That was the basketball team, not the football team, but it's still the athletic department. I have been training. I mean, when you're flying 18 inches from a 22 ton jet at 500 miles per hour, you got to be focused. However, not all the jets in the team fly at the fastest speeds. You know what the biggest one, Erik? Each year the team typically selects three tactical (fighter or fighter/attack) jet pilots, two support officers and one Marine. 500 mph with former Blue Angels pilot John Foley 00:00 01:06:31 about the episode Happy 2022 everyone. It's important to know, it's easy to kill yourself. I don't know the business side. 301, taxi you over to the six pack, shut it down. 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. There's a bigger show. What is your preparation? Our first conversation of the new year is with a former navy jet pilot. That's a good question, because I was thinking about that in a similar way, but a little bit differently. Because think about when you're teaching someone to climb. Now, it's also, that's the power of being naive too, is that I had no idea what it was going to take. Anyhow, the bottom line is, to answer your question, JB, is I've been doing decent. I'm in the jet, my opposing solo's coming at me at a thousand miles per hour closure. The bottom line is I knew how it worked, I knew how to do it, but I didn't know why it worked now. I remember, I had to think that night had to do some self-reflection and not get overwhelmed, and just realize, you know what? 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. You are not going in the midway." And I'm going to say, wow, that was a really awesome conversation. And it's my new mantra. Sorry. You have to be amazing. Nobody would know that you screwed up.". Now, for me, personally, so when I left the team, it was not a big deal. They're gone. All that's inside your brain. Now I get scared. The Blue Angel: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. In his dynamic presentations, Foley addresses the essential elements of exceptional team performance and makes them relevant, simple, and immediately actionable. It's like, oh my God, this person's mad at me. High performance teams, how to turn them into business results. I think that's it in a nutshell, right there. He flew A-4 Skyhawks. Well, I was going to ask, speaking, I mean, you and I are both out there, and Jeff too, at the highest levels. Erik Weihenmayer:I've been thinking a lot about integration lately as well in that way. At some point, you've got to snap out of that and snap into pure focus. You're flying small prop planes. Because now that you're not flying, aren't there some activities you're like, I suck at this? They're going to be off. Because I said the same thing. What does it look like in this environment? I do that every morning and only it takes a couple minutes. Those are the skills that we can learn. Now I'm getting more scared, and the brain's talking to you, right? This is the highest level of the Blue Angels. I'm thinking about climbing. You're reacting based on your training. 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. Bottomline is, we fly jets off aircraft carriers. Go join the Air Force. John Foley:It makes a big difference. Let's take that even to the next step for somebody who's perhaps not a climber or an aspiring pilot or an athlete, or in any way, but is someone who gets up, puts their pants on, brushes their teeth, and goes, and knuckles down at work for a 10 hour shift. Just what we're doing right here. They get to talk about what they thought, and then anything that they need to do that's a safety, a safety's out of parameters, hopefully you don't have a lot of those. It causes stuckness. His message and personal stories, delivered with his trademark enthusiasm and charisma, emphasizes principles of trust, alignment, clarity and commitment, positioning individuals and teams to achieve and sustain higher levels of excellence than they ever dreamed possible. Guess what? PENSACOLA, Fla. - The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, released their 2023 air show schedule at the International Council of Air Shows convention, Dec. 7, 2021. It exists. Now, you can do it however you want. You're just trying to survive the airplane. Hey Jeff, thanks for joining me as a co-host, and John, this is so exciting to have you. I don't know. Tax ID Number: 06-1693441. Part of the equation is diving into the learning process and trying to illuminate the universal elements that exist along the way. Yeah. I mean, athletes don't know that. $ 9.99. Every nine seconds, so you know when it's fast, when telephone poles go by so quick, it's like you're in a car going a hundred miles an hour looking down at the white dotted line, you've ever done that? Did that answer your question? There must be a lot of things like that, that you've really tried to take with you from being a Blue Angel. I remember my daytime went well. You're upside down, you're rolling. Let's say something challenges you, and it's a challenge. John Foley:Right. John Foley:Sorry for that little blurb, but that's-. #gladtobehere