for better better performance

- How pain is necessary for high performance

- The difference between true trauma and perceived pain (and how NOT to confuse the two)

- How to find the value and lessons from your past, especially if that past is difficult to look back on

- How avoiding and numbing youtube pain is destroying your greatest potential and true self

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A common misconception about success is that the most accomplished people you can think of--in any walk of life-- don’t have challenges…that they have it all figured out.

It’s easy to fall for the delusion that high-performers don’t wrestle it the same challenges other “mortals” do, like procrastination. But the hard reality is this: Procrastination gets everybody. The difference isn’t what happens to us, it’s how we respond.

In this episode of The True Driven™ Podcast, we explore:

- The truth about procrastination…and what procrastination actually is

- The question(s) to ask when you are hesitating to take action on your goals

- Results are great, but they pale in comparison to the ONE driver of success that most people overlook

- How being offended is one of the biggest weaknesses holding society hostage (and how NOT to be offended ever again)

- The importance of HOW (not just what) you think about your results

- A crippling cause of progress that happens AFTER you’ve formulated an excellent plan

- The big difference between critical thinking and being (overly) critical

- What your relationship with results says about how you execute and follow through on your goals

Losing focus on your goals, losing overall direction in life, and even losing your drive to succeed can happen to anyone. A major misconception is that the “ultra-successful” are always juiced, always “on” and never have an off day.

As much as that boosts likes/follows/clicks on social media, it's all BS.

True Drivens™ know the slope of success can be slippery, which is why they adhere to a very specific formula–The Big 4™– and default to it anytime they have a lapse in motivation, a slump in results, or a feeling that they’ve lost their way.

On the episode of the TrueDriven™ Podcast, we take a deep dive into the 4 cornerstones of consistency and scalable progress, and how they create sustainable and predictable results:

- Your core values are the internal polaris for everything you think and do; how clear and connected are you to yours?

- Creating a vision doesn't mean pinning pretty pictures to a corkboard and meditating on them until they appear. It takes a much more strategic approach that requires and deeper and more challenging look into your connection to what they mean to you

- Having dreams is cute, having goals is great, but developing the focused and intentional pursuit of a vision-backed achievement makes the difference between dreaming and winning

- Understanding the driving force behind you missions in business and life, the DNA-level connection to your values, and the intentional commitment to outcomes and results…and meaning

Putting these together creates a self-regenerating fuel tank for drive, fortitude, and creativity for problem solving and solution creation that keeps True Drivens™ on the path and focused.

If you are in a slump--a period of stagnated progress or dead stop in your mission--it can be frustrating. What’s worse, is if you stay there too long, the insidious forces of self-doubt, self-judgment, and self-defeat start to gain traction and take over valuable territory in your mind. True Drivens™ cannot tolerate that!But what caused it in the first place? And how do you get out of a slump once you’re in one?On the episode of the TrueDriven™ Podcast, we explore 3 things you can do to break any slump and regain your momentum:- Remember the KISS principle and keep it super simple- Done is better than perfect, so stop obsessing over perfection (perfection is for amateurs)- The power of the “what’s next?” mentality, and how to cultivate it- Why success doesn’t care about your feelings (and how emotions can either help or derail your success)- Why results are the least important ingredient in the recipe to success (and what to focus on instead)*Plus: The MASTER step...do this and you will inoculate yourself from future slumps in your mission...

The celebration of mediocrity has consumed our society to the point of pushing us to the brink, and there are those of us who refuse to tolerate it, let alone succumb to it. If that is you, this podcast is for you. I've been fortunate to have been surrounded by high-achievers most of my life; Naval Aviators, Navy SEALs, titans of business, entrepreneurs, elite athletes...and there are distinct differences between them and everybody else. I've also been around an even bigger number of people who WANT to be high-performers. They THINK they are. They follow high-performers on social media and think they are one of them by association. They TALK about being driven....but it only takes a few minutes before you realize they don't really know what TRUE DRIVE means. Talking a big game is one thing... but to actually PLAY the game like a True Driven™ is a whole different animal. In this episode of the The True Driven™ Podcast, we discuss: - The clear delineation between the people claiming to have true drive and those who have it. - What makes them tick. Where that drive really comes from. And how to achieve it. - A key element to success, something I call the "Big 4"...and how they drive everything high-performers achieve in life - How you can "motivated" and still get zero accomplished. - How you can be "enthusiastic" and still stay in the same station in life. - The Misconception- being “hungry”...being “motivated”..being a “hard worker”...and the reasons all of that isn’t enough. - What makes True Drivens™ a different breed, and the 6 elements that make them the elite performers of the world Tune in and see if you have what it takes to earn the title "True Driven™"