$3.00 shipping. Erik Weihenmayer:No, I get very excited. John Foley:I know how to do that. But again, that was just academics. Yeah, because that would be, it's like, what if you go around and do the general feel, and a guy's like, God doesn't own it? 605 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE, SUITE 101, FORT COLLINS, CO 80524. You don't start flying 36 inches, 18 inches from another jet. Part of the equation is diving into the learning process and trying to illuminate the universal elements that exist along the way. Because now that you're not flying, aren't there some activities you're like, I suck at this? No kidding, 300%. You're on to a really interesting point. Visit our updated, Distributor/Logistics Provider of the Year, Food Automation & Manufacturing (FA&M) Conference & Expo. Then you start all over again because you've just raised the game. 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 hard enough, as you know, to win a championship, it's even harder to repeat. Here's what's interesting. John Foley:Because you got some off Georgia defensive lineman who got their butt handed to them. If I actually got out parameters and I recognized it, and I did the right procedure, not a safety. That's a good question, because I was thinking about that in a similar way, but a little bit differently. John Foley -Blue Angel. I think they're going to come out hungry as shit. John Foley:It's exactly that, but it's not just the coffee, right? Coming out of the new Top Gun; Maverick movie and I'm emotionally moved. My name is Erik Weihenmayer. In Good Condition. Jeff:Well, I guess the question I would have is, it's kind of twofold. Yeah. We know that you've got a lot of choices about how you can spend your time, and we appreciate you spending it with us. They just run by so quickly that I'm seeing a continuum. A practical model for living out his message that works in other organizations as well as within the Blue Angels. Welcome to our No Barriers podcast. It was really awesome. All right. The significance of these events were not lost on the Blue Angels Lead Solo Pilot, John Gucci Foley, who joins this episode of Blue Angel Phantoms to share insights and behind the scenes stories from that now famous 92 European tour, as well as his naval career that spanned 17 years and saw him ascend to the rank of Commander. So, yes, I think that's the glad to be here. I know you do and facilitate, you do personally, but also facilitate a lot of breathwork and meditation with clients, and you do it yourself. You can't necessarily hack it from somebody else. A third of my support crew is new every year. You are an amazing human being with more importantly, a servant based heart. John Foley:I think the first part of focus is you got to block out the distractions. What we're talking about, I don't think you can learn from a book. They continually have a process that wins. Not just my head. John Foley:At some point, you become a Blue Angel, and we take our pilots from the instructor ranks. Block out your own mind. Then I realized I had the wrong order. To answer your question, is I definitely believe we can't multitask. I just don't need to do it at the level I used to. Yeah, I lived through some, and here I am, and now I'm really grateful to be present, but there's more to it than that. You've really tapped into it, and I think this is good news for everybody, right? I was actually told this that we have 65 frames a second. Jeff:Yeah, or kayaking, right? It's taken on a whole new ethos since then. John Foley:Oh yeah. Foley eventually got swept up in the dot-com boom, which had spread to Los Angeles from San Francisco. I mean, I do fly for fun, but it's no big deal. John Foley:Well, guys, I want to say the honor's mine, and the thanks are for you. It's just so hard and so intense. 0:00. You're not doing this. Oh, it would be kind of cool to do that. I think if you were to ask Erik and I, when we were 15 years old, do you want to ascend to the highest climbing level and climb Everest? this website. . I'm just so excited because you and I got to meet up and Vail at a retreat, and we had some coffee, and you were so nice to talk to my dad who was a Marine. We learned how to do this without anybody ever teaching it to us. I go down there. I remember, I had to think that night had to do some self-reflection and not get overwhelmed, and just realize, you know what? John Foley:But yeah, so that's for sure. You're not good enough.". LINKS TO JOHN FOLEYS SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE:Website: https://www.johnfoleyinc.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnGucciFoleyInstagram: @johnguccifoleyTwitter: @johnguccifoleyINTERVIEW TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro1:14 How \"Gucci\" Got His Callsign3:05 Upbringing5:22 Attending the Naval Academy6:48 Jet Training in Beeville, TX8:09 Flying the A7 Corsair12:21 Operational Deployments 13:45 Joining the Blue Angels21:35 Opposing Solo22:20 Lead Solo23:38 New Maneuvers26:35 1992 European Tour32:20 Historic Moscow Visit 47:11 Blue Angel Reunions49:28 Blue Angels Foundation51:30 Glad to Be Here The first four jets fly in a diamond formation. I think it's a blessing to have parents, and my mom too, in a different way, but they taught me integrity, and just trying stuff, not to be afraid to fail. You're probably right. John Foley:I had done the best I could. They're gone. Erik Weihenmayer:Hey, everybody. Or maybe he didn't realize it. I was going to say a normal pilot, and then I realized there's no such thing as normal carrier pilots. They don't know when their last game's going to be. block. This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to She joins hundreds of other women who have served with the Blue Angels . What's hard is to be aware of the situation. Motivational Speaker, Business Speakers, Keynote Speakers. More like this. We're constantly in a state of training. Well, I got to go here because it's just a thought that's on my mind. But you're exactly right, that's exactly the zone I'm in when I'm in a maneuver. However, if we were to look at success as improvement upon what ever it is you are, whether that be your life, your career, or your business, then there. I think about you guys, when you decided, I want to climb, something clicked in my heart. