Making sense like a Seal

Tonight I heard Thom Shea speak. Thom is a retired Navy Seal and author of the book "Unbreakable: A Navy Seal's Way of Life".

Thom served 23 years with distinguished Valor as a Navy SEAL. During his military career he served in three wars, ultimately leading a team of Navy SEALs into Afghanistan in 2009 where he earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Army Commendation with Valor and his second Combat Action medal. He was hand-selected to serve as Officer In Charge of the famed SEAL Sniper course from 2010 – 2012. During his two year tenure, he transformed the sniper curriculum while successfully increasing both graduation numbers and shooting performance test scores.

Thom currently works with executives and high performance individuals "to achieve the next horizon level results." Instead of just telling interesting stories, Thom shared the mindset of a Navy Seal and how that form of sense-making leads to success as a seal in battle or as an individual in any area of life. Below are just quotes from his sharing with the group that I found self explanatory so I find no need to embellish them, just report them for your hearing.

"Quitting is up to me, nobody else.
When your plan fails, now everything is possible.
I don't have a solution, I'm always in motion til it happens.
Two inches from the point you give up is the solution.
You don;t need permission, just do it - change what's in your way.
I am living the life I created for myself.
Embrace the obstacles.
Quitting almost always makes sense.
Don't decide 9to quit or go on) "here", get to "there" and make the decision.
If you don't give up, it is phenomenal.
No matter how smart you are, if you are not committed to the end game, you cannot win."
It doesn't matter who the boss is, you can always be effective.
It doesn't matter who the enemy is, they are the enemy.
High level performers are always honing their craft.
What if you gave yourself permission not to quit to make yourself better."

Success as a Navy Seal was being transformed by this mindset and living it right in the throws of defeat.

Certainly worth pondering .....