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David Goggins is an incredibly fascinating individual, with a life story that reads like the script from a Rocky film. The retired Navy Seal, best-selling author and YouTube no-nonsense motivator endured an abusive childhood and a learning disability early on. At age 19 he spent 4 years in the Air Force but struggled after being discharged, as his weight ballooned from 175 to 290 and he felt he was in a dead-end job. At 24, he lost 100+ lbs, became a Navy Seal and later also graduated from Army Ranger School. As an endurance athlete, he’s completed over 60 ultra-marathons, triathlons and ultra-triathlons, at one time held the world record for pull-ups in 24 hours with 4,030, is the author of 2 best-selling books and has millions of followers on social media.

He’s spent the past 2 decades carrying the torch of no-nonsense, “stay hard” advice for countless millions through his books and social media outlets. If high intensity is your thing, you’re likely a Goggins fan. I’ve been intrigued by him for years, as we’ve raced many similar events and my PhD focused on the subject to which Goggins is most closely associated: mental toughness. In this special episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast, we’ll be taking a closer look at the strategies Goggins admonishes, how the science supports and occasionally conflicts with his guidance, and what it might mean for you in your own life moving forward.

Link to Creating a Personal Vision episode
Link to special episode on Anterior Midcingulate Cortex
Link to sub-specialty Certification in Functional Mental Toughness (fMTc)

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3 Big Ideas from Dr. Carlson:

1. Identifying with/as someone else (e.g., Batman) improves impulse control in children.
2. Psychological distancing, either via time (e.g., delaying email response 24 hours) or space (considering what someone else might do - including Batman!) can minimize the negative effects of emotions in both our personal and professional lives.
3. Reflection about our futures enhances our executive function as adults.

“Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman – then always be Batman.” That tongue in cheek quote always makes me laugh, but it turns out to have some fascinating truth to it, as children impersonating Batman in their work demonstrated notably increase perseverance. Today’s guest, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Dr. Stephanie Carlson was one of the researchers who helped bring that discovery to the forefront. We’ll dig into what that, and other intriguing elements of her research, means for us in our daily personal, professional and athletic lives in today’s discussion. She’s also doing some pioneering work on how we can tap many recent cognitive findings to improve our productivity and overall performance so get ready to take some notes as we dive into the latest findings here on the Catalyst 360 podcast!

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https://reflectiveperformanceinc.com/

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In this, our latest Bite-sized Boost special episode, Dr. Cooper takes a closer look at a discovery that has changed his life across a multitude of fronts.

If you'd like to take a deeper dive into the process of creating a clear, personal vision, you can access that special episode with details here.

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