150: Own the Dash | Dakota Meyer

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

Society & Culture, Business

4.8 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

There are two days you have no control over - the day you're born and the day you die. Every other day in life represents an opportunity to choose how you decide to live it. My guest today, Dakota Meyer, calls this "Own the Dash." The dash is all the days between your date of birth and your date of death.

Dakota Meyer is a retired Marine and the recipient of the highest military honor one could earn, the Medal of Honor. Today we talk about how he views the events that earned him that recognition, overcoming an attempted suicide, how he has redefined himself through living in service of others, and how he owns the dash.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

What it means to "Own the Dash" Turning adversity into opportunity The value of service to others in overcoming struggle How humility allows you to thrive Not using PTSD as an excuse to self-destruct Overcoming a suicide attempt The power of owning your failures How to make better decisions How to find and connect with the right people Implementing a team in your life How legacy can drive you to do great things

DAKOTA MEYER

Wow guys, this has got be one of my favorite episodes to date. My guest, Dakota Meyer is a Marine, a Medal of Honor recipient, a New York Times Bestselling author, a business owner, and probably one of the most humble men I've had the privilege of meeting.

In 2009, he and his squad were ambushed by Taliban insurgents where he learned some of his team members were missing. He went back to find them and, in the process, rescued 12 wounded and provided cover for another 24 Marines and Soldiers.

I was absolutely blown away with his perspective on those events (which was not what I expected) and the subsequent depression and failed suicide attempt that followed. Since then, Dakota has gone on to found a successful construction company and has now dedicated himself to serving others and allowing others to use his platform to share messages of inspiration across this nation.
Sit back and buckle up. Dakota is one of the most real humans I've ever met as he shares some of his personal stories (good and bad) that have made him who he is today.

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0:00.0	There are two days you have control over. The day you're born and the day you die.
0:03.9	Every other day in life represents an opportunity to choose how you decide to live it.
0:08.1	My guest today, Dakota Meyer, calls this own the dash. The dash is all the days between your date of
0:13.6	birth and your date of death. Dakota Meyer is a retired Marine and the recipient of the highest
0:19.3	military honor one could earn the Medal of Honor. Today we talk about how he views the events that
0:24.2	earned him that recognition, overcoming an attempted suicide, how he has redefined himself through
0:29.2	living in the service of others and how he owns the dash. You're a man of action. You live
0:33.7	life to the fullest, embrace your fears, and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down,
0:39.2	you get back up one more time, every time. You are not easily deterred or defeated, rugged,
0:45.3	resilient, strong. This is your life, this is who you are, this is who you will become.
0:51.6	At the end of the day and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man.
0:57.1	Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler and I am the host and the founder of
1:00.9	this podcast, The Order of Man. I am so glad that you're here with us today. We have got so much
1:06.6	going on. If you are listening to this show, the day it is being released in two days, just two
1:12.0	days, one of the most exciting days of my life will be the release of my first book, Sovereignty,
1:17.2	the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Men. So if you would and if you're interested and you
1:21.9	haven't done so already, you need to head to orderofman.com slash book. Orderofman.com slash book.
1:28.2	You can do that in the next two days and download the introductory chapter for free.
1:32.4	Outside of that, if you are interested in buying the book, you can use that same link, orderofman.com
1:36.4	slash book. I can't even begin to describe how exciting it is and all the emotions that go into
1:43.9	pouring your heart and soul and mind and everything else into the writing of a book and then,
1:48.6	of course, putting it out into the public for you, for you to see and hopefully it will improve
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