Thom Shea (Navy SEAL, author)

Episode 176- Thom Shea! Thom is a Navy SEAL  and served in three wars, ultimately leading a team of SEALs into Afghanistan in 2009. There he earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Army Commendation with Valor and his second Combat Action Medal. He was later hand-selected to serve as Officer In Charge of the famed SEAL Sniper course.  He has written two great books- “Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL’s Way of Life” and “Three Simple Things: Leading During Chaos.”  This is an eye opening and inspiring conversation! 

Thom’s charity is @sealfuturefoundation 
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:47 - Becoming a Navy Seal 
0:04:22 - Hell Weeks & Never Giving Up 
0:10:10 - Internal Dialogue 
0:12:05 - Navy Seal Shift After Hell Week 
0:13:35 - Pushing Through Physical Injuries
0:16:00 - Principles of "Unbreakable" 
0:18:42 - Lack of Commitment & Weakness
0:20:52 - Shitty Conditions 
0:22:20 - Plan Your Dive and Dive Your Plan 
0:25:37 - Working as a Team 
0:26:45 - Fighting Out Problems & Being a Leader 
0:28:18 - Guy Talk & Toughness 
0:30:07 - PTSD 
0:32:47 - Making Mistakes & Other Special Forces 
0:35:13 - Pushing Through Hell Week
0:40:43 - Walking for 24 Hours Straight 
0:43:30 - Hurt Locker Syndrome 
0:47:40 - Elon Musk & Impossible Dreams 
0:51:50 - Afghanistan & Taliban 
0:55:53 - The United States & Division 
0:57:15 - Government Leaders 
0:58:40 - Seal Future Fund 
0:59:43 - Wrap Up 

Thom Shea website:
https://www.unbreakableleadership.com

Seal Future Fund website:
https://sealff.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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