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Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Navy SEAL William Branum On Why Transition Points are Vital to Success EP 67

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

Mental Health, Alternative Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7779 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Retired Navy SEAL William Branum sits down with John R Miles to discuss why transition points are vital to success. Transition points are those times in life where complacency can kill your dreams and aspirations because you're not locked on, you're not paying attention. They are those periods that are easy to overlook because they are not significant events. They are those moments of everyday life where you can choose comfort or stay locked in on achieving your dreams.   Like this? Please subscribe, and join me on my new platform for peak performance, life coaching, and personal growth: https://passionstruck.com/. Thank you for Watching the Passion Struck podcast. Thank you for Watching the Passion Struck podcast. In this powerful Episode, John R. Miles and William Branum discuss his unique path to joining the elite Navy SEALs why it is better to suffer in the front than in the rear. How he found CBD was an excellent way to overcome his past trauma, which led him to found the company Naked Warrior Recovery. We also discuss why failure is vital to your future life breakthroughs. And so much more. New Interviews with the World's GREATEST high achievers will be posted every Tuesday with a Momentum Friday inspirational message! William Branum Show Notes
  • 0:00 William Branum Navy Seal Teaser
  • 1:34 Show introduction
  • 4:12 William's unique story to becoming a SEAL
  • 10:53 The importance of asking for advice
  • 13:26 Why it's better to suffer in the front than suffer in the back
  • 18:46 Why transition points are vital to your success
  • 24:03 Advice for Veterans who are transitioning to civilian life
  • 31:49 Using CBD to overcome his past baggage
  • 40:00 What is an ODR and how do you apply them to life?
  • 43:43 Why he believes it is failure that leads to success
  • 50:13 Hudson charity event benefiting the GI Go Fund
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0:00.0

And so there were times where I was just like,

0:02.1

my lungs are on fire, my legs are on fire.

0:05.5

I can't, I'm like, dude, I don't wanna work this hard.

0:09.2

Like, no one else is working this hard,

0:10.4

but I wanted to be in this boat crew

0:12.1

and I wanted to be a winner

0:13.1

and I wanted to suffer in the front.

0:15.0

And I'm like, okay, well, this is your time

0:17.3

to suffer in the front.

0:18.6

So let's go.

0:19.6

So even though I was feeling bad,

0:21.5

I would still push through that pain.

0:23.3

And then at some point, other guys in the boat crew,

0:25.2

they would have the same pain

0:26.8

and like feel a little bit sorry for themselves.

0:29.2

But now I've kind of recovered from my suffering

0:32.3

and I'm like, okay, let's keep going

0:34.0

and we would always get in the front.

0:35.8

And so like these are two decisions you have in Buds.

0:38.6

You can either quit or keep going.

0:40.9

And if you keep going, you can either be mediocre

0:44.0

or you can be awesome.

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