To celebrate 100 episodes, we hosted a live call with our Mindset Mastery participants as well as sourcing questions from the wider audience via Instagram. This episode is wide ranging and covers everything from how to have better focus to making a million dollars, who our dinner guests would be, and plenty of fun stories from the last 2 years making this podcast. The average podcast only goes 6 episodes, so we want to thank every person for taking the time to listen. Enjoy this episode. Get ID ...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Josh Craft is many things including Garrett's best and oldest friend. He is a published author, senior pastor, coach, husband, and father of 3 children. They have a unique relationship in that they are opposites in many things. What's kept them together is one of the rarest things you'll find in relationship. Garrett and Josh's alignment is truly the result of a covenant relationship between their two fathers who have been best friends for 40 years. Covenant is something we read about often in t...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 99
"Most people overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in ten." - Bill Gates (Tony Robbins was who we first heard this from as we reference in the episode) 10 years ago, co-host Nick Surface was moving back to the US from the UK with nothing but a few thousand dollars and some boxes. He was married with 1 kid, had no job, staying with his parents, and pressing the reset button on life. Fresh out of 6 years of depression, there was not a lot of reasons to bet on h...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Anxiety is something everyone deals with in life. A recent UCLA study of over 1.2 million people found that the average person experiences 3.4 bad mental health days a month. That's over 10% of your month. In this episode, we dive deep into how to overcome anxiety both in the moment and long term. We give you practical tools to get out of an anxious state when you're "deep in the hole" as well as how to retrain your brain long term. We also go into what a state is, how to change them, and the po...
Aug 14, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Your mindset is to your life what your physical posture is to your actions. Your physical posture will determine your readiness to perform any action from running to fighting to dancing and so on. You can tell a lot by your posture. While posture is easily seen, your mindset is displayed over time by the fruit you bear in any given area of your life. Your mindset is yours to cultivate and one of the most powerful things you will ever possess. As always, everyone has one by default and a person w...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 96
If there was one episode that you could listen to that could alter your whole life if you did everything we discussed, this might be the one. Intentionality is a term that is well known but not well practiced. It has become a buzz word that has had it's power diminished by familiarity. Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness and of choice, fixes its view on any idea, considers it on every side, and will not be called off by the ordinary solicitation of other ideas. Living with intenti...
Jul 31, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Emotional intelligence is a term that we come across from time to time but don't necessarily think about daily. However, you will know it when you come across someone who is really lacking it. Emotional intelligence/Emotional quotient (EQ) is often cited by Inc, Forbes and other business publications as a greater predictor of success than IQ. Yet the default way of thinking is that the smartest person will be the one that finds success. The good news is that EQ can be grown whereas IQ is fixed. ...
Jul 24, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 94
"You are not born a winner. You are not born a loser. You are born a chooser." - Unknown If you've listened to this podcast before, then you are familiar with Garrett as a Navy SEAL and will have heard many stories of his life. What few people will know is who Garrett was before the SEAL teams. So often, we think people are born great or we assume they have something we don't that enabled them to accomplish something great. We don't consciously know we're thinking this, but this subconscious bel...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 93
This episode will give you all the practical steps and guidance for being a great friend and developing great friendships. Great relationships are the number one indicator of health and happiness according to an 80 year study done by Harvard . While our society is more "connected" than ever before, friendship is often times illusive and we see loneliness and mental health issues abound. In this episode, we go deep into friendship and give you a template for levels of friendship so you can assess...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 92
This episode will release on the 3rd of July when many in America will be celebrating freedom. This is a freedom that Americans have based on what people did hundreds of years before them. It is what they are born in to. Whether you're American or not, you are born into both freedom and bondage as well. We all have a family and are the beneficiary of those that went before us. This means we have both the positive and negative consequences of the actions of our parents that we will live with and ...
