The Drop №. 85 With Guest Greg Scheinman

VRB’s weekly list of things to read, watch, listen to, and try that have helped us live better and be better. Brought to you this week by our Guest Greg Scheinman.

Greg Scheinman is a performance coach, speaker and bestselling author. As an entrepreneur he built and sold two successful businesses, and was a multimillion producer for one of the largest insurance firms in the US. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Mens Health, ESPN and the New York Times. He is the founder and face of Midlife Male; a media company where he puts out a newsletter and podcast that reaches a weekly audience of 15,000 high-earning midlife men. As an athlete he’s a 2x winner of the D10  Decathlon. Has competed at hyrox, dekafit, spartan and The 29029 Everesting Challenge. Most importantly, he’s a husband and father first.

Guided Box Breathing

Listen to this guided box breathing practice on the Unbeatable Mind app. I’ve struggled with meditation consistently. This box breathing app has really helped me to get out of my own head. You can set it to unique durations and intervals to fit exactly what you need. Seeing as how I sometimes have the attention span of a golden retriever; this app helps me to get my day started on the right foot.

Discomfort is Necessary for Innovation

Watch this Ted Talk about the relationship between Innovation and Discomfort. I was recently turned on to a handful of inspirational speakers, one of whom is Sterling Hawkins. In this talk, Hawkins explores the idea of discomfort as a critical aspect of innovation. It turns out innovation depends on not just accepting discomfort but fully embracing the uneasiness, pain, and anxiety. Breakthrough innovation is right on the other side of that discomfort. In any case, any talk that weaves in a solid MacGuyver analogy is good by me.

The 12-Hour Walk

Read the 12-hour walk by Colin O’Brady – one of the world’s most recognized endurance athletes and explorers. He’s also set 10 world records. Not bad. The 12-hour walk asks you to invest in yourself by taking one day to walk alone, unplug, and listen to your inner voice. The idea is to completely decouple from the world for 12 hours to rewrite the limiting beliefs etched into your psyche. I just finished this book and am gearing up for my walk. Very excited.

Take a Break From Alcohol

Try removing alcohol from your life. Over time, alcohol has largely worked its way out of my life and it’s been an incredibly positive experience. Now, I prioritize my mornings over the evenings. I schedule my workouts for the mornings. I sleep a lot better. I recover faster. It’s easier for me to get up in the morning. I’m more successful both personally and professionally. For me, this is a no brainer. If you’re looking to get started, consider Anne Mahlum’s 90 day alcohol free challenge.