I want to know first off, are they even aware? I know it'll happen. Not just my head. Be sure to subscribe so you dont miss a single episode of this free, educational and uplifting podcast. Erik Weihenmayer:I lose my sort of my micro coordination. Or maybe he didn't realize it. The Blue Angel (1959) - IMDb As a thought leader on high performance, John created the "Glad To Be Here" Mindset Methodology and the Diamond Performance Framework. It absolutely changes the neurons, the neuroplasticity in your brain, and you'll start to have more happy thoughts and you'll perform better. James kent/Old Foley rare vase blue and guildid all over Chinese scene 9.00 1 bid 6.45 postage 1d 13h James Kent old foley jug 6.99 Click & Collect 2.75 postage or Best Offer Vintage James Kent 'Pompadour' china Set 4.00 1 bid 5.20 postage 2d 11h Vintage James Kent Dubarry Chintz Fluted Floral Bowl 15.00 Free postage or Best Offer I hated it, it sucked. You're on to a really interesting point. Access to NAS Pensacola is limited to Department of Defense (DoD) ID card holders (active duty service members, retirees, and their families). Those are much more take the who out of it, be very of what happened, where were the decision points? It's at an angle. I think the hack now is that we're realizing you can get to that flow state through finding that practice and being centered. It's not happening. You don't start flying 36 inches, 18 inches from another jet. You bring the best athletes you can, but it's not about an individual. Stop. They said, generally, here's what I thought about the evolution. You're probably right. High Performance Climb No Barriers is a registered 501(c)3 Non-Profit Guidestar Platinum Rating (singing). It was really awesome. Sorry. Erik Weihenmayer:No, I get very excited. 168: John Foley is an original. Full of positive energy, he is not only High performance teams, how to turn them into business results. Like, they take you under their wing and they say And you're expressing gratitude, and because of that, they want to work with you more, right? Jeff:That's sweet of you to talk about me like that, bro. Yes, there's process, there's procedures. Yeah, I got you. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. John Foley: Performance beyond the Blue Angels | TED Talk But you add in bad weather on a ship. Well, then I want to ask you a little bit more about that debrief because that's something that I'm You guys have a persona and it's tough. You kayaked the Grand Canyon, you needed perfection. I know there's difficulty and I'm aware of it. That was the basketball team, not the football team, but it's still the athletic department. He flew A-4 Skyhawks. Every morning, I wake up, I've trained my brain to wake up happy. It went well today. John Gucci Foley | World Class Speakers & Entertainers John Foley:What I realized with all science that's out there on gratitude and appreciation is just how powerful that mindset is for performance, how you can actually increase performance with this mindset. Because that's where I'm going to make a mistake, right? Now I feel a lot closer to you. There's a lot of good in that person, in this situation. Blue Angels 2023 schedule: Complete list of locations They are one of the largest one percenter motorcycle clubs in the United Kingdom. I do that through meditation in the mornings. I think that's what's unique about the Blue Angels and why it's such a great metaphor for a company and a high performance team is we do this every year with new people. We actually can only focus on one thing at one time, but because it's like a movie, you have different frames, we're seeing things in frames. Jeff:Okay. If I'm complacent, that's what I got to worry about. I had done really well in all the other phases, and this is the last phase. There's limiting beliefs and there's liberating beliefs. JOHN FOLEY - BIOGRAPHY In 2015, John Foley has been recognized as one of the top 10 most in demand speakers. 0 bids. Here's what's interesting. Because my mind is starting to take over my body. And I'm going to say, wow, that was a really awesome conversation. As I think about though, with the jets, and maybe this is a good metaphor with your climbing, is we don't start as a Blue Angel. Having developed a strong bond with his opposing solo, Ken Switzer, for the 1992 season, the two explored implementing new maneuvers including the Section High Alpha Pass and the Solo Section Take-Off. You finally get to the air show, and you can feel it. Today, Foley is a high performance keynote speaker that helps both corporations and individuals reach their full capabilities through lesions he learned while flying with the Blue Angels. I'm not good enough. I'll never forget the radio call. Jeff:Let's back up just again. Full stick deflection, roll, ready, hit it, roll. I don't need that anymore. I mean, Erik, on the debrief, we start on the Blue Angels with a feeling statement. And the second question is, once you left the teams, how did you find that, just aargh, that thing that just made you You clinch up, that kind of stuff? The idea is you got to work way up to it. I'm appreciative to have this opportunity in my life, to do things that most people don't get a chance to do, but more importantly, to benefit others. Boom. Sorry. 