The Impossible Life

Anxiety is something everyone deals with in life. A recent UCLA study of over 1.2 million people found that the average person experiences 3.4 bad mental health days a month. That's over 10% of your month. In this episode, we dive deep into how to overcome anxiety both in the moment and long term. We give you practical tools to get out of an anxious state when you're "deep in the hole" as well as...

Your mindset is to your life what your physical posture is to your actions. Your physical posture will determine your readiness to perform any action from running to fighting to dancing and so on. You can tell a lot by your posture. While posture is easily seen, your mindset is displayed over time by the fruit you bear in any given area of your life. Your mindset is yours to cultivate and one of t...

If there was one episode that you could listen to that could alter your whole life if you did everything we discussed, this might be the one. Intentionality is a term that is well known but not well practiced. It has become a buzz word that has had it's power diminished by familiarity. Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness and of choice, fixes its view on any idea, considers it on eve...

Emotional intelligence is a term that we come across from time to time but don't necessarily think about daily. However, you will know it when you come across someone who is really lacking it. Emotional intelligence/Emotional quotient (EQ) is often cited by Inc, Forbes and other business publications as a greater predictor of success than IQ. Yet the default way of thinking is that the smartest pe...

"You are not born a winner. You are not born a loser. You are born a chooser." - Unknown If you've listened to this podcast before, then you are familiar with Garrett as a Navy SEAL and will have heard many stories of his life. What few people will know is who Garrett was before the SEAL teams. So often, we think people are born great or we assume they have something we don't that enabled them to...

This episode will give you all the practical steps and guidance for being a great friend and developing great friendships. Great relationships are the number one indicator of health and happiness according to an 80 year study done by Harvard . While our society is more "connected" than ever before, friendship is often times illusive and we see loneliness and mental health issues abound. In this ep...

This episode will release on the 3rd of July when many in America will be celebrating freedom. This is a freedom that Americans have based on what people did hundreds of years before them. It is what they are born in to. Whether you're American or not, you are born into both freedom and bondage as well. We all have a family and are the beneficiary of those that went before us. This means we have b...

Navy SEALs are known and studied around the world for their elite teamwork. They are renowned for their synergy and making the work of 20 men as effective as a force many more times that. Everyone who listens to this will be on a team of some kind, so we wanted to dive deep in to the teamwork of the SEALs to see what you can apply to your own teams. In this episode, we go deep into the foundations...

Why do you win in life in the areas that you are winning? Most people can't answer this question. Common answers will be things like hard work or commitment, but that is not a winning philosophy. Those are just elements that it takes to win in anything. When you know why you win, you will also know how to pick the right "games" so you can always win.  In this episode, we break down what a winning...

In part 2, we continue to hear more about Keith Craft's life and cover a wide range of topics. Those topics include how to always win, who inspired Pastor Keith as a kid, dealing with frustration, honor, authority, and so much more. This episode is packed with wisdom. Follow Keith Craft Click here for his website Instagram YouTube Podcast To take advantage of the special yacht charter offer in Des...

Keith Craft is a think coach and transformational leader that helps people change the world around them by first changing the way they think. Before he was Pastor Keith Craft, he was Garrett's uncle and played a huge part in shaping the way Garrett thinks. On top of being a motivational speaker for 14 years and sharing the stage with Zig Ziglar, Joe Montana, Bill Clinton, and numerous world leader...

Have you ever heard the saying that it's not what you say, but how you say it? Well there is some truth to that. Communication is in everything from basic interactions to your most important relationships. Being an excellent communicator will increase your influence and your value. Imagine being more effective at work, in your family, and in any group or organization you are involved with.  In thi...

Pillars are the parts that sit below a foundation and keep it strong and level. We all have pillars in our life whether we are aware of them or not. These pillars attempt to answer some of life's big questions for us, but not all pillars are created equally. Some stand up to the weights and pressures and others crumble. In today's episode, we go into the pillars of living the Impossible Life as we...

There is a common thought process in our society that things can be set on autopilot. We have automation in so many areas of our life such as paying bills, cruise control on our cars, and microwave food. Just press a button and the rest takes care of itself. Our growth and development is not like this. There are some things that are lifetime processes. If that doesn't sound exciting to you, consid...

Timing is something that we all understand in sports, but we rarely understand it in real life. Just like a batter in baseball can get the timing right and crush a ball, there are elements to timing in life that help you seize opportunities. Knowing timing and your mission will also help you identify which opportunities should not even be attempted. In this episode, we talk about the mentality of...

There is a saying that the only guarantees in life are death and taxes. Well we would also add problems to that list. Problems are a part of life. If your idea of a good day is avoiding problems, then you are in for a lot of hurt and disappointment. Rather than trying to avoid problems, it would be wise to actually have a process and methodology for when problems arise. This is the episode for you...

In episode 2 of this podcast, we talked about resiliency and why it was such a vital element in Garrett's journey through BUD/s. We decided to revisit it to go deeper and give everyone handles on how to develop and strengthen theirs. Resiliency is a must to get the most out of life and overcome adversity. In this episode, we break down the characteristics of resiliency as well as give details for...

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response . In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl In that space and choosing our response is where we give things meaning. There are some days like anniversaries that we make mean more than others. There are also experiences from our past that we give more meaning to as well. These...

Being great is something we hope everyone listening to this podcast aspires to. Great is a word that is thrown around a lot, but true greatness is something that passes the test of time. It is a process that has a number of challenges. In this episode, we look at the 5 hills you will have to climb to do anything great. They are the "how" of greatness. Whether it's have a great relationship, busine...

In the final part of our 3 part series, we get into the practical steps of facing your fears and overcoming them. So much of fear's work is done when we are unaware of it. They are thoughts that come automatically and are disguised as "wisdom, caution, or sound judgement." We covered how to differentiate between fear and wisdom or caution in part 1 of this series.  Now that we understand what fear...

Part 2 of the 3 part series dives into understanding what your fear is costing you. When a person really understands what fear has been costing them, their relationship with fear will change drastically. Like many costs, there are known and unknown costs to fear. The known cost is what you're aware of, but the unknown cost is often the greatest of them all.  We give practical questions to help you...

Fear is the number 1 thing holding you back from your purpose, potential, and freedom. For many people, they've had fear instilled into them at a young age and they've become so accustomed to it that they don't even recognize it as fear anymore. If you're going to live up to your full God given potential, you have to overcome fear and get it out of your life. In episode 8 , we gave 4 steps to gett...

So much of our lives can pass us by in a blur if we are not intentional about how we live. The whole of the Impossible Life is about living with a sense of purpose and mission that carries you to living a life far beyond your dreams or perceived limitations. The mindset that underlies all of that is summarized in two words; Today Matters! Listen as we dive deep into the Today Matters mindset and c...

What do you own that can't be taken from you at some point? That is not a question that many people ask, but it is a powerful perspective shifting question. Death is the finishing point for so much of what we think we own. While that may seem morbid, it is a fact of our existence. In this episode, we cover the concept of stewardship historically and define what it means for our life today. The bel...

 Strength is something we typically associate with physicality and sometimes with mentality. However, strength comes in many forms and is vital for living an impossible life. The opposite is to be weak which is defined as yielding, failing, giving way, and being soft, feeble, and unhealthy. That type of living will get you nothing but pain and misery. In this episode, we give you a new definition...