Jul 03, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Navy SEALs are known and studied around the world for their elite teamwork. They are renowned for their synergy and making the work of 20 men as effective as a force many more times that. Everyone who listens to this will be on a team of some kind, so we wanted to dive deep in to the teamwork of the SEALs to see what you can apply to your own teams. In this episode, we go deep into the foundations of an unstoppable team using observations and lessons Garrett gathered during his time as a SEAL. S...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Why do you win in life in the areas that you are winning? Most people can't answer this question. Common answers will be things like hard work or commitment, but that is not a winning philosophy. Those are just elements that it takes to win in anything. When you know why you win, you will also know how to pick the right "games" so you can always win. In this episode, we break down what a winning philosophy is, what most people default to, and also show you how to discover yours. The 3 key steps ...
Jun 19, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 89
In part 2, we continue to hear more about Keith Craft's life and cover a wide range of topics. Those topics include how to always win, who inspired Pastor Keith as a kid, dealing with frustration, honor, authority, and so much more. This episode is packed with wisdom. Follow Keith Craft Click here for his website Instagram YouTube Podcast To take advantage of the special yacht charter offer in Destin, email ryan@craftyachtcharters.com or get more information at https://www.craftyachtcharters.com...
Jun 12, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Keith Craft is a think coach and transformational leader that helps people change the world around them by first changing the way they think. Before he was Pastor Keith Craft, he was Garrett's uncle and played a huge part in shaping the way Garrett thinks. On top of being a motivational speaker for 14 years and sharing the stage with Zig Ziglar, Joe Montana, Bill Clinton, and numerous world leaders, Keith also spent years in the Power Team and Strike Force talking to millions around the country ...
Jun 05, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Have you ever heard the saying that it's not what you say, but how you say it? Well there is some truth to that. Communication is in everything from basic interactions to your most important relationships. Being an excellent communicator will increase your influence and your value. Imagine being more effective at work, in your family, and in any group or organization you are involved with. In this episode, we go in depth and break down what percentage of communication is body language, tone and ...
May 29, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Pillars are the parts that sit below a foundation and keep it strong and level. We all have pillars in our life whether we are aware of them or not. These pillars attempt to answer some of life's big questions for us, but not all pillars are created equally. Some stand up to the weights and pressures and others crumble. In today's episode, we go into the pillars of living the Impossible Life as well as what default pillars are. We look at the 5 questions that everyone is answering as well as ann...
May 22, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 85
There is a common thought process in our society that things can be set on autopilot. We have automation in so many areas of our life such as paying bills, cruise control on our cars, and microwave food. Just press a button and the rest takes care of itself. Our growth and development is not like this. There are some things that are lifetime processes. If that doesn't sound exciting to you, consider that the implications of a lifetime of process and development are a lifetime of growth. In this ...
May 15, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Timing is something that we all understand in sports, but we rarely understand it in real life. Just like a batter in baseball can get the timing right and crush a ball, there are elements to timing in life that help you seize opportunities. Knowing timing and your mission will also help you identify which opportunities should not even be attempted. In this episode, we talk about the mentality of looking for opportunity and then identify the elements of timing. We also talk about the hallmarks o...
May 08, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 83
There is a saying that the only guarantees in life are death and taxes. Well we would also add problems to that list. Problems are a part of life. If your idea of a good day is avoiding problems, then you are in for a lot of hurt and disappointment. Rather than trying to avoid problems, it would be wise to actually have a process and methodology for when problems arise. This is the episode for you! We go into the mindset that you must have as well as give you the full process to apply to any pro...
May 01, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 82
In episode 2 of this podcast, we talked about resiliency and why it was such a vital element in Garrett's journey through BUD/s. We decided to revisit it to go deeper and give everyone handles on how to develop and strengthen theirs. Resiliency is a must to get the most out of life and overcome adversity. In this episode, we break down the characteristics of resiliency as well as give details for how to build each characteristic so you can be more resilient and maximize your potential. Get ID Li...
