Warrior Wisdom With Thom Shea
311 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 131 ratingsRetired Navy SEAL, Thom Shea, discusses success and failures in life. Life is simple but not easy. Never forget to do three simple things every day.
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110. SEAL Combat Leadership: Bring Everyone Home with Thom Shea
February 25, 2019 14:41 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBIt has been 10 years now, since I lead SEALs into combat. Ten years since utter clarity. Yes you did hear that correctly. Combat to great leaders is simple and clear. Taking SEALs into combat was for me a brilliant culmination of 20 years in the SEAL teams. Combat leadership as I reflect on it had five elements to it. They will not be what you expect to hear. The movies and politicians and people who have never been there simple don’t know. Often I do realize there are soldiers and sailo...
109. A Measurable Life with Thom Shea
February 18, 2019 00:50 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBA Measurable Life Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): the Design of Human Performance The Training Starts Now There are Five Measurable factors in your life. We call these aspects “The Five Pyramids of Human Performance.” Our notion is that Human Performance ultimately is a measure of achieving results in the Five Pyramids of Human Performance®. To achieve these five results we find it necessary to access five “tools”: Intentionality, Emotional Mastery, Modeling Failure, Inspired Mentors...
108. Sales Success with Thom Shea and Mark Bowser
February 11, 2019 00:38 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBCan a book actually help you close more sales? Yes it can! Sales Success is the book that shapes sales careers. While reading this sales fable, learn sales strategies used and recommended by members of the sales hall of fame including Zig Ziglar, Tom Hopkins and Scott McKain. In Sales Success, you will discover why sales success happens for the earnest student…and why it doesn’t for the rest. Buy Sales Success here Come along with master storyteller, Mark Bowser, as he takes you on a jou...
107. Three Ways to Build Momentum with Thom Shea
February 01, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBThe greatest challenge in life is to maintain momentum. That is to say, maintaining momentum in health, learning, wealth, relationships, and spiritual growth. Yet, as in all things successful that you do in life, the basics are the key. Buy The Book Unbreakable Sleep and rest are basic skills and few manage to control this skill set. Eating and drinking properly is a basic skill and fewer have any real access or ability in this area. Listening is a necessity to communication and ...
106. Author your Story, The Rule of Nines with Kathy Heim
January 28, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBThe Greatest gift you can give to the world is to be brave enough to write your story. Kathlyn Heim shares the lessons she has learned in her life in the book Rule of Nines. The real credit always goes to the one's of us who risk it all and share what they have learned. The Rule of Nines provides a 9-step simple plan to guide people towards success in the evocation of behavioral changes necessary to succeed in personal goal achievement. This book takes a unique approach towards goal ide...
105. Finish Like a Pro. Sticking with it until the end with Thom Shea
January 23, 2019 17:14 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBWe embarked three weeks ago on a project to show our clients a simple method to start up a new effort and ensure the foundation is set. Buy Unbreakable I have spent 35 years applying this time-honored way of achieving success. During those years the method of using the 21 day grind cycle to establish a baseline has proven effective every time. The 21 day challenge is a simple but not easy process. The simple aspect is you must have a goal you are wanting to achieve. The not easy process ...
104. The Ultra Marathon: The Basics of the impossible goal with Ben Light
January 18, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBYour Impossible Goal simply isn’t. Maybe the basics are the real means to become successful. Ben Light is an accomplished Ultra Marathon runner, because he masters the basics of running. Step by step, process driven, hard work, goal oriented is the testament to achieving the Impossible Goal. Mindset is part of the step by step process. Having committed partners, as Ben mentions is literally the glue that binds each piece together. Listen as Ben shares the critical point of success being “h...
103. High Achievement: People Fail in the Middle with Thom Shea
January 14, 2019 19:26 - 14 minutes - 13 MBFor those participating in the Unbreakable Training and currently doing the 21 day challenge, I personally congratulate you for being committed to your life starting with your health. It actually takes a high level of bravery to commit to a goal. It takes boldness to actually do three things a day that matter to you. It takes someone Unbreakable to actually do three things a day for 21 straight days. This podcast Why People Fail in the Middle is the second in a series to discuss in an open...
