The Stoic Fighter Returns! FlowCast #34 with Mike Doherty
The stoic fighter Mike Doherty returns to the FlowCast to talk about mindset training and coming back from a loss as a fighter. This episode is sure to get you fired up and teach you some critical points to keep in mind when you are seeking mastery and finding your flow!
1:30 - Special Announcement for Josh and Dan’s Trail Race
3:00 - Mike Doherty returns
4:00 - WAKO K1 Championships
5:00 - Losing the game by losing yourself
7:30 - The differences between Canadian fighters and European fighters
9:15 - Why Mike won’t be going back
11:00 - Mike’s main takeaways from the tournament
13:30 - Handling the weight cut for a whole week
16:30 - How Mike prepares for a fight
19:30 - Measuring training metrics after training versus before
22:30 - Debriefing in fighting
26:00 - Stoicism and fighting
27:30 - How to detach as a fighter
31:45 - The science of success
35:00 - 3 stages of mastery
38:00 - Autopilot and visualization practice
40:45 - Using aggression to get you going
45:00 - Epithets that Mike lives by
Resources
Free Solo - Alex Honnold
Stillness is the Key - Ryan Holiday
Awaken the Giant Within - Tony Robbins
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The Flow of Fighting | FlowCast #22 with Mike Doherty
In this week’s FlowCast episode we dive into the flow of fighting with Mike Doherty. Mike is the owner of Dohjo Muay Thai gym and is fresh off of an IKF Worlds tournament win.
We talk about the recent fights him and his teammates won as well as get into some past stories about how Mike used his mastery of his emotions to beat a fighter in Thailand at his own mental game. I love this story and think that level of awareness in such a high-stakes environment shows an exceptional level of self-awareness and flow.
We also got into how Mike balances his emotional states and the challenges of running a business with being a world-class fighter.
You will not want to miss this episode, so let’s dive right in!
Show Notes:
1:30 - Fresh off of an IKF World’s win
3:20 - Growth opportunity from a loss and how the growth mindset spreads
6:00 - Motives for fighting - Mike’s philosophy
6:30 - How Mike defines self-mastery
10:00 - Daily journal practice used for separating different parts of life.
12:30 - Stoic philosophy - what it means to Mike
15:20 - Dealing with performance anxiety
17:55 - Why Mike became a fighter
19:50 - The story of how he beat a Thai fighter at his own mental game
22:55 - The Flow of Fighting
23:15 - Key components of Flow Mike identifies with in fights
25:25 - How long in his fight career did it take him to recognize the flow state
29:30 - Fight rituals or superstitions
31:45 - Ultimate end-goal with fighting
32:50 - How to perform at such a high level in fighting while also running a business?
36:50 - Best ways to overcome anxiety?
41:15 - Thoughts on social media and how to handle it as a business
47:00 - Mike’s time tracking method for productivity.