{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 46: Wylie McGraw on Optimizing Performance, Blowing Through Blind Spots &amp; Eradicating Stress","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 &amp;amp; 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\u2019s 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]  https:\/\/wyliemcgraw.com\/ www.timetoerupt.com https:\/\/www.wyliemcgraw.com\/anti-retreat\/ ","author_name":"BEING with Patrick Cooke","author_url":"http:\/\/www.being-podcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20590844\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/111947819"}