The Maverick |Managing Stressful Situations| Podcast Show Notes
The Angel Mondragon Podcast with Michael a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army
“Don’t allow others to dictate your limits. You have no limits as long as you believe in yourself.” — Michael
Michael has an impressive background. He is an officer in the military while holding multiple degrees in addition to graduating as a black hawk pilot top in his class for the U.S. Army. In the podcast, we dive into his experience as a student abroad in Spain, discuss tools for managing stressful situations, and go into the psychology and physiological responses to addictions. Several times throughout the show, Michael drops packed size bits of take-home points individuals can immediately apply in their daily life to boost optimization of desired outcomes. lePlease enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Michael
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Selected Links from the Episode
Connect with Michael H.:
- D.D.R.
- O.C.S.
- Street to seat
- Black Hawk
- Drug addiction. Is it a disease or is it based on choice? A review of Gene Heyman’s Addiction: A disorder of choice. J Exp Anal Behav. 2011 Mar; 95(2): 263–267.
- O.C.D.
SHOW NOTES
- Process for becoming a pilot[00:03:34]
- Misconception In the Military [00:06:47]
- Question “Orders” [00:07:13]
- How to Challenge Orders [00:08:22]
- Acceptance Rate [00:10:11]
- Picking aircraft to pilot [00:12:03]
- Duration of Flight School [00:14:24]
- O.C.S. vs W.O.C.S. [00:16:02]
- Camp Slappy [00:18:29]
- Simulation Flights [00:20:16]
- Street to Seat [00:23:24]
- Post Graduation [00:24:16]
- The Officer Transition [00:25:10]
- D.D.R [00:28:32]
- Learning from students [00:34:26]
- Causation of addiction [00:35:47]
- Enviornment [00:37:35]
- Point of no return [00:40:04]
- Addiciton & Rehab [00:41:07]
- Timeline (cont.) [00:43:20]
- Discipline = freedom [00:44:08]
- Enlisted leadership [00:46:39]
- Story Abroad [00:47:08]
- No Rights abroad [00:56:21]
- Homeless in the park [00:58:13]
- Three Swedish angels [01:01:08]
- Take risks [01:06:26]
- Comics vs. the MU [01:07:36]
- Stocks [01:09:02]
- E-Sports [01:09:59]
- Handling hopeless situations [01:11:00]
- Think like chess [01:14:54]
- External influences [01:17:01]
- Setting ambitious goals [01:18:16]
- Top books [01:19:01]
- Reading vs application [01:19:49]
- Unusual habbits [01:21:47]
- Pay attention to the details [01:27:48]
PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Sun Tzu “The Art of War”
- Jocko Willink
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