Navy SEAL William Branum On Why Transition Points are Vital to Success EP 67
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
John R. Miles
4.7 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
- 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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