102. Starting a project: 21 days to win with Thom Shea
January 07, 2019 09:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBI have spent a lifetime starting over or starting a new project or starting a new business or even starting a new mission planning cycle in combat. Today’s podcast is about how to start a project, how to start anything. Today marks the 7 day point into a 21 day start up method, I was taught long ago. The bottom line upfront is that it really takes 21 days to initiate transformation. It takes 21 straight days for you to get out of your own way. It takes 21 days for your body to accept the...
101. Content Marketing Strategy for Better Conversion with Thom Shea
January 04, 2019 11:40 - 47 minutes - 42.3 MBLeverage to Scale CEO discusses the video marketing methods to grow business. Learn how to connect here. If you want to create human connection in a digital world, there's one way to do it - and that's video marketing. It's never been more important (and challenging) to make your clients, customers and prospects feel heard, loved and valued. Automation has saved us time, but it's come at the cost of sacrificing personal connection. In today's marketing world, quality beats quantity. ...
100. A Warrior’s Holiday Story with Thom Shea
December 23, 2018 20:19 - 7 minutes - 7.57 MBEach year man celebrates the holidays. Whether you celebrate Christmas as the birth of Yeshua Hamashiach (known as Jesus) or you celebrate the winter solstice or you celebrate the closing out of a year, the time is meant to celebrate. This holiday season is a time to lay down your issues or grievances and to give. I would like to share a story I tell my kids around the hearth or fireplace every year to remind them. I bet none of you have heard this story. In case you were not aware of th...
99. Stop Working Out. You play too small.
December 17, 2018 09:00 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBListen, I am sorry that you think working out 3 days a week has any value in your life. Going to a gym to simply work out for the sake of working out is the biggest killer to real health. What is missing is you need a real, tangible definable Goal that you are working toward. Going to the gym just to go is like putting money in your mail box because it is like saving money. Neither are of value to you. Buy Unbreakable for Christmas Here are the numbers and reasons people do physical thin...
98. Overcome the Five Fears with Thom Shea
December 10, 2018 13:44 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBFive Forms of Fear Fear is learned. Fear is real for those who practice fear. Fear has killed more men and women than any disease or event. Fear is how most people deal with failure. Fear is the most seductive mistress. Fear will always overpower the greatest of forces because fear lies in the shadows of every bright event. Sign up to overcome fear Over the past 50 years I have heard many acronyms of FEAR. I think they are all funny. Forget Everything And Run ...
97. Stop Being a Victim. Defeating Your Bully with Stacy Shea
December 02, 2018 18:18 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBIt is December. The Christmas holiday season is upon us. Christmas trees are pooping up all over the place, lights are going up and school is winding down for the kids and end of your stresses are ramping up for business owners. Christmas in the Shea clan is always a time to be together, to celebrate our lives and accomplishments and be a family. We all like to sit around the table each night talking about the ups and downs and experiences we have had. Lately the topic of Bullying has co...
96. Transformational Growth or Disruption
November 24, 2018 19:57 - 17 minutes - 25 MBThis weeks Unbreakable Podcast is for both individuals or companies committed to growth in 2019. There is fundamentally little difference between an individual or a company regarding looking at growth in 2019. I can tell you from personal experience it is not more complicated for a company to grow. The number of people or volume of products doesn’t make growth more complicated. Individual growth is far more complicated because the complexity of ego and emotional attachments truly are harder ...
95. Staying Calm Under Pressure
November 17, 2018 17:36 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBAs I grow older, as I, personally, take on new nebulous endeavors, as I train leaders and high achieving men and woman across the nation, one subject comes up more than others. Pressure. Stress. Whatever name you call how you encounter the world you are dealing with. This week’s podcast is to maybe pass on something relevant from my experiences that will help. And, since, Jill in particular asked me that exact question, I will stumble through an answer. By the way, my answer will probabl...
