Let's say something challenges you, and it's a challenge. 0:39. Jeff:Okay. The Blue Angels must be closely aligned in thought and action in order to accomplish their mission. I don't need that anymore. Does the gratitude negate that or overtake that in some way? Maybe it's a financial challenge, maybe it's a personal challenge, an emotional challenge, and you can feel yourself get tight, right? That's a fact. $ 30.00. He shows how a culture of thankfulness engages employees on an intellectual and emotional level to create deeper commitment and raise levels of performance. It's important to know, it's easy to kill yourself. Learn from people who have done it, and there's a combination of process and mindset. Jeff:All right. I mean, when you're flying 18 inches from a 22 ton jet at 500 miles per hour, you got to be focused. John Foley:To be, in my opinion, is the future state. There are few examples where this is more dramatically demonstrated than with the Blue Angels. The way I do that is I just say, when my eyes open up, the first conscious thought that hits my head, I just go, what am I grateful for? Lt. Amanda Lee has made history as the first woman to serve as a demonstration pilot in the Blue Angels. Do you get the same, is that the same for you in front of a big audience? John Foley:Well, now here's the challenge I have. I had that. It went well today. The popular Blue Angels plan to be at Chattanooga's Air Show next Oct. 28-29. No, here's the challenge I have. Do we have the right setup? John Foley:Oh, I like what you're saying, Jeff. That's just a one sentence. He called me up, and we were actually using some of the video I'm in. Like instead of things going by so quick and your awareness is pretty small, your awareness increases and time slows down so that you're aware of more capacity at one moment. What does it look like in this environment? So, I like to put a nuance in there, Erik, and that's about being scared. We were talking about everyone else on my team is a musician in some way, shape, or form. This fosters gratitude and new perspectives to recognize opportunities versus simply focusing on challenges. Erik Weihenmayer:And what's an example of a fear-based belief that maybe you have had that you had to struggle with or work through? Here's the big difference. I think that Georgia has the advantage. Is that Jeff:That's maybe what the difference is. For nearly 20 years, I was a commander in the US Navy and became Lead Solo Pilot for the Blue Angels. But then, here's what I've noticed, JB, try this for me, try this tomorrow morning, then go back 24 hours and think about something that happened yesterday, or in this case, that happened today, because you're doing this tomorrow. John Foley:Yeah. We're talking to each other. The first four jets fly in a diamond formation. John Foley:Oh yeah. I'll never forget the radio call. I had done really well in all the other phases, and this is the last phase. I think that's it in a nutshell, right there. You're not doing this. I think that's when you know you're in the zone, but here's the other thing, the minute you start realizing that, you're now losing focus, right? You're just trying to do the checklist. How exactly did guest John Foley become a Blue Angel and what was his motivation? Learning, and I was helping him in any way, shape I could, but that exposure, I probably got 10 years of knowledge in six months based on having that. I'm interested in how you can combine those things in that split second. Erik Weihenmayer:I've been thinking a lot about integration lately as well in that way. I really do. The larger clubs are Hells Angels MC, Outlaws MC and Satans Slaves MC.. Like the vast majority of one percenter motorcycle clubs, the Blue Angels Motorcycle Club predominately ride Harley Davidson motorcycles. It goes, woo. I'm in my jet training, it's called A-7 Corsairs. The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron today announced their schedule for the 2005 show season. What happened after that? Then just this year, Georgia brought me in. They believe in process. It's something that defines who you are and your impact in the world. I remember that. John Foley:Sometimes that bar is raised by weather. I didn't say that day, I hope to do that. this website. I appreciate you, my friend. Visit our updated, Distributor/Logistics Provider of the Year, Food Automation & Manufacturing (FA&M) Conference & Expo. John Foley:But what's interesting is that if you expand that time out, because in between each maneuver, we have communication. Usually not. You know what the biggest one, Erik? Show notes can be found at nobarrierspodcast.com. Guess what? I got goosebumps because yeah, it's no longer about me. John Foley:No, I love it. I think Erik also, and I, have had many, many conversations because we practice as well, but I wish I would've had that skillset back when things were really, really hectic, whether it was climbing or life or anything else, but I didn't really know it. You don't want to take more than a minute. Some people, I think, climb mountains, let's say this is something I know, like to almost escape, but for me, I think, okay, how do you come down from the mountain and move forward in your life and take certain things with you that help you with your happiness, with your growth, with your evolution as a human being? That means you're not in position. I'm happy for him that he's got these opportunities to be able to sort of plum, just get in that pocket more than I think we would've had the opportunity to. 192 Listens. Peloton founder John Foley stepped down from his CEO role on Feb. 8 