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, you should not navigate John Foley:Sometimes that bar is raised by weather. The point is, I want to know just your general feeling. I constantly want to learn, and I don't want to beat myself up in the learning. John Foley shares how management can stimulate performance by creating a culture that values expression of gratitude and appreciationfor opportunities, co-workers, and clients. I've been told, I've heard this lots of times that the human brain cannot multitask. I have all this. That stuff completely leaves your mind and you're right into the task. Heck, there's a ton of fear out there in our lives all the time. But since then, yeah, I had a lot of inadvertent mentors. For nearly 20 years, I was a commander in the US Navy and became Lead Solo Pilot for the Blue Angels. It's not happening. Then the environment, I think what's critical about flow states is the higher you challenge yourself, you increase the environment, and you guys have to tell me if this is true in climbing, but it isn't flying, is one of two things are going to happen. There's also a link to shoot me an email with any suggestions for the show, or any ideas you've got at all. Like, glad to be here. To me, the easiest ones or relationships, whether they're personal or not. For me, I do it with video. Now I'm getting more scared, and the brain's talking to you, right? You're you're in that focused state. First, is just being aware, is am I operating from fear? I think, when I joined the team, and at the end of your comments, everybody said, "Glad to be here." I'm with you a hundred percent. Keep going. I'll just be very too transparent as I'm closing here. What I think the key is, is can you call that up on demand? I want to do stuff that I've never done before, and I didn't know how to do it. Fortunately, I have a lot of video of me in the briefing rooms and the debriefing rooms and actual flying. Erik Weihenmayer:It's easy to talk about the successes, but what doesn't get talked about enough is the struggle. If I'm complacent, that's what I got to worry about. That was always my dream as a little boy. John Foley:Yeah. I think the first thing, Erik, that I've learned over time is I like to say there's two beliefs. (Navy) The Navy's Blue Angels will conduct their final flight in the legacy F/A-18 Hornet . I didn't do great, but at least I finished. I mean, Erik, on the debrief, we start on the Blue Angels with a feeling statement. This is really the ethos of what we're talking about. We started with this, what I call general safe. My big change came from leaving the Navy. It was during this same time period that Foley attended a Blue Angels air show and proclaimed to his father that one day he too would be a military aviator. I remember thinking to myself, I'm going to do that. Happy 2022 everyone. Or you're going to quit, or you're going to move on to something else. He demonstrates how learning to focus prepares individuals for action and increases successful outcomes. I mean, there are people who can teach breathing and meditation effectively, that have been doing it for years and years. So, you can decide if you're going to step up or not. Now, do I get it perfect? Is that what I think the states that we got into, no one taught me how to visualize. You're like that. Get the best deals on Staffordshire Old Foley when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. There are few examples where this is more dramatically demonstrated than with the Blue Angels. The fifth and sixth jet fly in solo formation. 0 bids. Just what we're doing right here. March 18 to 19: Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. John Foley draws upon his experience as Lead Solo of the Blue Angels . I initially tried to do drums, and I was just talking about this, and that is, I wonder why. I'll get back there, if I'm still alive, I'll sign some autographs. Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing, This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. It's been a struggle to live what I call a no barriers life, to define it, to push the parameters of what it means. To me, limiting beliefs are fear based. There's fear out there. To answer your question, from the ground, we've had spectators, they go, "Looks like you guys aren't even moving." During a typical performance, there are six jets in the air. My manager, Skyler, was always like, "Dude, the audience would've never known. Your brain and your hands aren't that dialed in yet. I'll go off there to get very clear on how long I can hold my focus because I need a break. The Blue Angel: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. I could do that. You have to be focused, but if your heart isn't in it, if you're not doing it for what I call a purpose larger than self, then it's not the same. John Foley was a solo pilot