The Inner Fortress: Military Resilience and Stoic Philosophy

In this episode, my guest is Carlos Garcia. Carlos is the Co-Founder and CEO of True Progress Lab, a coaching company that operates on the motto 'Get Calm. Get Bold. Get After It'. He is also a Major and Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve, and an Army-certified Master Resilience Trainer.

Highlights

* Carlos, you have a fascinating background—an attorney, a Major and Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve, and a high-performance coach. How did your experiences in these high-stakes environments lead you to focus on resilience and coaching?

* You're an Army-certified Master Resilience Trainer. What are the core principles the military teaches for handling adversity?

* Are there overlaps with ancient Stoic philosophy?

* How do you think the army’s resilience training could be improved?

* You mentioned that reading about Stoicism and Marcus Aurelius has been "instrumental" in shaping your philosophy. Which of his ideas resonated most deeply with you, and how do you see them applying to a modern leader or soldier?

* Your flagship course is called The Inner Fortress, can you tell us a bit about that?

* A key focus of your coaching is overcoming FOPO, or the "fear of people's opinions". Why do you find this specific fear is such a powerful inhibitor for the successful professionals you work with?

* You use a unique blend of Stoic philosophy and exposure therapy to help clients. Could you walk us through how you combine an ancient philosophy with a modern therapeutic technique to help someone act more boldly?

* Finally, based on your experience, what do you think are some of the most helpful pieces of advice you can pass on to our listeners?

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Links

* Web: trueprogresslab.com

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