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Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat

James Boardman - How to Maintain the Four Pillars of a Good Life (Lessons from a Royal Marine)

Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat

Mo Gawdat

Business, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Relationships, Society & Culture, Change, Google, Slo Mo, Anxiety, Meditation, Mo Gawdat, Solve For Happy, Happiness, Education, Scary Smart, Self-improvement, Depression, Self Improvement

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is James Boardman. James is a former Royal Marine Commando Sniper and Physical Trainer. He served for a total of 9 years and during that time deployed to Afghanistan as part of a 6 man sniper team. James finished his career as a sergeant in the Royal Marines, and spent the last 4 years of his service developing the physical, mental and emotional levels of recruits, preparing them to go to war straight out of training.In 2011, James left the Royal Marines to pursue a family life ...

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0:00.0

I am so glad you could join us. I'm your host Mo Gaudet. This podcast is nothing more than a conversation between two good friends sharing inspiring life stories and perhaps

0:16.3

some nuggets of wisdom along the way.

0:20.3

This is your invitation to slow down with us.

0:25.7

Welcome to slow more. Today's guest is James Boardman.

0:37.0

James Boardman.

0:38.0

James was a Royal Marine who served a total of nine years during which he was deployed in Afghanistan as part of a six-man sniper team.

0:51.0

He went to real war. James finished his career as a sergeant at the Royal Marines and spent the last four years of it.

1:02.0

Developing the physical, mental and emotional levels of recruits

1:06.5

so that they are prepared to go to war out of trading.

1:11.4

In 2011, James left the Royal Marines to pursue a family life and to be present really with his two children,

1:19.0

but he found that the first few years after leaving the Marines from a war zone back to

1:26.7

civilization if you want were very unforgiving for him he struggled to come to

1:32.3

terms with being back to normal life. And while I never approve of war, I never understand how a man would carry a gun in war against another man, I have to say that I'm fascinated by James's incredible journey through PTSD, divorce, depression, drinking, and near suicide, a journey that led him to start his first successful

1:59.7

business boot camp and then later starting what we are mostly going to talk about today a

2:06.4

business that is called the man coach which has the sole purpose of helping men become elite operators in life. He aims to help men who have come to the same

2:20.0

position as he has when leaving the military that state of being lost

2:26.6

struggling to find your way not even aware of where you are or why you are or

2:32.4

who you are or why you are or who you are. He helps those men go through the

2:36.1

journey the same way. In 2020 James started another new company called Time

2:42.2

Domination which helps business owners overcome time and energy management issues.

2:49.0

A very realistic true story that led to experience that I think we can all benefit from.

2:58.0

I hope you'll enjoy this conversation with James Boardman.

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