In today’s episode, I am joined by Errol Doebler. Errol is a former Navy SEAL and FBI agent who is now a Wim Hof breathing instructor and leadership coach Errol left the FBI after 13 years of service to begin his leadership consulting firm, Leader 193, in 2016. In 2023, he founded Ice Cold Leader. Errol is one of the few people in the world who has had the distinction of serving as a Surface Warfare Officer, SEAL, FBI Special Agent, and FBI SWAT Operator. While with the FBI he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, Errol participated in extensive combat operations and was subsequently presented with the FBI’s second highest award for valor, the Shield of Bravery, for his actions on the battlefield. Since founding Leader193, he has worked with executives and teams from Fortune 100 companies, professional sports organizations, small technical startups, and individual executives across a vast array of industries around the world sharing his methods for Leadership.   Key Points • The process that identifies emotions, understanding intuitive actions, deciding on proper behavior, making a plan, and reflecting. • The Wim Hof Method, including cold exposure and breathing techniques, has transformative effects on physical and mental health. • Combining leadership skills with personal life management creates a holistic approach to self-improvement. • Checking in with yourself requires discipline and process, but it is essential for personal growth. • Being aware of our thoughts empowers us to cultivate a positive mindset and improve our mental health.   Best Quotes • "Process is absolutely essential to everything because you can't really have any true creativity if it's not inside of a process." 05:35 - 05:40 • "If you were a bad leader in the SEAL teams, you heard about it and you knew about it." 06:00 - 06:12 • "It seemed like the best people shunned leadership positions because they were like, no, I won't put myself in a position to not have impact." 24:19 - 24:30 • "When my friend was mean to me, when I get out on the ice and somebody's better, this is what it feels like. And then we teach them how to read through it, the confidence they get and the life lesson they get." 27:13 - 27:26 • "I literally said to myself, how do I control myself in an ice breath? I breathe. I took two breaths, was calm...” 50:01 - 50:13 • "If you are truly that unselfish person who doesn't care about yourself, but cares about everybody else, that's fine. Right? And when you're out there, you can't take care of everybody else