Living Boldly With Purpose with Chris Majer

What if understanding is the booby prize—and the real win is something you can do on demand, under pressure, without thinking? 

That’s the bold claim Chris brings, backed by a career that runs from rugby pitches to Special Forces ranges to Fortune 100 boardrooms. We dive into how embodied competence gets built through discomfort, coaching, and reps, and why most adults stall because they protect comfort instead of pursuing growth.

Chris walks us through the origin of “team cohesion,” his breakthrough work transforming the worst-performing Army unit into a top contender, and the record-smashing Special Forces program that set a new bar for performance. 

Then we shift to corporate crucibles: ATT’s post-divestiture meltdown and the audacious “Project Miracles” that took a division from losses to billions in profit. Along the way, we unpack the be-do-have sequence, the eight universal performance principles, and a practical blueprint for nine-month learning cycles that tie directly to revenue and cost.

We also confront today’s biggest myths. AI can fetch facts, but it can’t build trust. Zoom can connect faces, but it rarely sparks innovation. Leadership is not a to-do list—it’s two jobs: guard the mood and architect the future. The fixes are concrete: get teams in the same room weekly, convene quarterly for real work—not happy-clappy events—and rebuild attention with daily no-tech blocks and a serious reading habit. If you’re tired of tips and techniques and ready for durable capability, this conversation offers a field-tested path from potential to proof.

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