#246 - Jay Morton - Developing A Special Forces Mindset

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Jay Morton is a Former SAS Operator and Two-time Everest Summitee.

Becoming a soldier means dealing with fear, coping with pressure and performing with excellence. The SAS is the best of the best and today we learn the key lessons from Jay's 14 year career.

Expect to learn how humour can help with fear, whether climbing Everest is harder than the SAS Selection Process, the coolest operation Jay was a part of, how to take advantage of opportunity and much more...

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0:00.0	Oh, hello people in Podcast Land, welcome back.
0:03.4	My guest today is none other than Jay Morton, former SAS operator and two-time Everest
0:10.3	Summity.
0:11.3	Got him on today to talk about his new book, Soldier.
0:14.2	Becoming a soldier means dealing with fear, coping with pressure and performing with
0:17.9	excellence.
0:18.9	The SAS is the best of the best, and today we learn the key lessons from Jay's 14 year
0:24.2	career.
0:25.2	So expect to learn how humor can help with fear, whether climbing Everest is harder than
0:29.5	the SAS selection process, the coolest operation Jay was a part of, how to take advantage of
0:34.1	opportunity like a soldier and much more in other news.
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