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Special Ops Sniper Course. The one I’m most proud of completing. Also, the one I almost failed. This I learned 👇
Special Ops Sniper Course. The one I’m most proud of completing. Also, the one I almost failed. This I learned 👇 It was long and intense.It taught me the most crucial lesson in excellence, even though I was never deployed as a sniper. Picture this: You’re a 2-man team.That means that, if you are discovered…
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How 2 key lessons from Commando training led me to build 7- and 8-figure businesses.
How 2 key lessons from Commando training led me to build 7- and 8-figure businesses.Picture setting a GPS.You know your start point.You know your destination.But the journey? Pure faith in the system.Only after the last turn, you know for sure you have arrived. That was me, entering the Commando Course:Start point:A civilian going nowhereDestination:Special Operations…
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1000+ workouts with my teenage daughter in 3 years.5 Lessons I learned about Life 👇
1000+ workouts with my teenage daughter in 3 years.5 Lessons I learned about Life 👇 I glanced over at the two middle-aged guys in the gym. They were tossing light weights around, clearly feeling out of place. Maybe they thought we were flat-out insane. There I was, with my 15-year-old daughter, at 7:09 AM on…
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The true reason I left the Special Operations Forces:
The true reason I left the Special Operations Forces: – Became a Commando– Sniper qualified– Counter terrorism training– Special Ops Officer and team leader– Deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq From a military career point of view, my future was bright. Then I walked away. So, why did I leave? I was frustrated. My wake-up…
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A friend convinced me to try out a video game. ´It´s a first-person Shooter, you´ll love it.´ I knew I would suck at it.
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I hate rules…and that’s exactly why the Commandos wanted me.People laugh when I tell them I served.”You? The guy who questions everything? The guy who abhors rules?”
I hate rules…and that’s exactly why the Commandos wanted me.People laugh when I tell them I served.“You? The guy who questions everything? The guy who abhors rules?” Here’s what they don’t understand:Elite units don’t need robots.They need thinkers. Problem solvers. In Special Operations, we had one core principle:It´s called “Commander’s Intent”Translation:• Here’s the objective• Here’s…
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Whenever my Commando unit would walk into an off-base mess hall, the room would go 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. You could feel the weight of the stares and hear the whispers—”It’s the Commandos. What are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 doing here?”
Whenever my Commando unit would walk into an off-base mess hall, the room would go 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. You could feel the weight of the stares and hear the whispers—”It’s the Commandos. What are 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 doing here?” Even after all that time, the level of respect we got still blew me away. We represented something different,…
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8 Life lessons from 90+ year olds: Notice what is missing.
8 Life lessons from 90+ year olds: Notice what is missing. This weekend I was reading Sahil Bloom ´s book ´The 5 Types of Wealth´.In a chapter, he shares interviews with 90-plus-year-olds and comes to a startling conclusion. If you read life advice from older people in interviews, you´ll encounter this: • “I wasted my…
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Sometimes I get very upset. ‘People’ are usually the reason. I quickly reset with these 2 questions.
Sometimes I get very upset. ‘People’ are usually the reason. I quickly reset with these 2 questions. Maybe it happens to you, too. Somebody does or doesn’t do something, and I get upset.Not even disappointed, no: Angry.Does not happen often.But it´s not pretty. I know it is my own fault. I should be in control…