Applying Book Insights: The Fearless Mind Recap and Real-Life Applications.
Britain and Stephen recap the insights from Dr. Manning and discuss how to practically apply these ideas in real life. The hosts share personal and external applications of self-awareness and reflection techniques from the book. They discuss the importance of daily journaling to boost self-awareness and how focusing on the process rather than the outcome can build a resilient mindset. Notable stories and quotes, such as experiences from sports figures and ancient Chinese wisdom, enrich the conversation, providing powerful insights for listeners to incorporate into their own lives.
00:00 Introduction to a New Podcast Format 01:10 Personal Applications from 'Fearless Mind' 04:39 Brandon Graham Super Bowl Application 08:17 Nick Saban's Process Over Outcome Philosophy 13:39 Chuang Tzu Wisdom
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Applying Book Insights: The Fearless Mind Recap and Real-Life Applications.
Britain and Stephen recap the insights from Dr. Manning and discuss how to practically apply these ideas in real life. The hosts share personal and external applications of self-awareness and reflection techniques from the book. They discuss the importance of daily journaling to boost self-awareness and how focusing on the process rather than the outcome can build a resilient mindset. Notable stories and quotes, such as experiences from sports figures and ancient Chinese wisdom, enrich the conversation, providing powerful insights for listeners to incorporate into their own lives.
00:00 Introduction to a New Podcast Format 01:10 Personal Applications from 'Fearless Mind' 04:39 Brandon Graham Super Bowl Application 08:17 Nick Saban's Process Over Outcome Philosophy 13:39 Chuang Tzu Wisdom
*** If you like this podcast and the books we discuss it would mean a lot if you left a positive rating and review on Apple Podcasts ;) Follow Paradigm Shifting Books On: YouTube Instagram Facebook
Stephen:
Today's episode is a little bit different. We haven't done an episode like this before on the podcast, but as Brit and I talked about the format of the podcast, moving forward, we thought it would kind of be a good idea. To do a recap episode, or we're going to call it an application episode, so the idea would be people listening to the podcast. We'd love if you kind of join with us, where we introduce a book, do like a book preview, you read it. We listened to the episode with the author where a lot of the ideas and questions we have, we'll be able to ask the actual author. And then a week or two later, we do this kind of book application episode. It's like, okay, based on the book and based on the interview with the author, how can you actually take this and apply it in your life? And so that's kind of the concept behind this episode. And The format's going to be, we each decided that we're each going to share one individual application, like in our personal life. And then we try and highlight an outside application as well. So Brit, let's, let's start with you from Fearless Mind and Dr. Manning. How have you applied the concepts in your own life?
Britain:
Well, I feel like it's been a few weeks since we recorded it. I've definitely applied a lot of what he's talked about. I could have talked to him for hours. Um, Specifically, I've done that idea of recording things that at the end of the day, three things that you did well, one thing you could have done better. And then one thing that you were grateful for. Uh, and I did it in with the idea in mind of. It's kind of hard to know what you're good at, right? In sports, it's so easy to know what you're good at, but in life, when someone asks you, you know, what are your strengths? I feel like everybody's mind goes blank, you know? And I think what I learned the most after doing this is how many little subtle things, if you get in the habit of thinking about it, you realize that you are good at, because if someone asked me like, what am I good at? Instantly, my mind goes to the most obvious things in my life. I'm good at, you know, running routes and then after that, I'm like, someone might be, I'm good at fixing cars, but then you don't really know what you're good at. But in doing this, a few of the things were, I'm good at listening to my wife when she's talking about how frustrating has been with our son today. Another one was I'm good at asking questions on a, Initial conversation, you know, things that you don't think about when someone asks you, what are your strengths? And so getting in this habit and routine for me pointed out a lot of strengths that are a lot more subtle, if that makes sense. And, uh, but still can be applicable to. You know, a job or or the real world and things. So I
Stephen:
That's awesome. My, my experience in my personal application was it's similar because that's the question you asked him at the end of the episode was, what's one way to apply this and he mentioned on the journal aspect of recording the three good things, one thing to improve on. And then something you loved or you're grateful for. So I've tried to make journaling. A part of my daily routine and habit now going back about a year and I've noticed huge benefits But one thing I liked about this was having a little bit more structure around it because sometimes when I'm like journaling It's like I'll do like five paragraphs on something that happened the day and the next day. It's like I I don't know I went to work and that's pretty much it. So I liked having a little bit more structure and I did, I've done that too, where it's three good. One thing to improve on and something that you love or you're grateful for. And yeah, it's really opened my mind. I, another thing Dr. Manning talked a lot about in the episode we, we did with him was this concept of, of like self awareness. And again, really knowing and understanding yourself. So from a practical application standpoint. And this is like, in my opinion, the best way to do it is have that daily practice of, Hey, what, what am I good at and what can I improve on? And yeah, I just, I personally just went on kind of a rabbit hole of this whole idea of self awareness in general it's been really, really powerful for me. So that's kind of my, from a personal application. So let me ask you right from, uh, you know, an outside application. What did you, what did you come across?
