Skip to content
POWER100
Content

Graham Dessert Did A Murph Workout Every Day for 365 Days!

📅 March 5, 2021 ⏱️ 32:48 🎤 Graham Dessert, Mark Divine, John Dye

Chapters

Click to jump to section

  • 0:00
    The Murph & Lt. Michael Murphy's Medal of Honor
  • 4:38
    What makes a good teammate: trust, competency, character
  • 6:47
    Ready to lead, ready to follow
  • 7:21
    The will to live: a lifetime in a day
  • 8:25
    The Murph workout breakdown
  • 9:30
    The physical toll & recovery routine
  • 15:53
    Day 366: the championship mindset
  • 18:02
    Beating your body into submission through discipline
  • 20:12
    How SEALFIT broke Graham's ego & transformed him
  • 22:21
    Heart to thought to speech to action to destiny
  • 25:36
    The responsibility that comes with ambition
  • 29:25
    Finding Mark & the 22-million-burpee world record

Speakers

G
Graham Dessert
Owner, Roofing 101; SEALFIT athlete
M
Mark Divine
Founder, SEALFIT & Unbeatable Mind; retired Navy SEAL
J
John Dye
Host, The American Contractor Show

Key Takeaways

Graham Dessert completed the Murph workout (1-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, 1-mile run in a 20-lb vest) every single day for 365 days straight.

The workout honors Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL who sacrificed his life for his team in Afghanistan and received the Medal of Honor - context that frames it as a team evolution.

A good teammate is trustworthy on three fronts: competency (skill and training), character (integrity between words and actions), and shared common goals - and character is the hardest to fix.

Great teammates must be ready to lead AND ready to follow; being a good follower actually makes you a better leader.

The first 21-30 days were brutal - sleepless nights from inflammation, shin splints, a stress fracture, tendinitis - but the body adapts once it knows quitting isn't an option.

Discipline in keeping a promise to yourself builds the confidence to deliver on promises to others - everything starts in the heart and mind first.

Mark Divine's chain of transformation: heart to thought to speech to action to habit to destiny - connect to your heart and courage eradicates the fear that breeds negativity and self-abuse.

Transformation is a solo journey that still requires mentors and a path; SEALFIT broke Graham's ego and prideful huge-ego self, which is exactly what he needed to transform.

With a contractor's ambition and success comes responsibility: develop other leaders, create opportunity for people, build wealth, and be generous with the influence it brings.

Want the full experience?

Join Power100 for full access to every episode, AI-powered insights, personalized coaching, and a network of industry leaders.

Join Power100 →