605 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE, SUITE 101, FORT COLLINS, CO 80524. I started to emotionally well up a little bit. It's taken on a whole new ethos since then. If I'm complacent, that's what I got to worry about. It's what Shakespeare was talking about when he says, to be or not to be. I'm okay with being scared. Usually not. Jeff:Wait, are you rolling & talking tonight? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Think about it in your own life. John Foley, a former naval aviator with the Blue Angels was on with Chaz and AJ to talk about the coordinated flyover of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut with the Thunderbirds. But is it similar to that? I can't teach climbing right now. That's the training part, as compared to trying to hide something. So, you can decide if you're going to step up or not. I mean, you got the energy of the crowd, the noise of the jets going overhead. They shut me down. I just don't need to do it at the level I used to. John Foley | Keppler Speakers Some days you're just glad to be alive, but rarely, it meant that. Can you actually call your own mind on demand to be in that state, and for how long can you hold it? Erik Weihenmayer:Or you get internal with yourself and you start making mistakes or something, like how pitchers in pro baseball get in a slump or something. Then the debrief, what you're specifically asking about, which I think is really critical, is we go through stages, right? Now I'm getting more scared, and the brain's talking to you, right? 500 mph with former Blue Angels pilot John Foley 00:00 01:06:31 about the episode Happy 2022 everyone. Jeff:I'm just, I'm trying to get my head around that though, because in a way, I think maybe we frame things up to see its either clinical precision or its emotion love, and sort of heart. It wasn't the physical side. I just want to do something that's personal. Blue Angels - Wikipedia Every nine seconds, so you know when it's fast, when telephone poles go by so quick, it's like you're in a car going a hundred miles an hour looking down at the white dotted line, you've ever done that? I think the first thing, Erik, that I've learned over time is I like to say there's two beliefs. Then I went out and I tried it. He did a couple tours in Vietnam. And can I share that knowledge now? And we have a framework that we teach about that. And it's my new mantra. I had that. You don't want a whole bunch of safeties. This is really the ethos of what we're talking about. The Blue Angel: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Erik Weihenmayer:Yeah. The bottom line is I knew how it worked, I knew how to do it, but I didn't know why it worked now. I remember thinking to myself, I'm going to do that. This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to Even like right now, as we're talking, am I thinking about, well, when is this over? Disappointed with the assignment at the time, Foley now reflects that the three years he spent flying the A-7 were critical in his development as a Navy pilot. I got this meeting after this. True to his word, Foley applied to the military academies but was initially rejected for having too much protein in his urine. As I contemplate the trajectory of, say my climbing career, my speaking career, the things that I do with my family and everything, I contemplated a whole lot more because all those marbles in the jar, there's just fewer of them. You surprised me in so many different ways, but I wouldn't imagine that glad to be here, other than just the realization like, holy, man, I lived through some things. They're gone. The eye can't see that, but as you're learning, you're moving a lot. They believe in process. John Foley Inc - First reflections after seeing the new Top Gun We're constantly in a state of training. They can't do it forever. John Foley:I'm just going to reinforce that in my body. So, you must have those clear mentors, direct mentors, but also maybe some accidental mentors. How do you sprinkle some Blue Angel pixie dust on top of the way that you present that pocket that we're all trying to find? PDF John Foley - Biography - Pscu And that kind of stuff. Erik Weihenmayer:How do you handle that, John? Now I'm understanding. You get to see us visualizing. That's