Britain:
I promise that I won't always have a sports example, you know, but I can't help it with this episode because it's just so applicable. And specifically with the Yannis story in game six of the finals, right? When, when he was talking with Yannis, I had the opportunity to play in the super bowl and. Uh, one of my best friends on the team, someone who took me under his wing my first year was Brandon Graham. Shortly after I realized he just takes everybody under his wing. And I, I don't know if I was special, but you feel like it. But, uh, before the Superbowl, Brandon was talking with me and he's, he's saying. And if anyone knows Brandon, he's got a loud voice and he talks so much happiness and he trash talks a lot too, but he says, you're going to get you one this week, Covey. And, uh, and I was telling him, I'm like, I mean, I really hope so. I'm, I'm a little nervous because Tommy Townsend, their punters, the best one in the league so far. And, you know, they got a good punt team, but hopefully we'll get a miss hit. But the way he responded to it was so. Just like no, don't worry about anything that the other team is doing because you're Your body will know what to do. Your body's going to take care of itself. Don't worry about the moment. Don't worry about the pressure, you know, which is so much easier said than done, but that's coming from someone who's lived it. He's been to two Super Bowls, right? Made the game winning play in one of them. And I I just love that idea of just being at peace with who you are in the moment and not letting the pressure get to you. And not thinking about the pressure. And so my real world application is that story in this quote that I love, which is he who fears what he will suffer already suffers what he fears. And to me, I have lived by that quote for a few years, because I have a tendency to be very anxious about the future and what could go wrong. And I realized that whenever I am anxious, I'm literally suffering. The worst case scenario as if it already happened. And it's just this idea of if it comes to the worst case scenario, I'll deal with that in the moment. That's what the fearless mind says. I'll deal with it in the moment if it comes, but I'm not going to suffer as if it's already happened. I'm not going to let myself go there. And, uh, it's just. Being aware of that fact and he who fears what he will suffer, you're already suffering as if it's already happened. So it's not worth it. So that's my real world application. I love that quote in that story. BG is a perfect example of
Stephen:
Yeah, shout out to Brandon Graham, who has It's incredible. And Brett, you've always expressed how amazing you think he's been to you and just to everyone around him. So that is, yeah, that's an amazing quote. And for me, my outside application to again, continue on the sports theme, which is, which is not, not always going to be the case here, but, um, I think it relates well with, with, uh, With the fearless mind book. I, in the episode, if, if people listen, you'll remember one of the things that I've really, it's really been on my mind really for years is this whole concept of. Goals, outcomes, the process, everything to do with that. And Dr. Manning had really good insight around a goal is more just setting the direction, but your whole identity and worth is not dependent on whether or not you achieve that. And, and that was really powerful. So I looked for examples of, okay, what's an example of like a organization or somewhere. That has kind of put this into practice. And again, using a sports example, but I thought it was like a perfect example was, with Nick Saban, who, for those who don't know, was, uh, Alabama's head coach for what, 15 years or so. Um, is considered. By most analysts, like the greatest, the goat, the greatest of all time, as far as college football goes, as far as a coach and what I came across that was powerful. And I'm going to read a few things here was his introductory press conference at the when he came to the University of Alabama. He had this introductory press conference, and I'm just going to read. I'm going to read this and how this relates to what Dr Manny said. So this is this is quoting Nick Saban. He said, I've never gone out to play a game. We've never gone out to play a game where we didn't want to win. And it wasn't important to win. And we didn't focus on winning and put all our energy into winning. I think it's more important that you're able to take your expectations and bridge them Into the process of what it takes to be successful. I want to use this as an example. When we won the national championship at LSU in 2003, the players developed the goals for the team. I thought it was interesting that that was the first team I've ever coached that didn't have a goal that was result oriented, like go to a New Year's day bowl game, like, When the sec championship, some goal that was result