stickers (50/pk) $ 17.99. Now I feel a lot closer to you. And that kind of stuff. Well, I got to go here because it's just a thought that's on my mind. So, you can decide if you're going to step up or not. We've become good friends. I've been told, I've heard this lots of times that the human brain cannot multitask. Fortunately, I have a lot of video of me in the briefing rooms and the debriefing rooms and actual flying. One of them was my commanding officer on the carrier air group commander, called a carrier group commander, a CAG. This exhilarating film showcased the almost unbelievably intense reality of being an elite pilot in the military. They probably visualize dreams way better than we did, at least I remember as a little kid doing that. Well, both. Erik Weihenmayer:Or you get internal with yourself and you start making mistakes or something, like how pitchers in pro baseball get in a slump or something. We brief every Monday mornings on the week and stuff. Because there's a lot of pressure out there not to make a mistake. A practical model for living out his message that works in other organizations as well as within the Blue Angels. March 25 to 26: Barksdale Air Force Base . That's just a one sentence. Then you start all over again because you've just raised the game. John Foley shares how management can stimulate performance by creating a culture that values expression of gratitude and appreciationfor opportunities, co-workers, and clients. I'm in Sun Valley. Whoever's the leader got to speak first. And that's great. Let's see what you got. You've ascended to this high level, the highest level. Scared to me means I'm aware, I'm present. It's hard to even remember exactly what happened, but in kayaking over 10 or 12 years, now and then, I would feel time slow down, and I could actually focus on my heartbeat. Because I know that's a big part of your book, talking about how to elevate those belief levels for people doing all kinds of activities and pursuits. It's like the Blue Angels. 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. John Foley:The human brain will do that naturally. What I've learned is, it's like two sides of the same coin, operational excellence, process, briefs, debriefs, preparation, focus, trust, and then you add in this glad to be here mindset. That was a big leap. First thing I want to acknowledge is, if I have a fear-based belief, what's that causing me, it's usually stuckness. To me, the easiest ones or relationships, whether they're personal or not. Are you there in Denver right now, by the way? But my whole point is that I fell into what I do now, which is I went to a seminar on personal growth, and I'm always trying to improve myself. I've been doing this for about six months now, learn, grow, give. I think they're going to come out hungry as shit. I had that. John Foley:Yeah. Maybe I don't, I don't know, but I pull my heart away and just focus clinically as to what's going on. I'm interested in how you can combine those things in that split second. It wasn't the physical side. 01:18:45. There's, could be hundreds of thousands of people, you're waving to the kids. By visiting Stop. Then you get in the cockpit and you see we're moving like crazy. 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 want to know first off, are they even aware? John Foley:No, I love it. I believe, in all our jobs, we got to paint the picture of what the extreme looks like first. However, after receiving his Wings of Gold in 1984, and in alignment with the needs of the Navy, Foley would initially be assigned to Attack Squadron 22 (VA-22) flying the A-7 Corsair II. Jeff:Well, they are. That's the first part of the question. If they're aware, usually it's usually like, they're just not aware. Mentors come into our lives when we're young, especially for me, it was obviously my dad, and then people I never met, like accidental mentors, like Terry Fox, who was an amputee who lost a leg to cancer and decided he was going to run all the way across Canada, thousands of miles, and he inspired a whole nation. And you're welcome. These are great athletes, right? You're a student pilot, man. That's why this podcast is so important. John Foley:You learn first off, your emergency procedures, you practice on simulators. They are one of the largest one percenter motorcycle clubs in the United Kingdom. I could sense the space between my heartbeats. It comes with practice and it comes with the awareness. 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? How do you sprinkle some Blue Angel pixie dust on top of the way that you present that pocket that we're all trying to find? It goes, woo. John Foley:Yeah. help you have the best experience while on the site. John Foley:Now, having said that, I still get out and do it. The momentous visit served as a way to ease tensions between the once Cold War rivals. John Foley:I remember it was something just clicked. Team Oneness It's not straight and leveled. Join Erik & Jeff for this high energy chat with John Foley. The Blue Angels travel at speeds between 120 mph and 700 mph. I had trained my own replacement, Thumper, and he was better than I ever was. He shares how to center a team around shared goals, strengthen relationships, and create unity that leads to consistent and effective results. And then the work goes in and you start to realize that yo won't know unless you go, you won't know unless you tried. And just take a breath. Then, what can I find that I can appreciate at that moment? It's how you feel. 