for the Blue Angels aerobatic formation, a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford School of Business, a Gratitude Guru, and an expert on "how to" in high performing teams. I get energy through my fingertips, but I don't get paralyzed by fear by speaking. Local officials had. You get to hear the boss going through the cadence of the maneuvers, where he'll say, up we go and, and you can hear why is that G, go? It comes with practice and it comes with the awareness. That map, that way forward is what we call no barriers. John Foley:No, it's great. Jeff:My cousin wouldn't want to fight you for that one. Like me, I'm going to be thinking of you guys' faces, I'm going to be thinking about this conversation. Because a lot of times you can be off but you're still within parameters. I know it'll happen. Maybe when you're learning, it's afoot. Even like right now, as we're talking, am I thinking about, well, when is this over? The Blue Angels is a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. Glad To Be Here Debrief Program - Digital Book. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will transition to the Super Hornet platform for the 2021 season. I'm so glad there's such a similarity here, and that's why I've been looking forward to talking with you is we've never flown a perfect air show. I'm from the south, so I'm torn, but all my buddies are all Auburn, so I can't stand Alabama as a result. Thatsthewayukshop. I think, at the end of the day, it's all about other people. Didrik Johnck:The production team behind this podcast includes producer, Didrik Johnck, that's me, sound design, editing, and mixing by Tyler Cottman, marketing and graphic support from Stone Ward, and web support by Jamlo. Absolutely. They probably visualize dreams way better than we did, at least I remember as a little kid doing that. I'm not doing it as a career. I'm scared all the time. We proudly represent the heritage, agility, flexibility, and. And time actually did slow down. I'm okay with being scared. TheGlad To Be Heremindset helps answer these critical questions. Part of it is because I haven't put the work in. And there's three tools. Erik Weihenmayer:My hands sweat, my hand shake. That's just something I don't want to do. I'm going to actually have a voice command and I'll actually move. Let's bring it out. This isn't working. We've become good friends. John Foley:Yeah. You can't do it forever. Learn from people who have done it, and there's a combination of process and mindset. Guess what? I could sense the space between my heartbeats. That's where I had to make the big leap. You do, in a way, you have to, I don't know, maybe you have to suspend the gushy parts because you've done all that hard work. What's wrong? What was that like for you? It was during his tour with VMFAT-101 that Foley submitted an application and pursued a position with the Blue Angels that was almost derailed when he accidentally deployed live ordinance from his aircraft on a training exercise. 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. He shows how a culture of thankfulness engages employees on an intellectual and emotional level to create deeper commitment and raise levels of performance. 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. Sorry. Vintage Old Foley James Kent Cake slice , Pale blue rose details in gold filigree, Made in England #2007185. But what's surprising to me is you say the first thing on your debrief is you come at each other with something you feel. This is what it was, everybody, we ran around the table, and it started with the boss. I think that's a rare combination. Through their interdependence as a team, members are also challenged and stimulated to achieve higher levels of individual performance. And it was a light bulb moment, Erik. 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 we go into a very scripted, watch the tape, talk about little things. If they're aware, usually it's usually like, they're just not aware. Antique James Kent "Old Foley" Blue/White Staffordshire Pitcher, England. I'm a emergency room PA. They knew it. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. It snaps me out of that downward spiral. That's the way you find that flow. 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 flew A-4 Skyhawks. Why am I doing something, and why does it matter? The foundation of elite performance is the . Now you have breakthrough performance. Jeff:Yeah. I could find out, okay, these are how I prepare and all this, but all it takes me is one minute listening to you, or Erik, and I realize, these guys have done it. Can you tell yourself, okay, I've got something very challenging to do. In 1997 he started working at Citysearch, an online city guide later bought by Ticketmaster. His passion and. I wasn't even thinking about this, but I was kind of flirting with this idea of, being in the military, being a blue angel, I could imagine that your heart gets left behind because you have to be perfect. I mean, just take the complexity of what some people would think would be hard, which is landing an airplane, which I don't think so. Hey Jeff, thanks for joining me as a co-host, and John, this is so exciting to have you. Do we have the right setup? So, coming around, and I go down again a third time, bolter again. Our first conversation of the new year is with a former navy jet pilot. 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. When people are deeply engaged in their work and feel valued, they are more productive and effective, leading to a positive impact on the bottom-line. 