94. Diversity of Choice.
November 11, 2018 13:45 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBSetting aside the politics of Veterans Day, setting down which side of the tracks you may be on, Veterans Day is a recognition of the profound effect the choice we do have in the United States to actually defend or not defend our country. Veterans Day is simply a celebration of choices, maybe it is a celebration of the liberty to actually make a choice that our founding fathers fought and died to provide us. So, as you listen to today’s podcast, as you do your particular thing and expr...
93. No Way Out Situations and Simple Steps to Win with Thom Shea
November 04, 2018 09:00 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBImagine if you will you were faced with no way to win, no way out, and overwhelming odds not in your favor. What would be your next action or step? Learn how In the world that surrounds most of us that thought, that circumstance scares us from even thinking about it. Most of us would avoid that situation all together. Few people have the presence of mind and guts to consider … what would I do? The concept of the no win scenario however is a concept winners solve on a constant and cons...
92. Raising a Warrior Daughter with Thom Shea
October 30, 2018 13:31 - 19 minutes - 27 MBMany of you lately have asked us to discuss how we raise our kids as warriors and what it is like for us to have one of our kids at one of the military academies. We get so many that Stacy and I have reflected often on the experience of raising kids and what we have done that is of any value. 13 warrior lessons I would have to start with defining a warrior. There are two types of warriors: those in war, and those who are forward leaning and openly willing to make it through adversity to...
91. 4 Traits of Successful Leaders with Thom Shea
October 23, 2018 14:15 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBThe search for the traits that successful people have, agnostic of industry or even gender seems to be the going trend. You don’t have to have a secret decoder ring or spend a life time getting on degree after the other to find the common leadership traits. The 4 are evident everywhere you look. Knowing what they are and actually acquiring each trait as a thing you do each day however it not simple. Simple but not easy is the phrase I have found to be true throughout the pursuit of higher ...
90. Overcoming self-imposed limits with Thom Shea
October 16, 2018 00:14 - 17 minutes - 24.9 MBWe all have limits. Whether they be physical, intellectual, financial, relationship, or spiritual limits. In my search for my own performance in each, I have learned an odd thing regarding limits. Most of them are self-imposed. Sign up here for the 13 Unbreakable Lessons This past weekend was our 21st 24 hour leadership challenge to overcome the self-imposed limits leaders perceive they have. And, each leader did hit and over come their limits. I originally set up this challenge, which...
89. Morning rituals of successful people with Thom Shea
October 07, 2018 14:54 - 14 minutes - 20.7 MBJumping right into this topic today, simply because the topic needs no flare. What do successful people do in the morning that makes them different? Having been a active part of the most successful military unit in history, I can tell you that every successful person, or company, or team actually does the same thing in the morning. And what they do differentiates them from failure. Take the 13 Unbreakable Lessons For brevity sake I will separate the activities into three parts: What they...
88. Three ways to recover from loss with Thom Shea
October 01, 2018 08:00 - 12 minutes - 17.9 MBThe topic that comes up most often for me over the past 28 years has been loss. Honestly, winning is not a huge topic. Because, few people win. Out of 100 runners there is one winner. Out of every business competing for the one contract there is one winner. In war there is only one winner. Everyone thinks they want to know how to win, but they soon discover that the first thing they experience is loss. Even the one out of a million who wins the first time, eventually faces loss. But no one...
87. Mitigating Risk and other four letter words with Rob Mitchell and Thom Shea
September 26, 2018 17:03 - 1 hour - 85 MBNavy SEAL's mitigate risk by commitment to the end goal prior to knowing how to achieve the outcome. Then simply by taking action instead of the common paralysis by analysis. Mitigating risk only happens through solving the taking action instead of talking yourself out of taking action. You can follow us face book at Thom Shea Unbreakable and www.Thomshea.com . If you are brave enough to take on the 13 Unbreakable Lessons of transformational Leadership I challenge you to sign up for th...
