163 Think You Could Survive the SAS? Here's What it Takes to be an Elite Soldier | Harry Moffitt

Harry Moffitt wants you to feel what it actually takes to be an SAS Soldier. The bone-deep pressure, the tests designed to break you before you’ve even begun, the kind of training that doesn’t just challenge you - it leaves marks you carry for life.Harry has lived through wounds, brutal recovery, and moments of unexpected humanity that shift how you see the world. He pulls you inside that experience - the highs, the lows, and the messy reality of trying to rebuild a life after the battlefield.You’ll walk away with insights you can use: how to prepare yourself for pressure, how to build resilience that lasts, how to perform when everything in you wants to quit. And yes — you’ll even hear how all of this ends up forming a very real, very punk, all–special forces band.In this episode Andrew and Harry discuss: 0:05 Putting a mission on hold to help people in need and the outpouring of humanity that caused the situation.5:45 Being wounded and the lengthy and tough recovery process that followed.10:00 One of the most beautiful moments of Harry’s time in the SASR.16:30 An average day in the SASR and the type of person who makes the perfect recruit.25:00 The gruelling training SASR recruits go through and how close is it to the Hollywood version?28:45 What drew Harry to the military and heading up the operator stream of the SASR.33:30 What surprised Harry the most about transitioning to civilian life and how he prepared for that during his career.40:00 Preparing new recruits for life outside the military.44:30 looking at your whole life and not just one part at a time.50:00 The human performance revolution and learning about high performance from Percy Cerutty.59:30 Harry’s definition of high performance and why he is in an all special forces punk band.You can find Harry at his website: https://harrymoffitt.com.au/Order a copy of Harry's book: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761563133/Connect with Harry at his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrymoffitt/Follow Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harrymoffitt353/?hl=en Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/ Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at [email protected] today with your story and contact details. Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/Watch the Performance Intelligence Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@performanceintelligencepodcastIf you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.