His charismatic and enthusiastic presentations stimulate audiences emotionally and intellectually with a whole new perspective on their ability to excel. You're just to land the jet, and then, it's a definitely step by step approach and lots of hours go into it. Either you step up to that challenge, okay? 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. You are not going in the midway." 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. It took me 18 years, and I did. At first, you're like, I wouldn't say you black out, but everything goes by so fast. Then the same thing in fear, let's use business as an example is, am I going to start my new digital course? During the 1950s in a small German town, high school Professor Immanuel Rath falls in-love with a young cabaret entertainer, with dramatic consequences. "Blue Angels are Navy fighter pilots. I was actually told this that we have 65 frames a second. To survive in those circumstances he relied on a culture of high trust, leadership and teamwork. How do you increase that sense of focus? They know the nuance. 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? Music. Right? I break it down to four things, glad in this statement, first off means, that's to be grateful, to be appreciative. I didn't do great, but at least I finished. John Foley:But what's interesting is that if you expand that time out, because in between each maneuver, we have communication. Grounded by his commanding officer and his letter of recommendation revoked, Foley openly shared his lessons learned from the mishap during his interview with the Blue Angels and was selected as the Teams narrator for the 1990 air show season. They're just small. This was after the two had a strained pre-flight brief on the tarmac that was famously documented in the film The Blue Angels: Around the World at the Speed of Sound. It's important to know, it's easy to kill yourself. But the point is that I used the canopy coming down. It allows you to sort of get You're a flow guy, right? Sorry. I mean, when you're flying 18 inches from a 22 ton jet at 500 miles per hour, you got to be focused. For me, the glad to be here has really been the essence of what I've been learning about and trying to teach for the rest of my life here. I was doing the Red Bull thing, how Red Bull created air races. There's a moment that crystallized for you like that? There's fundamentals that work like breathwork, like my morning routine, what do I do when I wake up in the morning? It's at an angle. They have a mindset, culture and processes that make high performance not only possible but predictable, repeatable, and transferable to any team that aspires to greatness. Erik Weihenmayer:John, you guys were talking about these parameters, but how big of a can you make? John Foley:Oh yeah. John Foley:Oh, well, tons 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. John Foley:Yeah. You're reacting based on your training. 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. There must be a lot of things like that, that you've really tried to take with you from being a Blue Angel. Then you get in the cockpit and you see we're moving like crazy. To be present with you guys right now. By closing this banner, scrolling this page, clicking a link, or continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. I'm scared all the time. It didn't mean I didn't get sidetracked into, hey, I want to play professional football or something like that. So, the idea of calling somebody out is not the first stage. Yeah, and let me tell you the story, is my dad was an army officer and he took me to an air show when I was 12-years-old. John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying at speeds of more than 500 miles per GLAD TO BE HERE T-Shirt Black. There's a lot of emotion in there. You finally get in the airplane and that's totally different. If you've ever been at an air show, it's visceral, right? Erik Weihenmayer:And does that lead sometimes to reaching out to a friend or something like that, somebody who you know is hurting or struggling or just needs you? It causes stuckness. Is that part of the process of being focused? I mean, you got the energy of the crowd, the noise of the jets going overhead. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. He's working with us now. 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. I still remember this to this day as we're talking, I can visualize it. Jeff:Okay, so let's back up a little bit. I'm not waiting to see if the boss's airplane moves or not. 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. That's the training part, as compared to trying to hide something. Maybe it's a financial challenge, maybe it's a personal challenge, an emotional challenge, and you can feel yourself get tight, right? Welcome to our No Barriers podcast. They also, Kirby Smart, he worked under coach Saban, so I actually think George's favorite. I've been told, I've heard this lots of times that the human brain cannot multitask. I take a break. I get it. The National Naval Aviation Museum is open Monday through Sunday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. to current Department of Defense (DoD) ID cardholders. I've never given a public speech in that regard before. It's just so hard and so intense. 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? In his dynamic presentations, Foley addresses the essential elements of exceptional team performance and makes them relevant, simple, and immediately actionable. Jeff:That's three times in a row, three misses on the same John Foley:Yeah. To me, those can be fear based, they can hold you back, as compared to just saying, I'm going to try this, I'm going to be smart about it, but I'm going to try it. And it's my new mantra. 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. 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. That's even worse. I mean, clearly, you know what I want to do, I want to sit around a campfire with you and sip on just a little snifter of some good bourbon sometime. Yeah. That map, that way forward is what we call no barriers. As a thought leader on high performance, John created the "Glad To Be Here" Mindset Methodology and the Diamond Performance Framework. Glad To Be Here Debrief Program - Digital Book. Employee Commitment He shares how to center a team around shared goals, strengthen relationships, and create unity that leads to consistent and effective results. John Foley:Then you reverse engineer why it worked, and then put it in a way that other people can access it. 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? 109K views 5 months ago Blue Angels Podcast In what was once thought to be an impossibility, the Blue Angels made history in 1992 by becoming the first United States flight team to fly over. Three times in a row, I do not get the wires, which is John Foley:Then the fourth time, I was ugly, but at least I caught the wire. High Performance Climb It's about sharing it with others so that their dreams can come true. In fact, by the way, the College Football Championship's tonight. 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. I climb out of the jet. 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. John Foley:It's a double edged sword. I've taught myself to block out distractions. I'll never forget the radio call. But then it gets very specific. John Foley:Yeah. Well, look at See the sleeve there, glad to be here. data. If I'm dead, I'm dead. What it really meant at that moment was I'm really appreciative to be part of a team like this. 