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Oct 2024
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1006: A Navy SEAL Shares the Hidden Attr...

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About this episode

Rich Diviney reveals the hidden drivers of optimal performance: attributes. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The crucial difference between skills and attributes 

2) When your “weaknesses” are “strengths” 

3) A neuroscience hack for focus and overcoming stress 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1006 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT RICH — 

Rich Diviney developed his expertise in human performance during his over twenty-year career in the US Military, during which he completed more than thirteen deployments overseas and held multiple leadership positions.

While serving as the officer in charge of selection, assessment, and training for a specialized Navy SEAL command, Diviney was intimately involved in an extremely elite SEAL selection process, which required pairing down a group of exceptional candidates to a small cadre of the most elite optimal performers.

He also spearheaded the creation of a mental performance directorate that focused a strong emphasis on physical, mental, and emotional discipline to optimize individual and team performance, allowing operators to perform faster, longer, and more effectively in all environments—especially high-stress ones.

• Assessment: The Attributes Assessment (AYJ listeners get a 15% discount with the code AWESOME15) 

• Website: TheAttributes.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 


— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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• Jenni KayneUse the code AWESOME15 to get 15% off your order!

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