The Secret to Mental Toughness with Chad McGehee
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Being the last episode for this year's "The Power of Vulnerability, A Mental Health Initiative," campaign, you surely don't want to miss the powerful insights shared by my guest today!
In this week’s episode of the Spartan Leadership Podcast, I’m joined by Chad McGehee. He is the Director of Meditation Training at UW-Madison Athletics and the Co-founder of Inner Edge Meditation. He's also part of Under Armour's Internal Performance Council and a renowned keynote speaker.
In this value-packed episode, you'll discover practical mindfulness and meditation techniques to help you stay focused on the present moment. We dive deep into how mindfulness can significantly aid your mental and physical health. You'll also learn that the brain develops throughout the lifespan, and how consistency is the key to achieving peak performance.
Chad shares eye-opening tips to effectively instill mindfulness in yourself, your kids, and your employees. And strategies for dealing with recurring and negative thoughts.
Be sure not to miss this game-changing episode that could transform your life!
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Here are the timestamps…
- 00:00 Intro
- 04:25 Chad's Backstory
- 08:20 First Meditation Experience
- 10:29 Focus on the Present
- 15:14 Mindfulness Practices for Entrepreneurs with ADD
- 19:33 Utilizing Mindfulness to Aid Mental and Physical Health
- 28:15 Brain Develops Throughout the Lifespan
- 34:27 Consistency and Peak Performance
- 40:54 How Chad Trains His Son
- 45:19 Equip Kids to be More Mindful
- 48:19 Practice in Community
- 49:34 Future Technology to Detect Brain's Activities
- 53:42 How to Deal with Recurring and Negative Thoughts
- 56:23 Mindfulness to Combat TBI and PTSD
- 01:02:16 Sense of Okayness
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