Embrace the Suck with Brent Gleeson, #EmergentHuman

Published: July 15, 2021, 4:34 p.m.

b'Welcome to \\u201cThe Emergent Human\\u201d where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living. \\n\\nOstrolenk speaks with returning guest Brent Gleeson, a Navy SEAL combat veteran with combat tours to Iraq and Africa. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business and has become an award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, and acclaimed speaker and consultant on topics ranging from leadership and building high-performance teams to culture and organizational transformation.\\n\\nGleeson has recently published a new book - "Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life\\u201d, and he begins by detailing two of his own difficult experiences which taught him to embrace the suck. The psychology of mental fortitude and resilience, Gleeson details, are key to a growth mindset. He details how acknowledging obstacles and overcoming adversity can foster successful relationships, and the path towards this entails doing something difficult every day and engaging in 360 reviews. In Gleeson\\u2019s experience, the best leaders learn to crave feedback, and they understand the value of making decisions based on a set of values.\\n\\nTo learn more about Brent Gleeson and his work, read his newest book is titled \\u201c Embrace the Suck: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life\\u201d, and visit his websites https://takingpointleadership.com/ and http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com/.\\n\\nIn other short updates:\\n\\nShout out to my colleagues Dan Cerrillo and Chriss Smith at Spartan 7; which is Leading the way in executive protection, tactical and mental readiness training, and continued rehabilitation support for veterans. https://www.spartan7inc.com/.\\n\\nToday\\u2019s show is brought to you by Cosper Scafidi, an amazing body worker in the Northern Virginia area who has integrated different somatic practices into his work. To learn more about his work, visit his website: www.cosperscafidi.com/. Our guest today is Brent Gleeson\\n\\nWe will close out today\\u2019s show with one of my favorite singer/song writers Stuart Davis and his song \\u201cGood Wyrd\\u201d\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZhRgUdHurA&list=PLATF5eWSVEAN4_DXjORbLYaiy34H98HIv&index=2'