Feb 13 2024 64 mins
Jon McGraw co-founded Vision Pursue (VP) after it’s principles radically shifted his mindset, performance, and overall life experience. He’s since guided and assisted in the successful application of these principles inside hundreds of corporate teams and sports franchises. He’s a sought after keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and Performance Mindset trainer. Before VP, Jon played 10 years in the NFL plus completed business management and entrepreneurship programs at Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School.
Mentioned on the Show:
- Learn more about Jon’s organization, Vision Pursue: https://visionpursue.com/
- Jon’s profile and bio: https://visionpursue.com/vp-team/jon-mcgraw/#bio-anchor
- Connect with Jon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmcgrawperformancemindset
- Jocko Willink’s podcast: https://pod.link/1070322219
- Jocko Willink – “GOOD”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTMDpizis8
- Wim Hof breathing techniques: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/breathing-exercises
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- Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/
- Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/
- O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV
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Timestamps:
(2:13) - Welcoming Jon
(2:54) - How did you get into brain science and mental performance as a profession?
(4:48) - Can you talk about the different components of brain productivity and brain healing?
(6:32) - When you shift to a more conscious response what do you see in the brain from a health perspective?
(7:59) - What have you seen with your own brain scans?
(11:45) - What do you think meditation would have done for you while you were playing football?
(13:03) - What do you mean by “hard drivers especially need to use meditation techniques?”
(17:51) – Does our society have an unnatural focus on “purpose?”
(24:06) - What are your recommendations to keep the loose, playful mentality when we need to make money?
(27:30) - What does the shift from analytical to experiential brain?
(36:12) - How do you help people keep the big vision and be present in the same moment?
(38:34) - How do we attach dopamine to things it wouldn’t normally be attached to?
(43:13) - What do you do when that negative voice comes back?
(49:03) - How does your work help people stay on task and not need the dopamine rush of escape activities?
(53:27) - How do we assess the emotion we’re feeling and how do we find a healthier path for it?
(57:16) - What would you recommend as a place to start?
(1:01:02) - What is power breathing?
(1:02:57) - Where can people reach you?