oriented, but this team, this LSU team, the five goals they had had nothing to do with winning a game. They didn't say anything about results. And these were the five goals. The first was to be a team. The second was to work every day to dominate your opponent. The third was to finish plays. The fourth was execution. The fifth was positively affect your teammates every day in the choices and decisions that you make. So those were the five. And then I found a quote from one of the, I think one of the captains on the LSU team, uh, Rodney Reed, who was a senior offensive tackle at the time. And this is what he said about it. He said, if you live up to these goals, those five goals each day, you're successful. If you do all of those things and something outside of your control. Like the BCS or the polls, this was back in the BCS era. So, Something outside of your control happens to keep you from winning a championship, you can still be a champion in everything you do. That's a goal you can set and achieve. You don't have to worry about somebody taking that away from you. And then Nick Saban ended the The conference saying this, he says, I think that's kind of the kind of process that I think you can expect from us in terms of how we approach what we do. We're not going to talk about what we're going to accomplish. We're going to talk about how we're going to do it. So that to me was an incredible example. Cause again, this is his introductory press conference before he won. However many titles, what six, seven, something like that before he won all that, he used that as an example of. A goal versus outcome versus focusing on the process. And I think every goal of a football team or someone in college is like, we're going to win a national championship or go to a great bowl game. So it's kind of sets the direction, but that, that was a real live application of an example of an incredibly. But you know, incredible coach, obviously, and, and program he's had tremendous quote unquote success as measured by national championships. So that was a great, I feel like application, that I found like kind of from the outside. Probably you'll have to, you'll have to ask, uh, Devante Smith about, about that whole process.
Britain:
By the way. Sorry. I, my
Stephen:
oh, that's great.
Britain:
here. If you can't tell, I just got out of practice and I'm in the receiver's room.
Stephen:
Yeah. If you're watching this on video, you can see Brit trying to activate the lights. So
Britain:
to
Stephen:
that's how you'll, you'll be in the dark, the rest. I love it. That's fine. So
Britain:
But I, I love that for one reason, especially because I think it's too idealistic to say that winning is not going to be a goal or whatever. Um, everyone's goal is to win and make a championship or whatever that is. But it's the majority of your mental and physical energy is not spent. With outcome outcome is your vision, right? That's what you work for, of course, but your main goal and energy and mental energy isn't spent there in the sense of that's, you're not going to be a failure if that doesn't come about exactly, he said, you know, the, the thing didn't say, if you do all these things, you will be a champion or you will be successful. He said, if you do all these things, you are
Stephen:
right,
Britain:
You don't have to have the affirmation of, the outward What people would label as success,
Stephen:
So to kind of wrap up this episode, I found a great quote that I thought ties in. A lot of what Dr. Manning said, uh, nicely. And then this idea of, and this concept of having, having a fearless mind. so some of you may have heard of, the ancient Chinese philosopher, Shang Tzu, and I'm probably pronouncing that wrong, but. You want to look up some great quotes, go online and look up his quotes. This one I think is applicable to kind of going back to the Yana story. Um, And even Brandon Graham as well. Um, so let me just read this and then that's kind of how we'll end. So here's the quote says when an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets, but he's out of his mind because his skill has not changed. But the prize divides him, he cares, he thinks more of winning than of shooting, and the need to win drains him of power. So that's the quote, and I thought it was relatable to what everything we've talked about with the fearless mind because of this idea of just focusing on the task rather than involving your ego. In the winning and the outcome. I don't know, Brit, what, anything stand out to you on that? Yep.
Britain:
such a cool quote. No, I just think it's such a cool quote. This idea, you know, it's this idea of, of where your mind wanders in the pressure situations. It's what Dr. Manning talked about when your boss comes over to watch you, where does your mind go? And just powerful. I love
Stephen:
did too. So, We appreciate everyone listening and stay tuned for our next episode coming shortly