86. 2 barriers to execution. The secret few can stomach with Thom Shea
September 17, 2018 12:45 - 22 minutes - 31.9 MBThank you for joining the Unbreakable Podcast group of listeners. I am Thom Shea, author of Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL’s Way of Life and CEO of Adamantine Alliance. We are a group of SEALs dedicated to transforming your notion of what is not only possible in your life but in the lives of those around you. We have spent years thriving in chaotic situations and have developed a method of engaging people in order to win. We know people are capable of a great deal more than what shows up now days ...
85. Quitting and the Damage it does to you with Thom Shea
September 10, 2018 02:47 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBLearn how not to quit. Quitting is the single most destructive force in your life. Quitting will rob you of money, health, family, certificates of merit, and even deep faith. Quitting is a disease. Quitting is easy. Quitting is the more prevalent force I see in business, in athletics, in marriages, in school, and in the pursuit of your spiritual self. Book Thom for a Keynote However. And I say however for a clear distinct purpose. However, quitting is learned and not quitting can al...
84. Stop Waiting to be great with Thom Shea
September 02, 2018 10:33 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBThis podcast is a question I have for you. Whoever you are, and whatever you are doing, and wherever you are doing it. What are you waiting for? What are you waiting for? Stop it! Stop waiting. From bow to stern, it is clear after 28 years of high level performance, that the single most unimpressive thing I have witnessed is that people just don’t go get after their lives. Sign up for the 13 Unbreakable Lessons Follow us here
83. The Lost practice of Consistency
August 26, 2018 11:08 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBConsistency is the repetition of effort no matter the circumstances. Few people learn consistency. Being consistent in your physical, intellectual, wealth, relationship, and spiritual lives is the key to growth. Unbreakable is a mindset, a way of living. We have honed our training and our craft for clients of all walks of life. Our online curriculum, Unbreakable Lessons, offers an opportunity to proceed through the lessons in Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL's Way of Life at your own pace whil...
82. Facing Death and Winning with Kim Chambers and Thom Shea
August 19, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBReal life examples of what is possible with we face death and come back better. Inside of each of us is the resilient, powerful human being. Listen and subscribe to the interview with Kim Chambers and Thom Shea. Dare to learn the 13 Unbreakable Lessons. Sign up now
81. 5 books that leaders read with Thom Shea
August 13, 2018 06:50 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBOver the past five years I have trained many CEOs and many great professional athletes. During that intensive training, many rather unintended findings have arisen I would like to share with you all. Follow us I find I very interesting that most successful men and women are consumers of knowledge and past experiences. That may be the most differentiating aspect of successful people is their universal desire to learn and apply knowledge. So this Unbreakable podcast is a short descriptio...
80. Six transformational leadership questions with Thom Shea
August 06, 2018 17:33 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBThere are six questions that are vital to not only ask but also vital to ask in a linear way. Bottom Line Up front! Here are the six questions presented linearly that every single successful person asks and answers: Who am I or Who are we What is my or our measurable goal When will this goal be measured Where will this goal be accomplished How will this goal be accomplished Why am I or are we doing this That does seem very basic and way to simple to look at. It is simple but not ...
79. Parenting Warrior Kids with Thom Shea
July 29, 2018 11:45 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBAs we parents all get ready for the upcoming academic year or if our once kids are now adults and we prepare ourselves for the upcoming year, I want to begin this podcast with a note to you. Sign up for the 13 Unbreakable Lessons for Parents Parenting isn’t a joke. It is the most important job you have. Parenting is relentless. Parenting is rewarding. And Parenting demands you model the behaviors that you want to instill in your off spring. You must parent everyday from conception to yo...
78. 7 Rules for a Powerful Life with Thom Shea
July 22, 2018 12:28 - 15 minutes - 22.3 MB7 rules of a powerful life Find your design Pursue Physical health Focus on The One Pursue what you value Emotional Stability Pursue primary relationships every day Disrupt and Fail to grow These are the 7 rules of leading and having a powerful life. A life you own. A life you will grow and nurture and live into. When you can fill in the details and aspects of these 7 rules you will experience a life that the entitled and protected simply do not have access to. You will even in...