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 could read up on it. Jeff:All right. What's the pluses? John Foley:Okay. Not that I'm telling you, you're not good enough. You finally get to the air show, and you can feel it. Didrik Johnck:Didrik Johnck here, producer of the No Barriers Podcast. To survive in those circumstances he relied on a culture of high trust, leadership and teamwork. It starts with the "Glad to Be Here" mind-set, which underpins the Diamond Performance Framework. I actually suck at it. James kent/Old Foley rare vase blue and guildid all over Chinese scene 9.00 1 bid 6.45 postage 1d 13h James Kent old foley jug 6.99 Click & Collect 2.75 postage or Best Offer Vintage James Kent 'Pompadour' china Set 4.00 1 bid 5.20 postage 2d 11h Vintage James Kent Dubarry Chintz Fluted Floral Bowl 15.00 Free postage or Best Offer Foley eventually got swept up in the dot-com boom, which had spread to Los Angeles from San Francisco. I'm appreciative to have this opportunity in my life, to do things that most people don't get a chance to do, but more importantly, to benefit others. Disappointed with the assignment at the time, Foley now reflects that the three years he spent flying the A-7 were critical in his development as a Navy pilot. In Good Condition. Captain Steve Foley, a native of Dolton, Illinois, enlisted in the Navy in 1983 and rose to the enlisted rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer. There's twofold here, so I'm just You came off of a career that every day was filled with very precise, intense things. John. Maybe we as humans sort of divide those. It was during his tour with VMFAT-101 that Foley submitted an application and pursued a position with the Blue Angels that was almost derailed when he accidentally deployed live ordinance from his aircraft on a training exercise. Then you start landing jets on aircraft carriers. Jeff:I know. John Foley:It's actually really cool because the ECS, the environmental control system, it almost feels like a vacuum. There are few examples where this is more dramatically demonstrated than with the Blue Angels. Erik Weihenmayer:I could sense my breath. You have to be What's crazy is though I practiced and practiced and practiced and know these songs, it's just, when I get in front of the group, it's when everything sort of falls apart, I forget what I'm supposed to do. Foley would enjoy a three year tenure with the Blue Angels that would see him progress from the teams narrator to a position in the demonstration as a solo pilot. I feel grateful and a lot of pride for the men and women who are doing that. Blue Angels' John "Gucci" Foley. So, let's do it. His exciting and unusual life journey knows how to inspire and inspire audiences to take action themselves and rethink what they think is possible. John Foley:I like to put a nuance in there, Erik, and that's about being scared. You're a pocket flow guy. 0:39. High Performance Climb Then we give it away. Erik Weihenmayer:I got my accelerated free fall license as a civilian to skydive. In the SEC. In 1997 he started working at Citysearch, an online city guide later bought by Ticketmaster. They also, Kirby Smart, he worked under coach Saban, so I actually think George's favorite. I used a trigger. Thanks so much and have a great day. I think what we're talking about is you have to reinvent yourself at some right point. And it's different. 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. Objective, come at each other at a thousand miles per hour closer. 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. Right? Erik Weihenmayer:I just imagine that the heart piece might almost get in the way. It's not happening. I remember, Mark, 12-years-old, my dad took me to an air show. He called me up, and we were actually using some of the video I'm in. Jeff:I think you're right. All Rights Reserved BNP Media. block. I got goosebumps because yeah, it's no longer about me. John Foley:Absolutely. They believe you become part of this team. I have to come up on the radio, and I got to say six is clear. Antique James Kent "Old Foley" Blue/White Staffordshire Pitcher, England. I remember that. Erik Weihenmayer:Now, you can't do that when you're a Blue Angel. Aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Foley and VA-22 deployed to the Western Pacific, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean in 1986 and later to the Persian Gulf in 1988. I remember being at that air show that day. That person asked me if I would mind saying some words on stage. It was some of those things that you talk about. That's one of the rare professions that, that's true. Join Erik and Jeff for this high energy chat with John Foley. 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.