Copyright 2023. You're probably right. 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. Right? 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. Yeah, they're two points favorites, but here, this is the cross section of everything we've really talked about, which is you can line up the best pilots in the world. And that's great. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. I'll never forget the radio call. Using Blue Angel methodology as a model, Foley has developed a unique approach that equips others to make the same journey toward excellence in execution. We're constantly in a state of training. I'm actually seeing things in frames. Even if it's the transcendent meditative place, but that's the pocket, right? What we can do is focus. John. I'm okay to move within that three inch circle. There's a bigger show. Jeff:Yeah. Once I did that, I went out, I did okay. JB, you're exactly right. No, here's the challenge I have. John Foley:Oh, I like what you're saying, Jeff. Maybe we as humans sort of divide those. Vintage Old Foley James Kent Cake slice , Pale blue rose details in gold filigree, Made in England #2007185. 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 mean, it's just not meant to be. That was a big leap. What is your preparation? Jeff:That's three times in a row, three misses on the same John Foley:Yeah. Do we have the right setup? And you just go, okay, I'm in the zone. 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's really about overcoming the mental side of the equation. He's one of the Top 10 most sought-after keynote speakers and trainers on leadership, performance, teamwork and trust. That's one of the rare professions that, that's true. The fifth and sixth jet fly in solo formation. . Ranges are presented as a guideline only. 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. Not, you were off by one degree or 0.1 degree. It's like, oh my God, this person's mad at me. Not that I was out of parameters that I didn't clear. One of the things I do as a hobbyist is that I play a guitar. 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. 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. I'm going to send you out tomorrow night and you better show me something. Stop. 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. The Blue Angels announced six new team members overall. While I had known about the Blue Angels, I hadn't ever heard of John Foley. That was always my dream as a little boy. But you put in like 200 hours, not 10,000 hours. Erik Weihenmayer:Yeah. Then I actually went to another challenging field, which was flying jets off aircraft carriers in a leadership role again. Second night landing, I miss all the wires, it's called the bolter. I want to appreciate it. What I love about this was you were so real, you were so honest and clear, and you gave people a lot of thoughts and process and mindsets to really bring them to new places of growth. Sometimes I'm a little bit ahead, sometimes a little bit behind, but I'm talking inches instead of feet. $ 30.00. So, I can visually show people what we're talking about, and they get to see it. Then you get in the cockpit and you see we're moving like crazy. In the briefing room, you're going through their procedures, very scripted. Foley, the former lead solo pilot of the Navy's elite Blue Angels shares their process and mind-set for achieving the highest level of performance. 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. Maybe it's a financial challenge, maybe it's a personal challenge, an emotional challenge, and you can feel yourself get tight, right? There's also a link to shoot me an email with any suggestions for the show, or any ideas you've got at all. I think that's so critical. So, you have to do well in your landing grades. 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. For me, it's this purpose larger than self. John Foley:JB, more from, I'd say, a psychiatrist standpoint or psychological standpoint. That's, I feel for me, has been the most luckiest part of my life that I've been able to somehow connect with great people who have helped me on the fast track. However, not all the jets in the team fly at the fastest speeds. 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. But that's exactly right, Erik. You don't want a whole bunch of safeties. That person asked me if I would mind saying some words on stage. "Blue Angels are Navy fighter pilots. Nobody would know that you screwed up.". Visit our updated, This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. . I liked it. John Foley:But you get a chance to voice that. It's not just physical, right? Copyright 2023 Collaborative Agency Group, John Foley | Performance and Leadership Keynote Speaker - Collaborative Agency Group, John Foley | Performance Beyond Blue Angels Keynote - Collaborative Agency Group, JOHN FOLEY| Teamwork Speaker - Collaborative Agency Group. [1] Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. Jeff:Wait, are you rolling & talking tonight? I was supposed to deploy on the midway, which was a four deployed carrier. You are an amazing human being with more importantly, a servant based heart. John Foley:Yeah. Local officials had. Plus, he admitted the origin of his call sign "Gucci," helping out on the original "Top Gun," and some of the . John Foley:See, that's a big difference. Your brain and your hands aren't that dialed in yet. