Built for Chaos: Training the Mind Like the Body with Chad McGehee - University of Wisconsin, Director of Meditation Training & Co-Founder of Inner Edge Meditation

About this episode

Chad McGehee discusses the integration of mindfulness meditation training into high-pressure environments to enhance focus and decision-making.

You have the capability and you're prepared, but if pressure hijacks your attention, narrows your thinking, and makes you “lock up” when the moment matters - you're leaving food on the table. Chad McGehee shares how he’s brought mindfulness meditation training into elite contexts (Fortune 500 executives, FBI SWAT teams, NCAA coaches and student-athletes) by framing it like strength training. His training methods improve focus, composure, and decision-making. Chad is one of the rare practition...

People in this episode

Host: Derin McMains

Guest: Chad McGehee

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• meditation
• performance training
• focus
• decision-making

Keywords

• mindfulness
• meditation
• training
• focus
• decision-making
• performance
• elite contexts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Wisconsin, Inner Edge Meditation, Fortune 500, FBI, NCAA

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