Thom Shea (Navy SEAL, author)

Chuck Shute Podcast

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 - Intro
0:01:47 - 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 Injuries
0:16:00 - Principles of "Unbreakable"
0:18:42 - Lack of Commitment & Weakness
0:20:52 - 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 Week
0:40:43 - 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.com
Seal Future Fund website:
https://sealff.org
Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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