Will Branum is a retired 26 year Navy SEAL. He is the founder of Naked Warrior Recovery, supporting Veterans & first responders' recovery.
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0:12 Podcast Intro
2:07 Preston introducing Will Branum
4:45 Will Talking about his story
8:07 Joining the Navy to become a Navy SEAL
14:01 Will Asking CNO for Opportunity to go to SEALs Training
16:00 Talking about turning “Failure” into Massive Success
17:12 Pointing out how Will never gave up, pushed through “Failing” which made him a stronger SEAL.
19:23 If you put an obstacle in front of me I’m going to overcome it
20:04 Talking about people who said he would never make it, you don’t have what it takes. Use that as fuel or water to put out your fire. “Okay, we’ll see”
23:05 Saying, “I don’t want to be here” never happened. Singularity of FOCUS.
24:40 Will talks about his struggle after leaving the military life to civilian life, is the hardest military mission he has ever been on.
26:34 Lack of elite performer brotherhood-finding them now and becoming teammates with them
27:05 Planning the day before, laying clothes out- getting up and ready to go.
Mentally Prepare for tomorrow, Today.
29:35 Will talking about Training, Planning, Contingency Plans for when life doesn’t go as planned which is almost always.
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32:45 Preston talking about Mission First.
34:24 Will talking about his mission NOW to help Veterans and First Responders recover from traumatic events. Physical, Mental, Emotional.
34:54 Talking about using CBD to calm the fire, keep out of the red zone.
36:50 CBD Helped stay out of the red zone
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40:14 Will explains what Naked Warriors were.
44:09 Talking about the armor we wear, because of the intensity of life right now, never letting recovery happen. Becoming naked emotionally to let recovery happen.
46:16 Will talks about how CBD helped him drink significantly less.
46:51 Preston talking about the layers we put on to protect the true authentic self. The fear of people seeing us for who we really are.
47:28 We care too much what other people think about us. Just be a better person tomorrow than we were today.
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50:55 Finding what YOUR mission is. What helps you, and sharing that with the world.
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59:06 Talking about Servant Leadership-Wanting to make a great team, to make everyone around them better.
1:02:11 Overlooked and underappreciated Servant Leaders who need tools to recover, Will serves those who have served.
1:05:37 Final Question: If you had 30 seconds to talk to someone who is operating in the Red what would you say to them? What makes you happy? Do that! Find a way to help other people, doing what you love. Get good at it. DO more of what you love. Make that your mission. Focus on what makes you happy, get there-and stay there.
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