Apr 24, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 81
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response . In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl In that space and choosing our response is where we give things meaning. There are some days like anniversaries that we make mean more than others. There are also experiences from our past that we give more meaning to as well. These experiences are usually heightened by intense emotions we had during the experience and they influen...
Apr 17, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Being great is something we hope everyone listening to this podcast aspires to. Great is a word that is thrown around a lot, but true greatness is something that passes the test of time. It is a process that has a number of challenges. In this episode, we look at the 5 hills you will have to climb to do anything great. They are the "how" of greatness. Whether it's have a great relationship, business, health, or anything you endeavor to do, these will be the 5 "hills" that you will encounter. The...
Apr 10, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 79
In the final part of our 3 part series, we get into the practical steps of facing your fears and overcoming them. So much of fear's work is done when we are unaware of it. They are thoughts that come automatically and are disguised as "wisdom, caution, or sound judgement." We covered how to differentiate between fear and wisdom or caution in part 1 of this series. Now that we understand what fear has cost us and learned to despise it, it's time to face it and take massive action to overcome it. ...
Apr 03, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Part 2 of the 3 part series dives into understanding what your fear is costing you. When a person really understands what fear has been costing them, their relationship with fear will change drastically. Like many costs, there are known and unknown costs to fear. The known cost is what you're aware of, but the unknown cost is often the greatest of them all. We give practical questions to help you identify known and unknown costs in your life and go into what changing your relationship with fear ...
Mar 27, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Fear is the number 1 thing holding you back from your purpose, potential, and freedom. For many people, they've had fear instilled into them at a young age and they've become so accustomed to it that they don't even recognize it as fear anymore. If you're going to live up to your full God given potential, you have to overcome fear and get it out of your life. In episode 8 , we gave 4 steps to getting rid of fear, but we feel so strongly about the prevalence of fear and its ability to rob you tha...
Mar 20, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 76
So much of our lives can pass us by in a blur if we are not intentional about how we live. The whole of the Impossible Life is about living with a sense of purpose and mission that carries you to living a life far beyond your dreams or perceived limitations. The mindset that underlies all of that is summarized in two words; Today Matters! Listen as we dive deep into the Today Matters mindset and compare it to the ordinary, unintentional default way of thinking. We give you 3 ways to make the Tod...
Mar 13, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 75
What do you own that can't be taken from you at some point? That is not a question that many people ask, but it is a powerful perspective shifting question. Death is the finishing point for so much of what we think we own. While that may seem morbid, it is a fact of our existence. In this episode, we cover the concept of stewardship historically and define what it means for our life today. The belief of a steward is that nothing I own is mine and the thought process is that I will be held accoun...
Mar 06, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Strength is something we typically associate with physicality and sometimes with mentality. However, strength comes in many forms and is vital for living an impossible life. The opposite is to be weak which is defined as yielding, failing, giving way, and being soft, feeble, and unhealthy. That type of living will get you nothing but pain and misery. In this episode, we give you a new definition of strength as well as a filter to apply to 5 key areas of life so you can get stronger and truly liv...
Feb 27, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 73
In the final part of our leadership series, we cover leading others. This is where we dive deep into the leadership that most people think about in organizations, businesses, and beyond. Garrett's experience in the greatest teams in the world with the SEALs gives us a unique insight into how they operate. He goes into the concept of TEAMability and we give you a whole new perspective on leadership. We also address the default thoughts towards leadership and where that comes from. Don't miss this...
Feb 20, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 72
In part 3 of our 4 part series on leadership, we focus on leadership in the family. Leadership in the family begins as everything in life does; with a thought process. Family is the greatest opportunity to leave a legacy that will last for 1000 years. It's more powerful than money, a business, a famous book, your name on a building, or any of the other things that we often pursue when we think legacy. The key is to think multi-generationally and pass down a way of thinking first so you are repro...
Feb 13, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 71