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. Most of my flying was the joy of pushing yourself to absolute limits and connecting back to why you're doing that. I've been doing this for about six months now, learn, grow, give. John Foley:Yeah. I've gotten the chance to ascend Mount Everest, to climb the tallest mountain in every continent, to kayak the Grand Canyon, and I happen to be blind. John Foley:See, that's a big difference. Then he looked at me very clearly and he said, "I'm going to give you one more chance. John Foley:It wasn't about calling out somebody yet. The bottom line is I knew how it worked, I knew how to do it, but I didn't know why it worked now. It was an emotional click that said, I'm going to do that now. They're just small. I've recreated my whole career two decades ago. Scared to me means I'm aware, I'm present. Based on his Blue Angels experience, John truly understands the how of high performing teams and he readily applies his knowledge to his keynotes and his consulting practice. Erik Weihenmayer:Sure. You finally get to the air show, and you can feel it. $ 21.95. John Foley:But what's interesting is that if you expand that time out, because in between each maneuver, we have communication. One of the things I do as a hobbyist is that I play a guitar. Now everybody and their dead grandma can. Did that answer your question? Then the debrief, what you're specifically asking about, which I think is really critical, is we go through stages, right? Erik Weihenmayer:How do you handle that, John? Because that's where I'm going to make a mistake, right? Then, what can I find that I can appreciate at that moment? It's not a long diatribe, right? It causes stuckness. Whether it's meditation, whether it's learning to take your game to a whole new level. Where is it? 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. Jeff:Yeah, or you say, I'm not good enough. It can mean so many different things depending on who you ask and what day of the week it is. As a Blue Angel, John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour in formations as close as 18 inches apart. I said, I don't need to be an airline pilot. Climbing, flying jets, that's not hard. Erik Weihenmayer:Jeff, Imma slap you on the back. 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. John Foley:Now, if I get outside of those parameters, let's say I move three feet and I don't clear the formation, but when you move that far off, you have to get out of the way because you're not stable. Thank you, Gucci, man. I had the privilege this week to hear John Foley, former lead solo pilot for the Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, as one of the keynote speakers at a technology conference I was attending. The larger clubs are Hells Angels MC, Outlaws MC and Satans Slaves MC.. Like the vast majority of one percenter motorcycle clubs, the Blue Angels Motorcycle Club predominately ride Harley Davidson motorcycles. The Blue Angels, I'm going to talk to you about debrief, how we did it on the Blues, it's slightly different than how I did it on my fighter squadrons or how they do it in Top Gun. Then what I do in the morning, Erik, is I do what I call my glad to be here wake up. Now, what's interesting is, as I was just thinking about the evolution of a trigger, I remember climbing in the jet. Then here's the last thing, and I'll do this for any leader is go, or anybody really, go forward in your day, and I use my calendar, but think about others, not just yourself, and think about, how can I show up in a way that helps somebody else. What's the pluses? I'm okay with being scared. I'm actually seeing things in frames. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. I'm going to be proactive. You can actually smell the smoke oil in the air. If I put the work in and the effort in, I could achieve that. It didn't mean I didn't get sidetracked into, hey, I want to play professional football or something like that. 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? They say like, "I put in six years, but it was the best six years of my life in certain ways." It wasn't the physical side. To survive in those circumstances he relied on a culture of high trust, leadership and teamwork. I'll do stuff that keeps the adrenaline going, but I'm doing it for fun. There's a bigger show. John Foley:That's basically what he was saying. John Foley:Yeah. Erik Weihenmayer:I lose my sort of my micro coordination. 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? Vintage James Kent LTD | Old Foley . Here are the suggestions we received and where we donated (click through to view) . I know Erik, you don't always see this, okay. 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. He's one of the Top 10 most sought-after keynote speakers and trainers on leadership, performance, teamwork and trust. You have to move on in some way at some point. He retired from active duty after 27 years of distinguished service and joined Check-6, a global leader in optimized performance and safety solutions serving the most demanding industries, where he directed business development and corporate strategy for the North American Division. That's what I was feeling. I have what I call my glad to be here wake up, and a glad to be here reboot. 10 Frame Work and 10 Dynamics of Debrief Wallet Cards. 