{"id":4933,"date":"2021-01-29T06:24:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markccrowley.com\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2021-01-29T06:24:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:24:03","slug":"rich-diviney-the-attributes-of-people-who-excel-when-life-gets-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/rich-diviney-the-attributes-of-people-who-excel-when-life-gets-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Rich Diviney: The Attributes Of People Who Excel When Life Gets Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2FLFTH-Episode_61.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging-wmplo.xyz%2Fmark-c-divi5%2Frich-diviney-the-attributes-of-people-who-excel-when-life-gets-hard%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH-Episode_61.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/?powerpress_pinw=4933-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH-Episode_61.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LFTH-Episode_61.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rich-Diviney-Picture-1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4934 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Rich-Diviney-Picture-1000-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Do you have what it takes to excel in times of high stress &amp; ambiguity \u2013 even during a crisis? Are you able to succeed no matter what conditions you face?<\/p>\n<p>While we might imagine that people who perform optimally under duress share a unique set of <em>talents<\/em> &amp;\u00a0<em>skills<\/em>, f<strong>ormer U.S. Navy Seal team Commander, Rich Diviney<\/strong> discovered that what truly differentiates them are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>unique <em>attributes.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During his twenty years as a Navy officer, Diviney was intimately involved in a selection process that whittled down hundreds of extraordinary SEAL candidates into small groups of the most elite performers. And he was repeatedly surprised by which candidates washed out &amp; which ones succeeded. Some had all the right skills &amp; still failed, while others he initially dismissed often proved to be the top performers.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Diviney realized that beneath the obvious abilities that all successful SEALs displayed, what truly differentiated them were <em>hidden<\/em> drivers of performance \u2013 special attributes like courage, open-mindedness, discipline, resilience &amp; adaptability.\u00a0 And when it came to high-performing SEAL leaders, they shared additional attributes including empathy, selflessness, authenticity, decisiveness &amp; accountability.<\/p>\n<p>If 2020 taught us anything, it\u2019s that things can go sideways at any moment; &amp; Diviney\u2019s new book, <strong><em>\u201cThe At<a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Attributes-book-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4936 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Attributes-book-cover-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>tributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>introduces us to the idea that cultivating specific attributes will ensure we perform optimally when things in life get very hard.\u00a0And it\u2019s invaluable insight because it can be applied to succeeding in all aspects of modern life \u2013 business, relationships, parenting, sports &amp;, of course, leadership.<\/p>\n<p>In this podcast, we discuss both the personal and professional attributes that help people master any environment they face. 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Ultimately, Diviney saw that beneath the obvious skills that successful SEALs possessed, they also had hidden drivers of performance \u2013 attributes like courage, open-mindedness, discipline, resilience & adaptability.\u00a0 And when it came to high-performing SEAL leaders, they had additional attributes including empathy, selflessness, authenticity, decisiveness and accountability. If 2020 taught us anything, it\u2019s that things can go sideways at any moment, & Diviney\u2019s new book, \u201cThe Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance, explains what attributes optimal performers people rely on when things get really hard. And it\u2019s invaluable insight because it can be applied to succeeding in all aspects of modern life \u2013 business, relationships, parenting, sports &, of course, the military. In this podcast, we discuss both the personal and leadership attributes that help people master any environment they face. And one essential take-away from this conversation is that mastering skills alone will no longer deliver success in the times we need it most. 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