502. Beating the ‘Monkey Mind’, Embracing Mindfulness, & Conquering The Mental Mountain
Release Date: 02/04/2025
Jim Murphy: Overcoming Adversity and Finding Purpose Derives From Inner Excellence
The Mark Divine Show
In this episode of The Mark Divine Show, host Mark Divine interviews Jim Murphy, a former professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and high-performance coach. Jim shares his journey from his professional sports career, facing career-ending injuries, and his transformative process of moving to the Norin Desert to discover his true purpose. Jim discusses his mental and emotional mastery system called 'Inner Excellence,' which he developed out of his solitary desert experience. This system is now used by elite performers around the world. The conversation delves into key concepts...
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Exploring Peak Performance and Healthy Living with Brad Kearns
The Mark Divine Show
In this episode of The Mark Divine Show, host Mark Divine welcomes Brad Kearns, a New York Times bestselling author, former world-ranked triathlete, and current number one masters high jumper at age 60. Brad is also a Guinness World Record holding speed golfer and a leading voice in peak performance and healthy living. Mark and Brad delve into the psychological aspects of competitiveness, the myths of endurance training, and the importance of balanced, adaptable training and nutrition habits. Mark and Brad also talk about the benefits of walking, strategic use of stress mechanisms...
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524. How Alignment Elevates Teams to Excellence & Resilience
The Mark Divine Show
seven commitments outlined in his book, Staring Down The Wolf—--alignment. Throughout the episode, Mark peels back the layers of what alignment really means on the battlefield, in life, and in business. Mark demonstrates how elite teams thrive when they are radically transparent, relentlessly communicative, and connected to a shared vision. He highlights real-life stories from SEAL team leaders and methods such as daily huddles that break down silos and speed up innovation and execution. Along the way, Mark makes clear that alignment is about far more than just...
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523. The Power of Vertical Growth in Life & Leadership
The Mark Divine Show
What does real growth look like? That’s the question Mark Divine hopes to answer in today’s episode of The Mark Divine show. The fourth commitment of Mark’s book, Staring Down The Wolf, growth looks like far more than simply acquiring new skills or certifications. It’s about embracing discomfort, seeking variety, and finding meaningful mentors. Mark distinguishes between “horizontal” development—-learning new tasks and meeting external expectations—and “vertical” development—--which transforms not only what you know, but who you are at your very core....
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522. Mastering Trust: Staring Down Fear & Leading With Integrity
The Mark Divine Show
Trust. It’s yet another essential ingredient in building and sustaining elite teams. This week on The Mark Divine Show, Mark does a deep dive into the art and science of trust, drawing from his rich experience with the Navy SEALs, and his book “Staring Down The Wolf”. Mark shares tales that unveil the true nature of leadership when things go sideways, and unpacks the three foundational pillars of trust—transparency, humility, and relentless follow-through. He discusses how authentic leadership is forged by facing down fears—-particularly the fear of failure. ...
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521. Respect & High Performing Teams w/ Mark Divine
The Mark Divine Show
This week on The Unbeatable Mind, host Mark Divine dives into another key commitment to forging elite, high performance teams—-respect. It holds the power to unlock massive potential, both in ourselves and those we lead. Drawing from his Navy SEAL experience, Mark shares compelling stories of leadership, integrity, and collaboration. He highlights what true respect looks like in action, whether it is welcoming new players like the Marines into the Special Operations community, or making tough, high-integrity decisions under pressure. He provides valuable insight...
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520. How To Permanently Resolve Anxiety: Going Beyond The Mind W/ Daniel Packard
The Mark Divine Show
It’s no secret that everyone has experienced anxiety at some point or another. For some, it’s surmountable, but for others it may be severe enough to interfere with their quality of life. For Daniel Packard, it was a personal battle with the severe variety that inspired him to create Permanent Anxiety Solutions, an innovative program that addresses anxiety at the root—-the nervous system. This week on The Unbeatable Mind, Mark Divine sits down with Daniel to dive into Daniel’s story of overcoming people-pleasing, anxiety, and perfectionism, and the discoveries he...