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. $ 30.00. The team, composed of six Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilot, fly Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets . So, they allow you more time, and then you just start, just like you, you just keep upping the game, where now you start flying jets, then you start flying faster jets. I started to emotionally well up a little bit. I had that. All Rights Reserved. Print page There's the transcendence of that. As if it happened yesterday, Foley fondly reflects on a flight he gave to his Russian counterpart that rendered his new comrade unconscious during a demonstration of high performance capabilities of the F/A-18 Hornet. He has been a venture capitalist and technology investor for nearly 40 years, co-founding Technology Crossover Ventures and serving as General Partner since June 1995. John Foley:But what hits me is, oh, okay, well, do I have the right personnel behind it? I mean, you got the energy of the crowd, the noise of the jets going overhead. Erik Weihenmayer:I've been thinking a lot about integration lately as well in that way. We're doing a mile every nine seconds. What's the minuses? So, it's that front end and maybe the backend, the pre and the post is where the heart really truly has to exist. Actually, the glad to be here is a proactive way to not only snap you out of that downward spiral. John Foley:I think that's important in anything we're learning. And here is in the present moment, right? That means you're not in position. Then the same thing in fear, let's use business as an example is, am I going to start my new digital course? Erik Weihenmayer:Yeah, so what Analyze me here. John Foley:To me, a liberating belief is where that opportunity. 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? We all know the science behind appreciation and gratitude, how it changes the way your brain thinks, the neurons fire and all that. Subscribe 3K views 2 years ago John Foley is a top leadership keynote speaker and former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels that delivers keynote experiences to inspire leadership, improve. The very first thing we did was we said, and I was off here, or I was out of parameters on the loop, break cross. John Foley:Oh, well, tons of them. I've been doing trauma for a long time. I was doing it before them. So, the idea of calling somebody out is not the first stage. It took me 18 years, and I did. John Foley:It makes a big difference. John Foley:Just brought tears to my eyes. The cool part is, what you were just talking about, JB, is I think by going through that discipline way of learning and then being successful at it and not being successful, learning from your failures and then going back in, it's all resiliency. With a desire to fly with an F/A-18 Hornet squadron, Foley was selected for jet training at NAS Chase Field in Beeville, Texas. So, I was thinking of the bigger picture of the flying. 0:39. But my whole point is that I fell into what I do now, which is I went to a seminar on personal growth, and I'm always trying to improve myself. It was in Newport, Rhode Island place called Kwanzaa Point. John Foley:Yeah. I'm thinking about you hanging on to a lift, right? Jeff:You got nervous, you and I have known each other for decades, you got nervous a few months ago playing in front of me. Right. The other new members include an events coordinator, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer and a flight surgeon . The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. There's a moment that crystallized for you like that? But is it similar to that? If we back up to your adolescence and you started your training, and someone would've told you you're going to be a Blue Angel when you were like 20-years-old, you would've been obviously happy, but would that have been believable or were you just, in your mind, fast tracking and you knew exactly where you were going and how you were going to get there? I love it because I'm in front of groups all the time blah, blah, blah. If I'm complacent, that's what I got to worry about. Number one, Alabama, Nick Saban, that program is probably one of the strongest programs I've ever seen. It builds confidence, and your teammates go, okay. You're flying small prop planes. He shows how to create buy-in and commitment for a teams vision and goals, leading to clarity that drives execution decisions. The Blue Angels announced six new team members overall. Erik Weihenmayer:I could sense my breath. Ending Tuesday at 3:15PM PST 1d 19h. Some days you're just glad to be alive, but rarely, it meant that. Erik Weihenmayer:Yeah. His exciting and unusual life journey knows how to inspire and inspire audiences to take action themselves and rethink what they think is possible. That you were appreciative of or that you enjoyed. It's how you feel. "Glad to Be Here" was a statement of belief that we I get it. 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. "Glad to be here isn't something you simply say. It's at an angle. Fearless Success: Beyond High Performance. That's one of the rare professions that, that's true. When that canopy came down, I'd be curious to see what you guys use, and you felt the canopy lock. Now, to answer that gut feeling JB that you asked about. It went well today. And I'm going to say, wow, that was a really awesome conversation. What I've learned is, it's like two sides of the same coin, operational excellence, process, briefs, debriefs, preparation, focus, trust, and then you add in this glad to be here mindset. He also explains a process that he believes is the primary key to continuous improvement and exceptional growth. Captain Steve Foley, a native of Dolton, Illinois, enlisted in the Navy in 1983 and rose to the enlisted rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer.