Navy SEAL Veteran Brent Gleeson: What Happens If You Never Give Up

📩 Subscribe to Mark Divine's Divine Inspiration Newsletter: Get weekly insights on mental toughness, leadership, and personal mastery:https://my.sowtoharvest.io/v2/preview/OoBpPGFRHt0CVnOZ0Fo0🏛 Join The Unbeatable Tribe on SkoolTrain with Mark Divine and a community of leaders committed to courage, clarity, and growth: https://www.skool.com/unbeatable-mastery-tribe/about?ref=1a923afc32cd46168547585c83eea4adWhat happens when a Navy SEAL–turned–entrepreneur has his entire identity, leadership style, and life priorities shaken to the core?In this powerful conversation, Mark Divine sits with bestselling author and high-performance leadership coach Brent Gleeson to explore the pivotal moments that reshaped how he leads, lives, parents, and builds elite teams.Gleeson opens up about navigating loss, eliminating destructive habits, rebuilding trust inside organizations, and creating a life anchored in discipline, accountability, and intentionality.From identity work… to radical clarity… to transforming daily rituals… this is a masterclass on what it means to go all in on becoming the leader your mission requires.If you’re a founder, executive, entrepreneur, or someone committed to personal mastery—this episode will change the way you see leadership, growth, and your own potential.In this episode, you’ll learn:-Why personal transformation must come before professional excellence-How trust, accountability, and clarity shape world-class teams-The rituals and routines that sharpen focus and identity-How to remove habits, relationships, and beliefs that hold you back-Why “all in” is a leadership strategy—not a sloganGuest Bio: Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran, award-winning entrepreneur, author, and acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership and building high performance teams to culture, resilience, and organizational transformation. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business and has become an accomplished entrepreneur, best-selling author and acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership and building high performance teams to culture and organizational transformation. He is the author of two previous books: TAKINGPOINT: A Navy SEAL’s 10 Fail Safe Principles for Leading Through Change (Atria, February 2018) and EMBRACE THE SUCK: The Navy SEAL Way to an Extraordinary Life (Hachette Go, December 2020).Inspirational Quote: “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” —Lao TzuBUBS Naturals: I use BUBS Naturals Collagen Peptides, MCT Oil, and Electrolytes daily for focus, recovery, and hydration—all built on a mission to honor a fallen Navy SEAL. Use code UNBEATABLE for 20% off any one time purchase or subscription at https://www.bubsnaturals.comGuest Links:Website: https://www.exlr8.ai/, https://brentgleesonspeaker.com/LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentgleeson-takingpointInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brent_gleeson/Mark Links: Website: https://markdivine.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@markdivineofficial/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markdivineofficialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdivine/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markdivineofficial/Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/@markdivineofficial for more inspiring conversations on leadership, growth, and impact.Rate and review the show to help us reach more listeners.Share your thoughts and takeaways in the comments!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction and Impact of COVID on Lead