In this episode, Charles plunges into the battlefield of purpose and mental mastery with Garrett Unclebach, a former Navy SEAL who's transformed elite military tactics into powerful business and life strategies. Garrett reveals his playbook for maintaining composure under extreme pressure and finding the deeper meaning that fuels sustainable success. From his grueling days in SEAL training to building multiple successful businesses, Garrett's journey showcases the transformative power of purpose over mere motivation. He dissects his evolution from a young man shaped by his father's consistent wisdom to a leader who trains organizations like Oracle, revealing the DNA of his "infinite potential unlock" philosophy that's helped numerous men deploy into life at their greatest capacity. Charles and Garrett engage in a riveting dialogue, exploring the four pillars of Garrett's mental mastery strategy: breath work, visualization, segmentation, and self-talk. They unpack the game-changing approach of "equanimity" in leadership, the power of perspective over circumstance, and why having purpose beyond yourself trumps transactional thinking in today's high-pressure world. Garrett's insights radiate with battlefield-tested wisdom as he breaks down his unique leadership framework built on strength and warmth. He challenges conventional thinking about resilience, advocating for a fundamental shift from running toward pleasure or away from pain to pursuing purpose with unwavering commitment. Key Takeaways: * Master the SEAL Big Four techniques to maintain calm and clarity in any high-pressure situation * Learn why visualizing success with specific detail creates a powerful framework for achievement * Discover how leading with both strength and warmth creates followers who genuinely want to follow you * Understand how replacing transactional thinking with purpose can unlock your infinite potential Head over to podcast.iamcharlesschwartz.com to download your exclusive companion guide, designed to guide you step-by-step in implementing the strategies revealed in this episode. KEY POINTS: 6:11 - The Power of Core Beliefs: Garrett explains how our foundational beliefs shape our potential, sharing how his parents' consistent message that "you can have anything you want if you're willing to pay the price" created his unlimited mindset. 16:46 - The Purposeful Journey: Garrett reveals his transformative perspective on purpose-driven living, explaining why those who chase after meaningful missions rather than fleeting pleasure achieve extraordinary results. "Running towards purpose is an infinite path." 27:34 - Beyond Transactional Thinking: Garrett distinguishes between transactional approaches to challenges versus the sacrificial mindset that enables "big bet outcomes" by pursuing worthy goals regardless of guaranteed results. 42:50 - True Resilience in Action: Garrett shares his remarkable Hell Week experience, visualizing not just completion but thriving while others struggled - demonstrating how powerful mental framing creates physical outcomes. 50:30 - The SEAL Big Four Framework: Garrett unpacks the elite mental toolkit that powers Navy SEALs through extreme challenges: breath work, visualization, segmentation, and self-talk - actionable techniques anyone can implement immediately. 52:14 - Mastering Self-Talk: Garrett details how intentional self-talk can immediately pull you out of amygdala hijack during high-pressure situations, emphasizing why verbalizing thoughts creates double the impact. 1:01:34 - Leadership Through Strength and Warmth: Garrett reveals his dual leadership framework that creates genuine followership - demonstrating capability while genuinely caring for your team or mission.
Chapter 1: What are the Navy SEAL mental techniques for success?
Welcome to the I Am Charles Schwartz Show. In this episode, we explore the power of mental mastery with former Navy SEAL, Garrett Unklebach. As a combat veteran who's transitioned into leadership training and entrepreneurship, Garrett shares battle-tested techniques for maintaining calm under extreme pressure and finding purpose that drives sustainable success.
From the SEAL Big Four mental techniques to practical approaches for self-regulation, Garrett breaks down actionable strategies anyone can use to overcome challenges. We dive into how visualization, intentional breathing, self-talk, and breaking tasks into manageable segments can transform your performance in business and life.
If you've ever wondered how elite operators maintain composure when everything's falling apart or how to find deeper purpose beyond simple motivation, this conversation delivers remarkable insights. Be prepared to challenge your current thinking about resilience and discover methods that can help you thrive under pressure rather than just survive. Grab a notebook.
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All right, everybody, welcome back to the show. I am really excited about this one. This is an individual who's coming on who builds men, and he talks about purpose and can really change your life and has done things that I could only dream of. So first and foremost, welcome to the show.
Charles, I'm honored. Thank you for having me. Appreciate that intro. I was built by a great man. A lot of people look at me and they go like, oh, Navy SEAL. Wow. That's so impressive. One of the first things I like to remind people of, whether it's on a podcast or
I'm in front of a small audience or a large audience, and I'll tell them, I say, look, the things that you think of me as a Navy SEAL has nothing to do with me, right? Yes, I did go through their program, of course, but the reputation that the SEALs have, they had it before I ever got there, right? And all I get to do is help uphold that. I get to be a part of it.
Really, what you think of Navy SEALs, I didn't make that reputation, but I do get to walk in it. And I take that as a, it's a weight. One of my instructors said, Early on, you know, in SEAL training, he pulled me to the side, pulled a few of us to the side.
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Chapter 2: How does Garrett Unclebach define purpose and its importance?
And everyone knows who number three and four are. You know you're a number three. But the hardest position to fill is the second chair. But what I mean, what I'm getting at is I think the greatness in life is finding the place where it's like this is exactly where I'm supposed to be. No one else can do what I'm doing.
And so I think where that comes from is unique desires in your heart and the things that are in your hand. it's an interesting, uh, biblical story where God asked Moses a question. And if God's asking you a question or the universe is asking you a question, it's not because he needs the answer. He's, he's knocking on your forehead saying, Hey dummy, this question's for you.
So when it comes to those questions, I think, you know, people really want to know if they have the gift of faith or not, if they're, if they're Judeo Christian or if they're not in that, that ball game. Um, They, I think people will regrettably, they're looking for hacks. They're looking for a place to start. Some people are not coming from a place of, I want to cheat the system.
They're coming from a place of being lost in the wilderness going, you know, I was educated in a system that is faulty at best is the nicest way I could say it. What are some of the things that someone sits down and say, Hey, you know, I, I'm going to journal this stuff out. I'm going to start climbing this. I'm going to start eating this elephant, which is done one bite at a time.
What are some of the questions that you, you ask yourself and you say, okay, well, what is in my heart? Because, you know, you talked about it earlier. I'm 6'2", 203, and size 13 feet as a white kid. I am not dunking a basketball. It's not happening. I wanted to be an Ironman. I've got 17-inch calves. Can't run with those things. It'll blow out my leg. I'll never finish the Ironman.
It is what it is. That's what I got. So when the people come in and it's okay, this is the cards I was dealt, which I think, and I think you could, you could speak to this. We far underestimate our capacity as human beings, but just, we have no idea. I think most people die with a full tank because they never really tap into anything.
And even the stuff I've done, I still think I've got a 95% full tank, even with everything I've accomplished, I barely touched my capacity. So when people are looking at this going, okay, these are my cards, you know, cause life's an equation, there's constants and there's variables. I know what my constants are. I am this, I am this, I am this, I am this.
Those I cannot change because those are constants. Everything else is variable. What are some of the ways and the questions when you sit down and you journal or you sit down and you work with your clients and you sit down and you work with the people that you've had the blessing to instruct? What are some of the things, what are the processes that you walk them through in that?
So you just mentioned one of the beliefs that you and I both share, right? You're saying, hey, I got 95% more in the tank. And that's because Charles shares the belief that I do, that I can have anything I want as long as I'm willing to pay the price for it. Really, that's what Carol Dweck would call a growth mindset.
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