Ep 46: Wylie McGraw on Optimizing Performance, Blowing Through Blind Spots & Eradicating Stress
Sep 24, 2021•57 min•Ep. 46
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Episode description
Wylie McGraw is a former star athlete, competitive bull rider, and 3-tour combat veteran in the US Military. Through those intense experiences he discovered his crazy superpower of being able to expose blind spots, erupt & eradicate stress, and fully unleash the untapped potential of high achievers. This is an explosive episode jam packed with hard won wisdom and insight into self-optimization.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Epic Beards [1:55]
- Childhood [2:42]
- Seeking Challenges [4:31]
- Bull Riding [5:48]
- Discomfort as a Path To Self Mastery [6:14]
- Joining The US Military [7:05]
- Lessons from War [9:40]
- Compartmentalization [11:34]
- The Politics of War [14:15]
- Addressing The Person [16:30]
- Helping vs Optimizing [17:43]
- Business Through Beingness [18:47]
- Blowing Through Blind Spots [21:32]
- Society’s Obsession with Thinking [22:33]
- How To Identify Blind Spots [26:15]
- How To Develop Trust in Intuition [28:30]
- Moving Past Blocks [40:31]
- Ethics of Wielding Power [45:07]
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