a start. Even if Alabama is a better, let's say team, proven by the earlier performance, the chances of repeating that are so hard at this level. It's how you feel. All of a sudden, the light bulb went off. When you get selected for the Blue Angels, you have either a two year tour or a three year tour, and then you know that you will be reassigned to another Navy squadron, and it just won't be the Blue Angels. I get better at focusing my mind, knowing that I'm not perfect. And then the work goes in and you start to realize that yo won't know unless you go, you won't know unless you tried. I was expecting it. John Foley:Yeah. That's nobarrierspodcast.com. So, yes, I think that's the glad to be here. Did that answer your question? What we can do is focus. Here's the difference. Jeff:Yeah. GLAD TO BE HERE T-Shirt Black. Research shows that teams and individuals that embrace a positive mindset as a core belief improve communication, inspire commitment and buy-in to group objectives. Because I'd love to swap some stories with you. Erik Weihenmayer:Does the glad to be here, the gratitude somehow abate or change the game on the pressure of high performing people? For me, I do it with video. I'm in the jet, my opposing solo's coming at me at a thousand miles per hour closure. Then, what can I find that I can appreciate at that moment? John Foley Keynote Speaker to over 1500 Organizations Worldwide, Blue Angel Lead Solo Pilot, Stanford Fellow, Bestselling Author and 'Gratitude Guru' Request Speaker Marketing Toolkit Fee Range $30,001 - $50,000 * * This specific fee falls within this range. But you put in like 200 hours, not 10,000 hours. I'm in my jet training, it's called A-7 Corsairs. But the point is, is there's a lot more that is intangible, that sits within us, and that's exactly what you captured right there. Some people, I think, climb mountains, let's say this is something I know, like to almost escape, but for me, I think, okay, how do you come down from the mountain and move forward in your life and take certain things with you that help you with your happiness, with your growth, with your evolution as a human being? Anyway, got talked into doing recitals, and it is so funny because I get so freaking nervous in front of a group of 50 parents, and I'm surrounded by like sixth graders. I think, at the end of the day, it's all about other people. Let's see what you got. John Foley:Once you learn how to do it, it's easy. What are we going to do going forward? this website. Coming out of the new Top Gun; Maverick movie and I'm emotionally moved. He shows how a culture of thankfulness engages employees on an intellectual and emotional level to create deeper commitment and raise levels of performance. Here's the big difference. I appreciate you, my friend. Our audience, our community is going to be so impacted by everything you've said, and your life's work, as it's been encompassed in this conversation today. The Blue Angels travel at speeds between 120 mph and 700 mph. Tax ID Number: 06-1693441. John Foley:Because you got some off Georgia defensive lineman who got their butt handed to them. You're not good enough.". I want to do stuff that I've never done before, and I didn't know how to do it. John "GUCCI" Foley | Keynote Speaker Fees & Bio | GDA Speakers John Foley:Okay. He drives home his message with dynamic videos of his adrenaline-pumping performance with the Blue Angels. John Foley:In the Blue Angels, we did things a little bit differently. They probably visualize dreams way better than we did, at least I remember as a little kid doing that. Maybe when you're learning, it's afoot. Thatsthewayukshop. John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, a Sloan Fellow at Stanford School of Business, a top rated Keynote Speaker to over 1500 organizations worldwide, 'Gratitude Guru', bestselling author and expert in the "how" of high performance teams. She joins hundreds of other women who have served with the Blue Angels . An 18 year journey that began after a visit to an airshow as a young boy peaked when he was selected to join elite Blue Angels squadron. John Foley:And it was scary. It starts with giving. Team Oneness Glad To Be Hereoffers apurpose greater than self, which galvanizes people and focuses individuals and teams on WHY they do what they do. Learning, and I was helping him in any way, shape I could, but that exposure, I probably got 10 years of knowledge in six months based on having that. Jeff:I think you're right. He also explains a process that he believes is the primary key to continuous improvement and exceptional growth. You can't necessarily hack it from somebody else. Like instead of things going by so quick and your awareness is pretty small, your awareness increases and time slows down so that you're