#52. Acknowledge, Accept, Let Go With FF Doug McGraw

It's our one year anniversary of the Firefighter Craftsmanship Podcast and to celebrate we have a very special topic and guest to share with you.

This week we speak with former professional baseball pitcher and retired firefighter Doug McGraw on how to show up strong, serve well, and finish strong. Doug has been an instrumental part of my human performance journey and without his guidance, ecouragement, and mentorship over the years, Firefighter Craftsmanship would not be a thing.

In this episode we cover:

• How sports psychology directly correlates to you as a first responder and how he was able to bring in concepts he learned in Major League baseball to help him navigate 25 years as a firefighter
• Why setting boundaries is a must in your life and within emergency services
• How he has adopted the "acknowledge, accept, let go" mindset and framework and how that has helped him tremendously as he navigates retirement and the next phase of his life

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