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. To answer your question, from the ground, we've had spectators, they go, "Looks like you guys aren't even moving." 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. And time actually did slow down. I keep wanting to back up just a little bit, but I've just got to understand this. At a recent sales kick-off, I had the pleasure to listen to John Foley (call sign Gucci) who was a Naval Aviator, Blue Angel pilot and Stanford Business School graduate. 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. Now I feel a lot closer to you. John Foley -Blue Angel. Do you sort of put a flavor of that pocket into your personal practice as well as the way you teach it? Scared to me means I'm aware, I'm present. John Foley:Well, guys, I want to say the honor's mine, and the thanks are for you. If I'm dead, I'm dead. By a trigger, I mean a positive trigger that told myself, okay, that's done. Is that part of the process of being focused? I'm grateful to be healthy. So, thank you very, very much for spending some of your time. (167) 19.00. What are we going to do going forward? I don't think I ever said to my colleague, I love you, on the Blue Angels, but they knew it. It snaps me out of that downward spiral. His charismatic and enthusiastic presentations stimulate audiences emotionally and intellectually with a whole new perspective on their ability to excel. It didn't mean I didn't question myself in between. We believe that transcendent potential for performance lives withineveryindividual and organization. The Blue Angels Foundation's mission is to support wounded veterans and provide a path of transition back to the . To me, limiting beliefs are fear based. And just take a breath. Half the pilots are new every year. 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. I break it down to four things, glad in this statement, first off means, that's to be grateful, to be appreciative. But it was a dream that I remember in my heart. Now, do I get it perfect? Guess what? 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. John Foley:Once you finish this, you actually are going to deploy. 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. 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? I just said, I bet you, I could be decent, but do I have the natural skills to be a musician? These fundamentals are incredibly important because that's what we all learn from, we got to have a process, but I think the difference when you're talking to somebody who's actually done it and done it at a high level. Each year the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers and one Marine. I said, I don't need to be an airline pilot. You're reacting based on your training. That's called reactionary. I think about you guys, when you decided, I want to climb, something clicked in my heart. Then you start dog fighting. The foundation of elite performance is the . I believe, in all our jobs, we got to paint the picture of what the extreme looks like first. 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. They are one of the largest one percenter motorcycle clubs in the United Kingdom. You feel yourself start to constrict, and your mind starts to get into this flight or fight mode, which is what we're trained to do. I know why it works and that allows you to do the how. To answer your question, is I definitely believe we can't multitask. 301, taxi you over to the six pack, shut it down. Now, for me, personally, so when I left the team, it was not a big deal. Antique James Kent "Old Foley" Blue/White Staffordshire Pitcher, England. Well, they go slow. I've recreated my whole career two decades ago. John Foley:That's basically what he was saying. This is what it was, everybody, we ran around the table, and it started with the boss. You have to move on in some way at some point. John Foley:I had done the best I could. I was doing it before them. I know they are by two points. John Foley shares how management can stimulate performance by creating a culture that values expression of gratitude and appreciationfor opportunities, co-workers, and clients. What if I knew this back when I was on the team? Okay? 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. So, coming around, and I go down again a third time, bolter again. I go Mo, what did you see? I just want to do something that's personal. These are two of the best programs and that's why they're in the finals. Or you're going to quit, or you're going to move on to something else. In that unexplored terrain between those dark places we find ourselves in summit, exists a map. But then it gets very specific. They believe you become part of this team. Add to Playlist. 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. The momentous visit served as a way to ease tensions between the once Cold War rivals. I'll be honest with you, JB. John Foley:You'll be flying jets off aircraft carriers, but it is your time to go. Maybe I don't, I don't know, but I pull my heart away and just focus clinically as to what's going on. John Foley:No, no. Because think about when you're teaching someone to climb. What's the minuses? This is built around tactical or strategic CenterPoints. 