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The Dad Edge Podcast

How to Commit to Life Goals the Navy SEAL Way with Thom Shea

The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner

Project, Self-improvement, Stevenson, Podcast, Edge, Education, Kids, Shawn, Family, Kids & Family, Fathers, Fatherhood, Community, Advice, Dad, Good, Health & Fitness, Children

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

So often, when we confront obstacles, whether in work or at home, we want the map. We want the how-to guide to solving the problem. Today we have former Navy SEAL and author of Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL's Way of Life, Thom Shea, to tell us why searching for the how-to is a waste of time and how to commit to our goals the Navy SEAL way. Buckle your seatbelts, tie your shoes, because you’re really going to enjoy this show!

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0:00.0

We are men. We are warriors. We are dads. Dads with a purpose. Dads with an edge. We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others.

0:14.0

We have one shot in life to be a dad.

0:20.0

Why not make it epic?

0:35.4

Buckle your seat belts, tie your shoes because this show is something you guys are really going to enjoy. You guys love our content with the Navy SEALs and to date Tom Shea, my guest today is the

0:40.6

fifth Navy SEAL that I've had on the show. I know you guys are going to love

0:45.0

this show because if you want to know more about how to have more emotional resiliency,

0:49.1

more mental toughness, and the no-quit attitude, this is a show you will want to hear.

0:54.6

Tom's story is absolutely incredible. It's like nothing I've ever heard before and

1:00.3

I'm going to give you guys just a teaser.

1:03.0

Tom is only one of two seals in the world

1:07.0

that had to go through Buds training five times.

1:11.0

Five times, let that sink in for a moment.

1:13.0

Tom had to go through Bud's training five times to become a seal.

1:17.0

And I don't know about you guys, but I don't know any other human on the face of this earth besides, I guess, the of the guy that actually did do this that would actually do that.

1:26.0

So you guys are going to hear all about his story, how he actually did that, the mentality behind that. He's also really transparent with a lot of the failures that he's had in his life. He actually flunked out of West Point when he was when he was younger. But also he gives a very solid roadmap to just a mentality that is second and none.

1:47.7

And what I mean by that is so often when we're confronted with obstacles,

1:54.2

whether that at work, whether that's in the home,

1:57.1

men are always like, how do I do this?

1:59.2

How do I do this better?

2:00.5

We always want the map.

2:01.7

We always want the how to. What Tom suggests when I ask

2:06.4

him in this interview, you know, when men are searching for that how to, what do they really,

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