aware of more capacity at one moment. We go around the table and everybody first gets a chance to say that, the general safe. Through their interdependence as a team, members are also challenged and stimulated to achieve higher levels of individual performance. That's a fact. That's the first part of the question. Where is it? To date, TCV has raised more than $15 billion in capital and emerged as a leading provider of growth capital to technology companies. And here is in the present moment, right? So, you get to see us closing our eyes. John Foley:Oh, I like what you're saying, Jeff. Yeah, me too. What it really meant at that moment was I'm really appreciative to be part of a team like this. I do that every morning and only it takes a couple minutes. He's working with us now. It's hard to even remember exactly what happened, but in kayaking over 10 or 12 years, now and then, I would feel time slow down, and I could actually focus on my heartbeat. they have even more significance to me today. He is the former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, Bestselling Author of Fearless Success, an expert in the How of High Performance teams and 'The Guru of Gratitude.'. To me, that's a feeling statement. The first four jets fly in a diamond formation. The Navy's really good about debriefs, and the LSO, landing signal officer, walked in that day and he goes, it was very clear, he goes, Gucci, Gucci's my call sign. The Blue Angels Team Former Blue Angels Pilot John Foley to Give Keynote Presentation at John Foley:Erik, just like you, my dad was the biggest mentor in my life. I get it. John Foley is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, Sloan Fellow at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, leadership expert, speaker and Gratitude Guru. The Teams trip to the former Soviet Union was highlighted by two air shows and a ride exchange between the Blue Angels and pilots from the Russian Knights Aerobatic Flight Team. John Foley:Yeah. That's why this podcast is so important. I think about the aging process a lot now, because I'm all aging, but you don't think about that when you're in your 20s and 30s. John has performed these death-defying stunts for . Fearless Success: Beyond High Performance. I mean, when you're flying 18 inches from a 22 ton jet at 500 miles per hour, you got to be focused. John "Gucci" Foley, a U.S. Navy aviator and Blue Angels pilot, John "unpacks" the special mindset and practical framework for achieving High Performance and sustaining a true Culture of Excellence. John Foley:Yeah. So, I got to go straight Georgia. I have what I call my glad to be here wake up, and a glad to be here reboot. Glad To Be Here is a mindset that enables higher performance. I didn't say that day, I hope to do that. I'm happy for him that he's got these opportunities to be able to sort of plum, just get in that pocket more than I think we would've had the opportunity to. Foley would enjoy a three year tenure with the Blue Angels that would see him progress from the teams narrator to a position in the demonstration as a solo pilot. He says, "You know those orders to the midway? Oh, it would be kind of cool to do that. And what discoveries does he continue to make today? This is built around tactical or strategic CenterPoints. U.S. Navy Blue Angels While I had known about the Blue Angels, I hadn't ever heard of John Foley. I know they are by two points. I don't have those all the time. What separates the best of the best and makes for elite teams? Erik Weihenmayer:Now, you can't do that when you're a Blue Angel. John Foley:Then you reverse engineer why it worked, and then put it in a way that other people can access it. I think that's when you know you're in the zone, but here's the other thing, the minute you start realizing that, you're now losing focus, right? That means you're not in position. At some point, you've got to snap out of that and snap into pure focus. Speaker: John Foley, Performance Expert | LAI - Leading Authorities Erik, I've been following so many stages, and JB, I know both of us. Ready, hit it. I remember that. In one way, it's kind of nice. What does it look like in this environment? But I would say first off, Erik, we were making tons of mistakes flying. John Foley Inc. and The Glad To Be Here Foundation asked where $10,000 could help others in a direct and imminent way during the pandemic. Antique James Kent "Old Foley" Blue/White Staffordshire Pitcher, England. Right? I had trained my own replacement, Thumper, and he was better than I ever was. The team, composed of six Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilot, fly Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets . Jeff:Okay. You've really tapped into it, and I think this is good news for everybody, right?