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S1E4 – Inside the Mind of a Navy Seal: Grit and Resilience with Command Master Chief Paul Tharp

August 4, 2015 By Joel Runyon 1 Comment

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Grit and resilience aren’t natural skills you’re born with. They’re something that you have to build. It’s something you can learn. Over his incredibly successful career, Command Master Chief Paul Tharp has built such an incredibly resilient mind that he now teaches aspiring seals how to do it too.  Listen to this week’s episode of Impossible Radio and become more resilient, today.

Some Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Table of Contents

  • Some Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:
  • Links to Listen To This Episode
  • Links and Resources Mentioned
  • Transcript
  • Thanks For Listening!
  • What it takes to become a Navy SEAL;
  • The mindset of a SEAL;
  • The benefit of “sharing the pain”;
  • Discovering what motivates people to show up;
  • How deciding the end result before you start can keep you going;
  • The breakdown that’s necessary to build students up;
  • How to train for the unexpected;
  • The benefit of seeking advice;
  • The foundations of loyalty

 

Links to Listen To This Episode

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Links and Resources Mentioned

  • Navy SEALS BUD/S 
  • BUD/S Preparation

Transcript

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  1. ops30 says

    August 5, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    Joel,

    (I would have left this review on iTunes, but I’m on Android.)

    This counts as one of the best podcast episodes I’ve ever listened to.

    CMC (Ret) Tharp is a warrior and trainer of warriors…the real deal. His insights on the SEAL training pipeline, mindset, and team dynamics are fantastic. I learned so much from this conversation. I plan on listening to this episode many times again in the future.

    My favorite parts:
    – CMC Tharp’s take on “talkers v doers”
    – CMC Tharp’s “make it through the training or die.”
    – CMC Tharp: “Never one thought about quitting.”
    – CMC Tharp on breaking trainees down to “see the real man.”
    – How you connected CMC Tharp’s message to your own writings on grit, resilience and asking what you’re willing to give up to reach your goals.

    Your podcasts just keep getting better and better. I’m looking forward to the rest in this series!

    BTW – In case anyone needs a primer on how tough a command master chief is, I give you CMC John James Urgayle from GI Jane: http://youtu.be/rFGjllCF7WI

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