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519. Outwork, Outpace, & Outlast: Tommy Mello on Winning in Big Business
The Mark Divine Show
This week’s guest on The Unbeatable Mind is a true, living, breathing example of how success can only come through hard work. Coming from truly humble beginnings, Tommy Mello talks to Mark Divine this week about how he’s turned the seemingly innocuous garage door industry into a powerhouse currently set to surpass $100 million EBIDTA. Tommy shares how he built and scaled his business from the ground up. From mowing lawns as a teenager in Michigan, to hiring top talent and building a world-class team, Tommy reveals the strategies that got him to the position he finds...
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518. The Silent Cyber War & AI’s Growing Power with Dr. Eric Cole
The Mark Divine Show
The digital age has brought about a host of challenges to individuals and organizations that would have been inconceivable only years ago. This week on The Unbeatable Mind, Mark Divine talks to Dr. Eric Cole, a former CIA hacker and celebrated authority on cybersecurity. Eric guides listeners through the rapidly changing landscape of cyber threats, digital security and advancements in artificial intelligence. Eric uncovers the tactics that cybercriminals—-sometimes state sponsored—-use to target businesses and individuals alike. He’ll explain how these criminals are...
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517. Feed Your Courage Wolf
The Mark Divine Show
Today on the Unbeatable Mind, Mark Divine is diving deep into the first of the seven commitments necessary to forge elite teams—--courage. Mark, drawing from his Navy SEAL background, breaks down the foundational importance of courage—--and why it serves as a crucial gateway to the higher energies of growth, acceptance, and love. Mark reveals how courage is not just about charging forward, but rather about the willingness to face our deepest fears, embrace risk, and refuse to stay in our comfort zone. He provides actionable strategies for cultivating courage, like practicing...
info_outlineThis week on The Unbeatable Mind, Catherine Divine returns to discuss the second of the five mountains—-the ‘mental mountain!’ This mountain serves as a pathway towards developing important skills like creativity, compassion, intuition, and insight.
Together, Mark and Catherine explore the many intricacies of the mind, and delve into concepts like critical thinking and cognitive bias. They muse on the development of uniquely human skills—skills that are without a doubt essential for thriving in the age of artificial intelligence. Practical techniques—-such as box breathing and mindfulness are discussed as practices to assist in taming one’s ‘monkey mind’, and developing a focussed and resilient mental state.
Key Takeaways:
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Cognitive Bias & Critical Thinking: Understand the filters placed upon our mind by social conditioning and the limits of our own perception—-and how this relates to thinking critically.
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Developing Mental Discipline: Learn various practical techniques to apply in the development of mental discipline, and recognize the necessity of calmness.
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Free Will & Ego Death: Ponder the idea that free will is something that must be earned through mental training and the ‘fortification’ of the ego.
Catherine Divine is a leadership coach, author, and yoga instructor with over 20 years of experience helping leaders unlock their full potential. Coauthor of Kokoro Yoga with her stepfather, Mark Divine, and author of Sacred Silence, Catherine holds a Master’s in Transformative Leadership from CIIS and is pursuing a PhD in East-West Psychology. As a Master Unbeatable Mind Coach, she has trained C-suite executives, Special Ops candidates, and high-performance leaders, guiding them to integrate mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and resilience. Catherine combines intuitive healing with strategic insight to help leaders overcome challenges, heal from trauma, and strengthen their mind-body-soul connection.
Catherine’s Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinec1/
Kokoro Yoga: https://unbeatablemind.com/kokoro-yoga/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatherineDivineYoga/
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Timestamped Overview:
00:00 "Unlocking Mental Potential"
05:41 Awakening to Self-Awareness
06:57 Mindfulness Practice: Developing Self-Awareness
11:59 Eliminate Distractions, Schedule Writing
13:21 Concentration Through Box Breathing
19:13 Mastering Mindfulness for Productivity
21:58 Trust and Mindfulness Journey
24:25 Overcoming Separateness Through Meditation
26:47 Fortifying Ego for Critical Thinking
31:40 Chasing Fulfillment, Missing Self
33:46 "Vision Affirmation: We Got This"