Chapter 1: What is the main theme of Shawn French's resilience journey?
Hey, I'm so excited for you all to listen to this episode. Today's conversation is for anyone who has ever felt the weight of life pressing down and still knew that there was more in them. My good friend, like personal friend, Sean French breaks down the truth about discipline, the cost of growth, and what happens when you finally stop negotiating with your potential.
He opens up about the moment that everything shifted for him. So we cover everything from determination to discipline to how to seize and try tip. Ladies and gentlemen, I present my good friend, Mr. Sean French. You're listening to Mick Unplugged, hosted by the one and only Mick Hunt. This is where purpose meets power and stories spark transformation.
Mick takes you beyond the motivation and into meaning, helping you discover your because and becoming unstoppable. I'm Rudy Rush, and trust me, you're in the right place. Let's get unplugged. Sean, how are you doing today, brother? Oh man, what an intro, dude. You gave me goosebumps, man. And it's a pleasure to be on the show with you and get some more one-on-one time with you, man.
Chapter 2: How does Shawn French define success through standards?
And just, I'm going to love this conversation. I've been looking forward to it, dude. Dude, I'm the one that's looking forward to it. I think we should just go ahead and let the audience, the viewers and listeners know, like, we talk all the time, man. But like this conversation, I've been holding things that we don't do in text or that we don't do in voice messages to each other.
Because to me, this is really important. I mean, you know how my podcast is set up and I ask people about their because. But this one's a little bit different because I know you. I know your story. I know your grit. I know your resilience. So, Sean, man, like let the let the world know your purpose, your because. Why do you give as much as you give and do the things that you do?
I mean, first thing I mean, first things first is my children. I want them to see what's possible in life.
Chapter 3: What does Shawn mean by 'discipline is freedom'?
And I want to be able to live in such a way that they can look up to me and know that they can do whatever it is that they set their mind to if they work at it. Right. But the other side of it, man, is really because. I'm healing. You know, we all have childhood trauma. We all go through things. You know, for me specifically, I grew up without a whole lot of self-confidence.
And so it just pained me. I was always uncomfortable in groups. And that's the one thing that people don't know about me. Even to this day, if you put me in a room full of people, like the first 30 minutes is a show. I'm literally fighting to get comfortable. But there's this part of me that needed to heal.
And I needed to understand why I struggled with certain things and where my breakdowns were. And when I created my show and created this life, I was like, wait a second.
Chapter 4: How can embracing the mundane lead to lasting success?
If I can heal through this, it could be cathartic for me. But At the end of the day, there's two ears and two eyes either watching or listening to these episodes and me going through with my guests. And if I can just give a little bit back to them so they can get some strategies to get out of their own darn way, because that's really what holds us back, Mick. It's not the media.
It's not the government. It's not, you know, your boss. For those of you that are listening, it's us. And if we can tap into why we operate in a certain way and then find the problem and then find the solution through activity and purpose and intention, well, then, hey, we can move the needle a little bit every single day. And so for me, I focus on the ears and the eyes on the other end of this.
Yeah. Yeah. I love that, dude. And for those that don't know, one, make sure you're following not just Sean's podcast, but follow him on social. Go visit his website.
Chapter 5: What personal experiences shaped Shawn's perspective on healing?
Anytime he has something going on, make sure that you are there because you're going to get something that you need every time. And I'm I'm actually witness to that. So, Sean, you know, your your brand is built on determination. Right. And we're going to go into all the different things that you do. And I always like to say that determination usually has a spark. Was there a moment for you?
I mean, you talked about what the first 30 minutes for you were like even today. Was there a moment for you? Was there a spark that ignited in you that said, OK, I've got to do something about it? And what was that moment? I think the biggest things that are ever built are built on some type of pain. Yeah.
And for me, it was that emotional pain of not understanding myself, not understanding why there was a certain, I guess, governor on the amount of success I could have. Hmm.
Chapter 6: What strategies does Shawn suggest for overcoming personal pain?
And it hurt me because I always felt I was capable of so much more. So I just really dug into that, man. Like in the moment, I mean, there's so many different moments in this journey, Mick, and you know that. You built a top show. One day it's this moment. The next day it's this other moment. I go back to last November where I was chronically depressed, dude. I couldn't get off the couch.
unless I was shooting a show. And I noticed that I was cursing a lot. There was a lot of F words. There was a lot of energy because I was still so angry and I couldn't figure out where it came from. But then I started to dissect how I felt minute by minute. And for those that are listening, that's an exhausting process.
But I think a lot of times that we have to go into that if we're in some type of emotional pain or even physical pain.
Chapter 7: How does the Determined Society support personal growth?
Like, why am I feeling this way? And it all came down to little micro moments, Mick, where... Can't wear that because that doesn't fit right. Or I don't look good in that. And then I'm walking around all day wondering how I look. How am I presenting to people? Am I lean? Am I fat?
All these weird thoughts were going through my mind and it started creating this massive amount of anxiety and temporary depression for me. And so I said, okay, well, maybe you should fix that. Maybe you should dive into that. Maybe there's something there, Sean. It has nothing to do with the success of your show, the listeners, the monetization route, all the financials. But what if it does?
What if it does?
Chapter 8: What closing advice does Shawn French have for listeners?
And so for me, that moment was fix that one thing. And I'm still on that journey. I'm fighting like crazy to be the best me physically that I can because for me, Mick, The physical part of it is the byproduct. How I feel mentally is everything is everything to me. So that was my moment. And I just took action and I got support.
My, my good friend, Jeff Delaney at T clinics and new Viva weight loss center. They've been managing me for over a year. And that man and his staff is single handedly changed the way I feel about myself. That's it, brother. That is. Yeah. You know, I want to talk specifically to the listeners and viewers right here, because, you know, most people hide their pain.
Some people even hide in their pain. Right. What are some strategies that the people that are listening or watching that know that they have pain, but maybe they're hiding it or maybe they're hiding in it? What are some things that they can do to face that truth to unlock themselves? That's a great question, man.
It is the thing that consumes your mind from the time you wake up to the time you go to bed. And it's this, like the Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day. It's the same thing over and over again. The same thoughts, the same self-deprecating feelings that you have. the same roadblocks, that is your thing.
And so once you identify that thing or sit there and say, okay, this really is my deal that I need to fix, that I need to dive into, then it's one step at a time. It's, it's fixing one thing. Like if it's a nutrition thing, well, when I wake up in the morning, no matter what happened last night, I'm going to forget about that. I'm going to wake up and I'm going to have that good meal.
I'm going to make that decision right now, or I'm going to get up and I'm going to move my body. And that's a check mark. That's a win. And then the meal is a win. And then you take everything step by step. And you don't look at that big elephant. And it's a cliche, but you eat it one bite at a time. But you're never going to get there.
You're never going to come out of your rut if you think you need to go all in that moment, 1,000%, 120 miles an hour. I'm going to fix it today. It's not going to work like that. You're going to burn out. So what I did is I just went moment by moment. I put guardrails in. These are my standards. These are not my goals. These are my standards.
Here's what I will do no matter what, come hell or high water, no matter how I'm feeling emotionally, because there's times where I'll get into the gym. I'm like, I'm miserable. I don't want to be here. But it's funny how two hours later, after I go through that and put myself through that and do something that I didn't want to do emotionally, how much better I feel.
And I think that right there is what everybody needs to give themselves an opportunity to do. Yeah, I love that, dude. And, you know, you and I have this in common. I'm a person that believes in standards, right? Goals are personal. Standards are literally your minimum expectation, your minimum delivery on whatever that thing is. Talk to us about why standards are so important.
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