77. Earn it! The mindset of success with Stacy Shea and Thom Shea
July 16, 2018 16:46 - 24 minutes - 34.6 MBEarn your life. Master the basics and don't take shortcuts. Every step matters, even the ones that go backward. Start over and be willing to try again. You have a gift and the only way to realize your gift is by earning it. Sign up for the 13 Unbreakable Lessons
76. No Shortcut. Mastering the Grind with Thom Shea
July 07, 2018 11:28 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBMy commitment to you in the podcast is to speak to you about a truth that seems to be utterly lost today both in business and in youth. That truth is there are no shortcuts toward success. Sign up here: Lesson Nine Why this topic? For the last five years I have watched and taught many hundreds of people and leaders to produce results by getting through the chaos of their lives and jobs or sports by following and process. The process works every single time. But everyone seems to want ...
75. Independence Day the hard way with Thom Shea
July 02, 2018 11:43 - 16 minutes - 23 MBI know the value of independence. I truly get it. There is not a moment that goes by that I am not reminded in some way of the value of being a US citizen and living in this country. But most people have forgotten what it took to get here and what it takes to preserve this state of independence. And that forgetting literally makes them dependent. Follow us at: thomshea.com
74. Calm Clarity with Due Quach and Thom Shea
June 25, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBRewiring the brain to handle stress and deliver value will always be important. Due Quach addresses the journey toward Calm Clarity through Harvard College and Whartan Business School and into the entrepreneur space. Due is the author of Calm Clarity. From a traumatized refugee to an overachieving workaholic to a pioneering social entrepreneur, Due’s unique journey shows how genuine transformation is possible and accessible using the Calm Clarity framework, a powerful distillation of mod...
73. A Navy SEAL's View on Failure with Thom Shea
June 19, 2018 01:31 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBUnbreakable Podcast is a forum to discuss the solutions to problems through looking at the human dynamic equation. I know that people are the solution. People. People are capable of so much more. And that realization is pretty damn important when you know what can and will happen when people become responsible to the problems we face. www.unbreakablelessons.com My commitment in today’s podcast is to discuss my personal experience with the people side. There are three points I have witness acr...
72. Fear Prevents Action with Thom Shea
June 13, 2018 20:23 - 13 minutes - 19 MBFear. What is Fear? Why is fear so prevalent in our society? It sure seems so many people are gripped with fear in all aspects of their life. People seem afraid to fail, seem afraid to speak in public, afraid to get and stay in shape, afraid to love or be loved, afraid to win, afraid to say I a sorry. Fear, from my point of view is everywhere. Sign up for: www.unbreakablelessons.com I find it odd because in the seal community fear doesn’t really exist. Being scared yes scared does exis...
71. The first principle of success- effort
June 01, 2018 14:32 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBThe first principle of success: Effort Sign up for Unbreakable Lessons The first principle of success surely isn’t passion. The streets are filled with passionate people who haven’t converted passion to success. Passion is important but passion is not a foundational building block of success. Passion is how you feel about what you are doing and passion can turn when you are tired, when you are faced with extreme conditions, and when the outcome seems impossible. The first principle of ...
70. War Heroes: Britt Slabinski, Tommy Custer, and Draper Kaufmann
May 26, 2018 21:39 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBIn our family, we celebrate Memorial Day by sharing stories of the men and women and their heroic actions that helped shape our republic. In this podcast I share a few stories are of true warriors, men who were born of war, who loved to fight and encouraged us all to do better. We begin with Tommy Custer, the brother of George Custer, whom was awarded two Medal of Honors for his relentless bravery during the civil war. His lack of fear for the enemy had a dramatic impact of during the way....
