Thom Shea (Navy SEAL, author)

Episode 176- Thom Shea! Thom is a Navy SEAL  and served in three wars, ultimately leading a team of SEALs into Afghanistan in 2009. There he earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Army Commendation with Valor and his second Combat Action Medal. He was later hand-selected to serve as Officer In Charge of the famed SEAL Sniper course.  He has written two great books- “Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL’s Way of Life” and “Three Simple Things: Leading During Chaos.”  This is an eye opening and inspiring conversation! Thom’s charity is @sealfuturefoundation 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:47 - Becoming a Navy Seal 0:04:22 - Hell Weeks & Never Giving Up 0:10:10 - Internal Dialogue 0:12:05 - Navy Seal Shift After Hell Week 0:13:35 - Pushing Through Physical Injuries0:16:00 - Principles of "Unbreakable" 0:18:42 - Lack of Commitment & Weakness0:20:52 - Shitty Conditions 0:22:20 - Plan Your Dive and Dive Your Plan 0:25:37 - Working as a Team 0:26:45 - Fighting Out Problems & Being a Leader 0:28:18 - Guy Talk & Toughness 0:30:07 - PTSD 0:32:47 - Making Mistakes & Other Special Forces 0:35:13 - Pushing Through Hell Week0:40:43 - Walking for 24 Hours Straight 0:43:30 - Hurt Locker Syndrome 0:47:40 - Elon Musk & Impossible Dreams 0:51:50 - Afghanistan & Taliban 0:55:53 - The United States & Division 0:57:15 - Government Leaders 0:58:40 - Seal Future Fund 0:59:43 - Wrap Up Thom Shea website:https://www.unbreakableleadership.comSeal Future Fund website:https://sealff.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!