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. We actually do what we call a general safe. John Foley:When I start to hear the G of the go, I'm starting to push back on my stick. Join Erik & Jeff for this high energy chat with John Foley. I mean, that would be the obvious sort of reach on that. But we're only moving, hopefully between three and six inches, not feet. John Foley:To me, a liberating belief is where that opportunity. Whether it's meditation, whether it's learning to take your game to a whole new level. Erik Weihenmayer:Hey, everybody. Fearless Success: Beyond High Performance. That stuff completely leaves your mind and you're right into the task. And there's three tools. I'm thinking about climbing. It evolves over time, but we need that pocket. I mean, Erik, on the debrief, we start on the Blue Angels with a feeling statement. It causes stuckness. Bottomline is, we fly jets off aircraft carriers. You don't want to take more than a minute. Play Audio. They leave the event not only transformed, but also with a set of concrete tools to immediately begin a high performance climb. The eye can't see that, but as you're learning, you're moving a lot. John Foley:Erik, just like you, my dad was the biggest mentor in my life. Ready, hit it. Just stop in the present moment because your mind's taking you somewhere where you don't want to go. I mean, athletes don't know that. So, I like to put a nuance in there, Erik, and that's about being scared. But it's unsustainable because a human being only has so much capacity to do that thing. Now I get scared. We all know the science behind appreciation and gratitude, how it changes the way your brain thinks, the neurons fire and all that. We learned how to do this without anybody ever teaching it to us. Erik Weihenmayer:And what's an example of a fear-based belief that maybe you have had that you had to struggle with or work through? Now, to answer that gut feeling JB that you asked about. I had done really well in all the other phases, and this is the last phase. John has performed these death-defying stunts for . It's not happening. Blue Angels' John "Gucci" Foley. You get to see us visualizing. Keep going. Or maybe he didn't realize it. John Foley:Sometimes that bar is raised by weather. It allows you to sort of get You're a flow guy, right? A total of 16 officers voluntarily serve with the Blue Angels. Erik Weihenmayer:How do you elevate people's belief levels? It's just so hard and so intense. In Good Condition. Jeff:You can say I'm grateful for coffee, and then you immediately go like start the coffee maker. John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying at speeds of more than 500 miles per What's the pluses? Jeff:And I guess, just like so many of us, you've evolved into the new Gucci, the different Gucci that I really think the world benefits from having you. I've been doing this for about six months now, learn, grow, give. Jeff:Yeah, or kayaking, right? John Foley:Oh yeah. So, I was thinking of the bigger picture of the flying. You're a student pilot, man. When you call them out, because you did all that front load work of, I really care about you, you're my colleague and I love you, how do you do that effectively when you call someone you out and say, "You screwed up," but without doing it in a threatening way? Oh, it's simple for me. 2016 Glad To Be Here. I'm not a pilot anymore. Erik Weihenmayer:I've had a few perfect runs, but a lot of them are just reacting and responding to chaos. The departure of Foley, who led the company since its. 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 were talking about everyone else on my team is a musician in some way, shape, or form. Then what I do in the morning, Erik, is I do what I call my glad to be here wake up. 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 flew at 500 miles per hour in formations nearly 18" | 18 comments on LinkedIn Didrik Johnck:Didrik Johnck here, producer of the No Barriers Podcast. But again, that was just academics. Heck, there's a ton of fear out there in our lives all the time. Fortunately, I have a lot of video of me in the briefing rooms and the debriefing rooms and actual flying. Special thanks to The Dan Ryan Band for our intro song, Guidance. I could sense the space between my heartbeats. He drives home his message with dynamic videos of his adrenaline-pumping performance with the Blue Angels. 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. That's what's really interesting about, really the military as a whole, but definitely the Blue Angels, is we just keep raising the bar. Whichever podcast platform you enjoy, were already there. I'm thinking about you hanging on to a lift, right? John Foley:Yeah. If I'm complacent, that's what I got to worry about. John Foley:Okay. John Foley:It's actually really cool because the ECS, the environmental control system, it almost feels like a vacuum. 