69. The Three Crossroads toward Success With Thom Shea
May 20, 2018 16:02 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBIn my experience, in the experience of growing up in America in the 70s, the experience of beginning a life path in the 80s, the being a Navy SEAL in the 90s and at the turn of the century up until 2014, then now training leaders and high performing men and women in the past 5 years, I am clear there are three major crossroads in everyone’s life. These huge intersections greatly determine what people can and will do. These three crossroads are action and decision points for all of us. Oddl...
68. Mastering body trauma with Kayleigh Martin and Thom Shea
May 10, 2018 08:30 - 50 minutes - 43.8 MBPhysical performance means mastering the body and learning about the pain and trauma we carry. This podcast interview is with Kayleigh Martin, a Practitioner of Embodied Wellness. We talk about dealing with pain, injury, and most of all relaxation and how to do that and win. Listen as an eavesdropper as we explore PTSD and high performance and things you can do to relax and build yourself back up. Reach out to Kayleigh here: Instagram: @mskayleighm Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...
67. Three principles of self improvement and success with Thom Shea
May 05, 2018 08:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBThe Unbreakable Podcasts are to tell the stories about improvement in your lives. Each one shares a particular life story that will move your forward, if you are brave enough to learn the lesson. All improvement must stem from the three principles to self-improvement which are translatable to measurable growth. Clarity of Vision Emotional Resolve Contribution to Others I challenge you to apply these three principles you every aspect of your life. Do it today. Don't wait! If you...
66. Starting over is a Farce, Starting newly is real with Thom Shea
April 23, 2018 17:17 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBUnbreakable Podcast is for people who are brave and willing to challenge themselves to being better in five areas: Physical, Intellectual, Wealth, Relationships, And Spiritual. The notion that starting over in life is possible, simply isn't possible. You can never start over. But you can start newly every minute of every day. If you want to learn how to start newly, take the big challenge of completing all 13 Unbreakable lessons. Sign up here: 13 Unbreakable Lessons
65. The Effects of Gravity in Leadership with Thom Shea
April 15, 2018 12:49 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBMaybe great leaders cause gravity and allow people to exist and thrive in the gravity instead of taking away all gravity and stress and creating a utopian place that even a rain drop will destroy. The 24 hour challenge is a guided process to own your own gravity. Join us on Unbreakablelessons.com
64. Essentialism with Greg McKeown and Thom Shea
March 30, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBMcKeown began his mission for a less overcommitted life after he left his wife and hours-old baby in the hospital for an ultimately unproductive client meeting. Punctuated with zippy, thoughtful one-liners, this guide to doing “less but better” offers strategies for determining what is truly necessary, and shedding what is not. Too many people fall for the having-it-all myth, and would benefit from shifting from a non-essentialist mindset (unable to distinguish and parse out the truly import...
63. The Warrior Within with Thom Shea
March 27, 2018 03:31 - 26 minutes - 44.9 MBIn each man is a warrior. Don’t be confused with the trend, with societal shifts, with angry disillusioned people. Just stop paying attention to the emasculating of men that has risen in the past fifty years. Learn the 13 Unbreakable Lessons Inside of every man, anywhere is the warrior. But, before I tell you the story of the warrior man, before you call your congressman and complain that my point of view is a threat to national security, before all that, pause a moment. Pause, because...
62. Navy SEAL Teams and the Legacy of Courage
March 17, 2018 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBWhere does courage come from? What does it take to live a life of courage? You have to make up your mind that the things that have stopped you in the past, the things that convinced you to quit or give up, will no longer have that sway with you. Be wiling to fail. Push your limits. Push them often. Challenge the norm. Challenge every thing. Even the simple things that isolate you. Challenge them as well. Go a day without food or water. Double down one day on business – make 20 phon...
61. Jordan Harbinger and Thom Shea: Breaking the mold and making life better.
March 10, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBExtra ordinary interview with Jordan Harbinger. Few entrepreneurs are brave enough to leave a field and start over. Jordan has done it twice. Listen and learn what it takes to win again and again. Follow Jordan Harbinger here: Jordan Harbinger Join us and learn the 13 Unbreakable Lessons: Unbreakable Lessons