The Path from Navy SEAL to NASA Astronaut | MARIO ROMERO

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Ryan Michler

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4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

If you’re anything like me, when you were a kid you had dreams of becoming an elite warrior or a NASA Astronaut – maybe both. My guest today is a man that took those dreams and is making them a reality.

His name is Mario Romero. He’s a former Navy SEAL, NASA Diver, and aspiring NASA Astronaut and he’s here today to talk about what that path looks like, his struggles along the way, failures and setbacks, his path to redemption, and how he’s a man who is currently living out every boy’s dreams.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

Going Beyond Pluto
Every kid’s dream
The frontier of space
Spacewalking
Dark matter detection
Pursuing fulfillment
Interrogating nature
Discovering new information
Science in America
Growing up in poverty
Leaving the SEAL teams
A downward spiral
Building relevancy
Studying astronomy
Predetermined destiny
Being courageous
Rewriting a new path in life
Getting into NASA
Returning to the moon

MARIO ROMERO

As I mentioned earlier, my guest today is Mario Romero. He spent over 8 years as a Navy SEAL and, upon leaving the Teams, he enrolled in college and achieved his Bachelor’s Degree in Pure Mathematics from Columbia University.

And, to add to that, over the past year he has been working with NASA as a NASA Diver preparing both the technology and astronauts for the demands and rigors of space travel.

He’s had a ton of ups and downs along his path and, despite his tremendous success in life, he’s one of the most humble individuals I’ve had the honor of sitting down with.

IRON COUNCIL

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0:00.0	If you're anything like me, when you were a kid, you had dreams of becoming an elite warrior or a NASA astronaut, maybe even both.
0:07.3	My guest today is a man that took those dreams and is making them a reality. His name is Mario Romero.
0:13.9	He's a former Navy SEAL. He's a current NASA diver and aspiring NASA astronaut.
0:18.8	And he's here today to talk about what that path looks like. His struggles along the way, failures and setbacks.
0:25.4	His path to redemption and ultimately how he's a man who is currently living out every boy's dreams.
0:31.2	You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest.
0:33.9	Compress your fears and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time.
0:40.4	Every time you are not easily deterred or defeated. Rugged, resilient, strong.
0:46.4	This is your life. This is who you are. This is who you will become. At the end of the day,
0:51.9	and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man.
0:56.0	Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan McClure and I am the host and the founder of the podcast
1:01.0	and the movement that is the order of man. It's my goal to unite more men around the mission
1:05.6	of reclaiming and restoring traditional masculinity and a society that seems to be increasingly dismissive of it.
1:12.3	I am glad that you're here. I'm glad you're tuning in. It's been an amazing couple of months with the
1:16.8	growth that we've had, which is a testament to, yes, the work we're doing, but also the fact that
1:21.6	more of you want to become more capable men, men who step up in their homes and communities and
1:28.0	businesses and every facet of life that you're showing up. I want to let you know before we get
1:32.0	started today that I'm inspired by you. I get stories and messages and emails every day from those
1:36.8	of you who are securing promotions and starting businesses and redeeming your marriages and
1:44.0	connecting with kids and picking up new hobbies and losing weight and doing all of the wonderful
1:48.3	things that you're doing. I want to let you know that I'm inspired and moved by that so much so
1:52.6	that I'm attempting, of course, always to be doing that in my own life. So with that said,
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