following a tumultuous period for the connected fitness company. I'm a emergency room PA. Maybe it's a deliverable on work. They knew it. I don't know the business side. Erik Weihenmayer:Over time, you talk about focus, right? Erik Weihenmayer:I lose my sort of my micro coordination. Yeah, they're two points favorites, but here, this is the cross section of everything we've really talked about, which is you can line up the best pilots in the world. Climbing, flying jets, that's not hard. John Foley:I just said, holy cow, I can do this because it's a value to others. I think, even more important, is in the briefing room, if you have ever been to one of my presentations, you see, I take people into our preparation. You're upside down, you're rolling. Yes, there's process, there's procedures. Jeff:How would you, I guess, connect with that person on the benefits of finding that pocket and that flow and then how it could affect them or impact them greatly with their whole environment that they operate in? I feel like when I'm in the middle of a code, I pull my heart away. Erik Weihenmayer:Jeff, Imma slap you on the back. Happy 2022 everyone. Yeah. Am I waking up this morning? Instead of talking about the psychological stuff behind it, I said, here's what I was thinking, here's how we used it, and here's how we can turn it into success for you. Those are the skills that we can learn. Absolutely. I climb out of the jet. I think that's so critical. Blue Angels 2023 air show schedule. He is the former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, Bestselling Author of Fearless Success, an expert in the How of High Performance teams and 'The Guru of Gratitude.'. John Foley:I know how to do that. I constantly want to learn, and I don't want to beat myself up in the learning. They said, generally, here's what I thought about the evolution. For me, it's this purpose larger than self. You finally get in the airplane and that's totally different. Then we give it away. Local officials had. But you put in like 200 hours, not 10,000 hours. To me, the easiest ones or relationships, whether they're personal or not. First thing I want to acknowledge is, if I have a fear-based belief, what's that causing me, it's usually stuckness. What is your preparation? Foley eventually got swept up in the dot-com boom, which had spread to Los Angeles from San Francisco. $19.50. John Foley:In the Blue Angels, we did things a little bit differently. Whether it's meditation, whether it's learning to take your game to a whole new level. I'm okay to move within that three inch circle. Now I'm getting more scared, and the brain's talking to you, right? And here is in the present moment, right? The Blue Angels, I'm going to talk to you about debrief, how we did it on the Blues, it's slightly different than how I did it on my fighter squadrons or how they do it in Top Gun. That's the way you find that flow. But it's unsustainable because a human being only has so much capacity to do that thing. So, you're trying to keep your airplane within a three inch circle on the other airplane. To date, TCV has raised more than $15 billion in capital and emerged as a leading provider of growth capital to technology companies. John Foley:But what hits me is, oh, okay, well, do I have the right personnel behind it? That's what's really interesting about, really the military as a whole, but definitely the Blue Angels, is we just keep raising the bar. I'm so glad there's such a similarity here, and that's why I've been looking forward to talking with you is we've never flown a perfect air show. I break it down to four things, glad in this statement, first off means, that's to be grateful, to be appreciative. This was after the two had a strained pre-flight brief on the tarmac that was famously documented in the film The Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound. Stay up-to-date on new opportunities & community stories. I'll do stuff that keeps the adrenaline going, but I'm doing it for fun. This goes quick. Boom. I've been told, I've heard this lots of times that the human brain cannot multitask. Even if it's the transcendent meditative place, but that's the pocket, right? And it was a light bulb moment, Erik. In what was once thought to be an impossibility, the Blue Angels made history in 1992 by becoming the first United States flight team to fly over the skies of Moscow, Russia. It's perhaps like you have to have this veneer that exists to keep you in that pocket. The foundation of elite performance is the . I've recreated my whole career two decades ago. His charismatic and enthusiastic presentations stimulate audiences emotionally and intellectually with a whole new perspective on their ability to excel. We actually do what we call a general safe. John Foley:Now, if I get outside of those parameters, let's say I move three feet and I don't clear the formation, but when you move that far off, you have to get out of the way because you're not stable. Ending Tuesday at 3:15PM PST 1d 19h. Fearless Success: Beyond High Performance. And it's my new mantra. You're reacting based on your training. What it really meant at that moment was I'm really appreciative to be part of a team like this. Play Audio. Well, absolutely. What I think the key is, is can you call that up on demand? The significance of these events were not lost on the Blue Angels Lead Solo Pilot, John Gucci Foley, who joins this episode of Blue Angel Phantoms to share insights and behind the scenes stories from that now famous 92 European tour, as well as his naval career that spanned 17 years and saw him ascend to the rank of Commander.