192 Listens. I remember being at that air show that day. And then, I guess maybe reflect on that flow focus that you had then and how now that perhaps has given you the ability to be able to get in that meditative pocket now. Maybe he didn't understand he was out of parameter, right? Because they probably know it anyhow. Erik Weihenmayer:Yeah, so what Analyze me here. John Foley:And you learn from them. What's wrong? You kayaked the Grand Canyon, you needed perfection. That's the beautiful part is why we can give back now to so many people. Thanks so much and have a great day. 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. This is really the ethos of what we're talking about. That's what it meant while I was a Blue Angel. I sure didn't know that I was going to fail as many times as I did, and all the obstacles that were going to come in the way, but I truly had that belief in my heart that, at least it was possible. A third of my support crew is new every year. 01:18:45. It's important to know, it's easy to kill yourself. They probably visualize dreams way better than we did, at least I remember as a little kid doing that. And then what happens? John Foley:If I'm operating from fear, and there's sometimes, it's important to know, like it's easy to kill yourself. Then he looked at me very clearly and he said, "I'm going to give you one more chance. What I think the key is, is can you call that up on demand? Erik Weihenmayer:John, backing up, one thing I kind of missed in my thought process talking to you was, you were on that track to be a Blue Angel, and you talked about your dad who was an officer. He shares how to center a team around shared goals, strengthen relationships, and create unity that leads to consistent and effective results. He did a couple tours in Vietnam. I do that every morning and only it takes a couple minutes. The team, composed of six Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilot, fly Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets . So, let's do it. Block out your own mind. John Foley:It's a double edged sword. Vintage James Kent LTD | Old Foley . I don't need that anymore. Yeah. John Foley:All of a sudden, telephone poles are going by quickly. You can't necessarily hack it from somebody else. Visit our privacy 500 mph with former Blue Angels pilot John Foley 00:00 01:06:31 about the episode Happy 2022 everyone. Erik Weihenmayer:No, I get very excited. Erik Weihenmayer:John, you guys were talking about these parameters, but how big of a can you make? I have the skills to do this. John Foley:You learn first off, your emergency procedures, you practice on simulators. John Foley:No, I love it. They know the nuance. Foley has served as an adviser to Fortune 500 corporations, professional athletic teams, venture capital companies, professional associations and educational organizations and successfully connects the high intensity of the Blue Angles with your organization. What's hard is to be aware of the situation. John Foley:No, 100%. You're flying six inches apart from each other. 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. 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. We started with this, what I call general safe. They continually have a process that wins. It's not straight and leveled. John Foley draws upon his experience as Lead Solo of the Blue Angels . John Foley:Oh, music, just what we're talking about. So, landing jets on aircraft carrier is truly, probably the most challenging thing a pilot can do. 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. 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. Jeff:Number one question would be, were you the one who said it's time to step away from the teams, or did they say, we need some new blood in here? Boom. Then the other thing you got a chance to do, and this is very unique with the Blue Angels, is you got to admit your own mistakes first. Then the referee crew, I had spoken to the referee crew beforehand, and they got selected as the best individual. Now, it's also, that's the power of being naive too, is that I had no idea what it was going to take. John Foley:Just brought tears to my eyes. Visit our updated, Distributor/Logistics Provider of the Year, Food Automation & Manufacturing (FA&M) Conference & Expo. 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? I didn't say that day, I hope to do that. I had an entrepreneurial company, and the first one blew up. Glad To Be Hereis a mindset that enables higher performance. Then you climb into the, we call it a water wagon, but you climb into the vehicle that's going to take you out to the jet. And I'm going to say, wow, that was a really awesome conversation. Think about it in your own life. So, you're trying to keep your airplane within a three inch circle on the other airplane. John Foley:I'm going to do that. It didn't mean I didn't get sidetracked into, hey, I want to play professional football or something like that. 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. It was an emotional click that said, I'm going to do that now. We brief every Monday mornings on the week and stuff. You're not doing this. So, I went heli-skiing yesterday. And that kind of stuff. I think what you're describing, because I felt that so many times too, is the result of the focus. Both maneuvers are now featured in the demonstration that Blue Angels perform today. I don't know. Can I get back into body?

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