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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 252 - Brandon Webb: Getting Focussed (Lessons from a Sniper turned CEO)

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2017

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Brandon Webb served as a Navy Seal for almost ten years. He decided to leave. He was burnt out and he wanted to watch his kids grow up. And he's had a philosophy since he was thirteen, if he's not enjoying what he's doing he's going to find something different. When he left the military he got into real estate, then he got four years into a business that failed and then after all that he got divorced. He had hit the bottom. But he learned how to pull himself back up. He started a blog as a passion project and turned it into a very profitable media company. Today, he is the CEO of the media and E-commerce business, Hurricane Group, Inc. which focuses on military news and entertainment and outdoor products and clubs. He is a New York Times bestselling author of The Killing School and The Red Circle. Look for his newest book, Total Focus that is now available. ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

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This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

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Today on the James Altiger Show.

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You know, my son was born as an Afghanistan in 2001 and I said I want to be around to see

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my kids grow up.

0:23.7

And so I got out, I got out of the military early, people thought I was crazy.

0:26.9

I was ranked number one in my command, got promoted on the spot, went to the sniper

0:32.3

program and I had this amazing career I could have done anything when anywhere and I decided

0:38.1

to get out.

0:39.1

I was fried, I was burnt out.

0:41.1

I had this philosophy I've always had since I had my first job when I was 13.

0:45.1

If I'm not enjoying what I'm doing I'm going to find something else to do.

0:49.0

Did you really have that philosophy because I feel like to be honest I only had that

0:53.7

philosophy after I turned 40 years old.

0:56.7

I think before then I was on this eager hunger for money thinking that once I have X then

1:04.0

I could have that philosophy.

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