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October 28, 2024

Herds vs Packs & True Human Tribes

One of the greatest responsibilities of SEAL instructors is to...

...aggressively, relentlessly, and often ruthlessly eliminate those who are either uncommitted or incapable of holding to their commitment. It’s their job to prune the herd so that it can become a pack.

HERDS

Herds are composed of fundamentally weak individuals who derive a false sense of security by blending in with others who are similar. They bind themselves to the collective, not out of strength but out of fear—hoping that by bec...

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Published on October 28, 2024 07:41

April 19, 2024

Saying "NO" - A Problem For The Purposeless

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SEAL Secret #005 - April 20th, 2024

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.” - Seneca -

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Published on April 19, 2024 22:00

January 13, 2024

I Simply Wasn't Good Enough

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SEAL Secret #004 - January 13th, 2024

"There were times I contemplated reverting to my former life as an operator, maybe even considering roles with the CIA.  However, I r...

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Published on January 13, 2024 03:00

December 23, 2023

From Sniper Training to Life's Challenges: The Transformation of Skill Mastery

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SEAL Secret #003 - December 23rd, 2023

“This may sound odd, but we weren’t teaching them to Stalk their targets. We were teaching them to develop and deploy their Tactical...

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Published on December 23, 2023 13:30

December 14, 2023

3 Reasons I Have To Jump Out Of Airplanes

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SEAL Secret #002 - December 15th, 2023

The powerful results that exhilarating experiences have on our brain can impact focus, creativity and tenacity.

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Published on December 14, 2023 21:00

December 1, 2023

SEAL Intelligence Operative Exposes Traditional Masculinity

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SEAL Secret #001 - December 2nd, 2023 - 4 Minutes


Hard work, relentless grinding, and hustling, once celebrated as hallmarks of masculinity, have now turned into our wound...


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Published on December 01, 2023 22:00

Transform Your Life – Lessons from the Edge

SEAL Secret #001 - December 2ndt, 2023 - 4 Minutes

“Don't ask yourself what the world needs . Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman

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Published on December 01, 2023 22:00

May 13, 2022

Don't Box Men In

There’s a lot of talk these days about masculinity. Toxic masculinity. Failed masculinity. I even had one of my daughters, the feisty one, explain to me that soon men would no longer be required to create children.

Now, it's not what is being said about men these days that bothers me. It's that men are actually listening to this garbage. It’s not easy to operate in a world where you’re being blamed for everything that’s wrong with it while, simultaneously, being expected to fund and fix it.

This i...

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Published on May 13, 2022 08:25

May 3, 2022

December 22, 2020

Too Much Tim

Three years ago, Tim, 42, a father of two, slowly, almost without notice, started “self-medicating.” Like many of us, he wasn't some dysfunctional addict. Like many of us, he was trying to find a way to deal with getting derailed from living the life for which he was born to live.

His response to the mounting feelings of...

...boredom, dissatisfaction, frustration, stress and ever-present levels of fatigue had Tim:

SPENDING too much moneyDRINKING too much or too frequentlySubmitting to ANGEREating ...
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Published on December 22, 2020 09:35