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. And can I share that knowledge now? To me, that's operating from a fear based mentality, as compared to, wait a minute. Go join the Air Force. I don't know the business side. It's not straight and leveled. It's like, oh my God, this person's mad at me. It's perhaps like you have to have this veneer that exists to keep you in that pocket. We learned how to do this without anybody ever teaching it to us. In Good Condition. Access to NAS Pensacola is limited to Department of Defense (DoD) ID card holders (active duty service members, retirees, and their families). Don't you wish you would've had that back when you were doing all these crazy maneuvers. We can only do so much with ourselves. 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. Absolutely. I know there's difficulty and I'm aware of it. For me, it's this purpose larger than self. John Foley:Right. I think those of us who've been deep in that pocket before, it just becomes this thing that we kind of have to feel it. What's the pluses? 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. 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. Like, I was thinking about the folks that work for Apple or something, and they invent the iPhone, and Steve Jobs is hard as hell on this team. 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. I had done really well in all the other phases, and this is the last phase. In 1997 he started working at Citysearch, an online city guide later bought by Ticketmaster. They said, generally, here's what I thought about the evolution. If I actually got out parameters and I recognized it, and I did the right procedure, not a safety. In the SEC. As a Blue Angel, John consistently performed in an extreme, high-stakes environment, flying at speeds of more than 500 miles per hour and in formations as close as 18 inches apart. I got you. John Foley:See, that's a big difference. I didn't realize what I realize now, how powerful that really was. They're going to be off. I'm okay with being scared. 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. So, you can decide if you're going to step up or not. Think about it in your own life. Jeff:You have been up on stage for countless hours and thousand, tens of thousands of people, but you're shit at guitar right now, but you're getting better. You don't want to take more than a minute. 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. Not, you were off by one degree or 0.1 degree. It's the mental side and the emotional side, probably is, you'll have to tell me, but in flying and with the blues, I like to say you needed to connect the heart and the head because it wasn't enough to be just in your head. Each year the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers and one Marine. This boat is moving up and down. The way I do that is I just say, when my eyes open up, the first conscious thought that hits my head, I just go, what am I grateful for? 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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. Thank you for that. You have this interesting mindset around focus and how it's really Is it hard to multitask, or we think we're multitasking but we're really not, we're really focused on one thing at a time? Oh, it's simple for me. A framework that teaches you step-by-step how to break through your own challenges and live a driven, purposeful life. Our first conversation of the new year is with a former navy jet pilot. I remember, I had to think that night had to do some self-reflection and not get overwhelmed, and just realize, you know what? There's the transcendence of that. I was expecting it. The popular Blue Angels plan to be at Chattanooga's Air Show next Oct. 28-29. It didn't mean I didn't question myself in between. This isn't working. As long as I'm staying within those parameters, and then I'm in parameters, I'm moving around, but you just can't tell. If they're aware, usually it's usually like, they're just not aware. Ready, hit it. It wasn't the physical side. Right. John Foley:Absolutely. AI was so excited, and I know that's probably super annoying to have to talk to people's family members because you only have a little bit amount of time and you John Foley:Actually, Erik, not to interrupt you that made my whole day. I'm with you a hundred percent. They probably visualize dreams way better than we did, at least I remember as a little kid doing that. Maybe it's a deliverable on work. 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. I think that Georgia has the advantage. John Foley:Once you learn how to do it, it's easy. John Foley draws upon his experience as Lead Solo of the Blue Angels to inspire audiences and show them how to achieve substantially higher levels of performance. Join Erik and Jeff for this high energy chat with John Foley. Jeff:The difference though is 10,000 hours. Jeff:Yeah. John Foley:To be, in my opinion, is the future state. Every morning, I wake up, I've trained my brain to wake up happy. It's not happening. To me, that's a feeling statement. I was supposed to deploy on the midway, which was a four deployed carrier. Yeah. 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. This is the highest level of the Blue Angels. To survive in those circumstances he relied on a culture of high trust, leadership and teamwork. 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. John Foley:It's actually really cool because the ECS, the environmental control system, it almost feels like a vacuum. I hated it, it sucked. I mean, Erik, on the debrief, we start on the Blue Angels with a feeling statement. 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. All Rights Reserved BNP Media. 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. John Foley draws upon his experience as Lead Solo of the Blue Angels . Can you actually call your own mind on demand to be in that state, and for how long can you hold it? The idea is you got to work way up to it. Erik Weihenmayer:No, I get very excited. There's a lot of opportunity here. I'm interested in how you can combine those things in that split second. And here is in the present moment, right? March 25 to 26: Barksdale Air Force Base . John Foley:Well, guys, I want to say the honor's mine, and the thanks are for you. We started with this, what I call general safe. When that canopy came down, I'd be curious to see what you guys use, and you felt the canopy lock. John Foley:All of a sudden, telephone poles are going by quickly. Then the debrief, what you're specifically asking about, which I think is really critical, is we go through stages, right? But is it similar to that? My hope is that those four words will have a deeper and richer meaning to everyone who reads this article. I flew at 500 miles per hour in formations nearly 18" | 18 comments on LinkedIn You got a chance to let the whole, we call it, lay it on the table, let the whole team know that A, you're number one, aware that you have made a mistake. Those are the skills that we can learn. John Foley:But what hits me is, oh, okay, well, do I have the right personnel behind it? John Foley:Yeah. John Foley:Oh, music, just what we're talking about. I'm constantly riding motorcycles. I could read up on it. Blue Angels' John "Gucci" Foley.