Ep. 424 | Retired Navy SEAL Commander’s Journey from Finance to Warrior - Mark Divine

Feb 29

What were the pivotal experiences that forged retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine’s mental resilience? In this revealing conversation, Mark traces his journey from nature child to warrior monk.

He recalls how solo wilderness adventures built grit and self-reliance from a young age. Learn how a swim coach introduced him to the power of visualization, and how a martial arts grandmaster awakened Mark’s intuition to leave Wall Street and answer the warrior’s call.

This rare glimpse into Mark’s formative journey shows how our mission in life can change, if we are introspective.

ABOUT mark divine

Mark Divine is an entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, and one of the world’s top leadership and coaching experts.

After a successful 20 year career as a Navy SEAL and SEAL Commander, Mark was hired by the Navy to create a nationwide coaching and leadership program for the SEALs. The bold goal of this program was to give the SEALs the best leadership and mental-management tools in the world – to help them forge unbeatable SEAL teams that achieve mission success in the most stressful, challenging environments on earth.

Divine’s leadership and coaching program for the SEALs was so effective that it’s now being used outside of the Navy by top CEOs, Fortune 100 companies, USA Olympics, elite universities, major league sports franchises, celebrities, and successful individuals from all over the world.

Mark Divine is the author of 5 best-selling books, including his latest book Staring Down The Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams. He hosts a #1-ranked podcast on iTunes (Mark Divine’s Unbeatable Mind) and he is the founder of 5 successful companies: Unbeatable Mind, SEALFIT, NavySEALs.com, USCrossFit, and the award winning Coronado Brewing Company in California.

Divine believes that any individual, team, or company can unlock 20X performance with the right tools and training. His company, Unbeatable Mind, helps millions of people achieve their full potential in life and business through their free training resources and advanced training programs for leaders, corporate teams, coaching professionals, and high-achieving individuals. As a philanthropist, Mark Divine founded the Courage Foundation to help our wounded Veterans who are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS). Recently Divine and his Courage Foundation team set a world record by completing over 22 million burpees to raise awareness, support, and funding for our Veteran heroes.

Connect with Mark at unbeatableteam.com & unbeatablecoaching.com

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