I spent a lot of time talking to people after they made the decision to quit, I wanted to understand why some stay the course, and others do not. Physical limitations did not cause these failures they were nearly all mental. I watched hundreds of men throw the towel in, consumed by their emotions in a moment they will likely regret for the rest of their lives. I had grown men break down into tears, realizing their lifelong dream had come to an end. To do my job well, I used the curriculum and took people to their breaking point, then sent them home, regardless of how much they wanted it. I was a filter to the SEAL community, ensuring that only the right people made it through. It was a difficult task a mistake could mean the loss of life much further down the road. My job was simple select for those that I, and those serving operationally would work with, shoulder to shoulder. I had the opportunity to be an instructor at one of the most difficult training pipelines in the world. If YOU want that for yourself, if YOU want to be successful in your goals, YOU need to be smart about how you approach them. I want to be the change, and I want you to be as well. Photo Credit Steven Drake of Annuli Collective When viewed in those terms, it seems like a heavy burden, because it is. You are the only person at the end of the day who really cares about you, and the environment around you. The real mechanism for change, the real equity this country has, is you. As a country, the process was important, but as far as I am concerned the last person who will make this country great again sits in the Oval Office, Democrat or Republican. It was people attempting to use fear, or being consumed by their own fear, pointing out flaws and inadequacies in everything and everyone except for the person that matters. At the end of the day, it was people looking for someone or something to provide the change they wanted, instead of looking internally for the motivation, and doing it themselves. I think it is the reason I hated last year’s Presidential Election, the coverage, both parties, and all the social media bantering. If you like hard hitting commentary on a variety of important topics, you won’t want to miss his writings. We’d like to thank Andy Stumpf for allowing us to re-publish this piece from his personal blog CONFESSIONS OF AN IDIOT. Cover Photo Credit Steven Drake of Annuli Collective
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