Unbeatable Mind: Calm Under Pressure | Mark Divine

Episode 182 | Unbeatable Mind: Calm Under Pressure | Mark Divine How well do you stay calm, focused, and purpose driven under all of this pressure? Between life and work today, there's just so much pressure. What if your IQ drops from 120 to 75 or 80 when you're triggered into a fight or flight situation during a crisis? How do you develop mental toughness, emotional resilience, and conscious leadership when most people aren't taught that training your mind is important? Transform your approach to peak performance on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and Mark Divine. Mark retired from a 20-year career as a Navy SEAL Commander and is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "The Way of the SEAL." He's the founder of Unbeatable Mind and SEAL Fit training programs and has trained thousands of leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and teams. He hosts his own podcast exploring peak performance, global leadership issues, and personal growth. Listen as Mark explores: ☀️ Why in a crisis you don't rise to the level of your hopes and expectations but fall to the level of your training ☀️ How box breathing (5-5-5-5 count) stops your mind and creates stillness, the master skill for executives ☀️ Why if you're not training your mind, someone else is training it for you through factory systems and negativity ☀️ The three spheres (I, we, and it) that must align: individual growth, team commitment, and organizational support ☀️ How he popularized box breathing by teaching it to Navy SEALs in 2006 after learning from Zen and yoga traditions Mark transforms how leaders think about mental toughness by proving that staying calm under pressure is not a character trait or attribute but an outcome of training, and when you practice box breathing 20 minutes morning and evening, you develop the stillness that unlocks insight, creativity, and intuition. 🔑 Key Insight: "If you're not training your mind, someone else is training it for you. In a crisis you don't rise to the level of your hopes and expectations, you fall to the level of your training. Your IQ drops from 120 to 75 or 80 when triggered into fight or flight. The holds stop your mind. Thinking is movement. Movement corresponds with the breath. The breath affects your mental movement and your emotional movement. Stillness is the master skill for any executive or any leader. That's where insight and creativity and intuition come in." 💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Begin a practice of box breathing every morning and every evening. Start with 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the evening. Inhale to a five count, hold your breath for five count, exhale to a five count, and hold your breath for five count. If that sounds like too much, take it down to a four count (4-4-4-4), but ultimately get to five because that gives you six breaths per minute when you're not doing the holds and three breaths per minute when you are. The holds stop your mind. Practice this and get very comfortable with your mind just pausing. That's where stillness comes in. Do it for 30 days and prove Mark wrong. If you can box breathe for 20 minutes morning and evening for 30 days, that alone can transform your life. Get in bed 20 minutes before you normally do in the evening and get up 20 minutes before you normally do in the morning. The Three Spheres (all must align): I: Individual commitment to your own growth and development (requires practice)We: Team commitment to grow (requires practice)It: Organization supports individual and collective development (leadership removes barriers) Connect with Mark Divine: Visit unbeatablemind.com for training programs (SEAL Fit and Unbeatable Mind) Visit markdivine.com for books, podcast, speaking, and corporate leadership training Subscribe to Mark's podcast on Spotify or Apple PodcastsConnect with Mark on LinkedIn Learn the integrated vertical development program that changes your consciousness, awareness, and perspectiveDiscover how companies box breathe together before important meetings #UnbeatableMind #BoxBreathing #NavySEAL #MentalToughness #StillnessSkill #PeakPerformance #ConsciousLeadership #CultureEatsStrategyForBreakfast #WorkPositive 🎙️ Love the Work Positive Podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes to help others discover how to grow people and profits with a positive work culture! 🔗 Stay connected with Dr. Joey Faucette: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.joeyfaucette 📧 Know someone who'd make a great guest on the show? Email [e-mail] with your recommendation!