Chris Fettes
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Felt better because I was living at home again, you know? And then 9-11 happened when I was about 19.
Felt better because I was living at home again, you know? And then 9-11 happened when I was about 19.
I was randomly working at a bank as a teller and bouncing around different jobs, watching this thing on TV while I was working. People coming in just distraught, going like, what the hell is happening? That's where I was at. I remember thinking, I don't know why I feel this, but I want to go join the military. Because now I know. There was no way for me to have any more validation.
I was randomly working at a bank as a teller and bouncing around different jobs, watching this thing on TV while I was working. People coming in just distraught, going like, what the hell is happening? That's where I was at. I remember thinking, I don't know why I feel this, but I want to go join the military. Because now I know. There was no way for me to have any more validation.
I was randomly working at a bank as a teller and bouncing around different jobs, watching this thing on TV while I was working. People coming in just distraught, going like, what the hell is happening? That's where I was at. I remember thinking, I don't know why I feel this, but I want to go join the military. Because now I know. There was no way for me to have any more validation.
I was in school anymore. I was just doing random things. And I was like, man, when we were teenagers, I remember this group of friends. We were always talking about Navy SEALs. I didn't know what it was. Never saw Navy SEALs, the movie, never read a book. I just went, I remember we talked about that one time. So I'm going to go to the office. So I ended up...
I was in school anymore. I was just doing random things. And I was like, man, when we were teenagers, I remember this group of friends. We were always talking about Navy SEALs. I didn't know what it was. Never saw Navy SEALs, the movie, never read a book. I just went, I remember we talked about that one time. So I'm going to go to the office. So I ended up...
I was in school anymore. I was just doing random things. And I was like, man, when we were teenagers, I remember this group of friends. We were always talking about Navy SEALs. I didn't know what it was. Never saw Navy SEALs, the movie, never read a book. I just went, I remember we talked about that one time. So I'm going to go to the office. So I ended up...
moving back to california first just to go explore you know just to move out again you know same thing i was living with some friends um and i started training just running and doing push-ups and Then I started to read what I needed to do to get in. That book Warrior Elite came out, and that's the one thing I read. And so I just went for it. I went to the office. I said, hey, I want to be a SEAL.
moving back to california first just to go explore you know just to move out again you know same thing i was living with some friends um and i started training just running and doing push-ups and Then I started to read what I needed to do to get in. That book Warrior Elite came out, and that's the one thing I read. And so I just went for it. I went to the office. I said, hey, I want to be a SEAL.
moving back to california first just to go explore you know just to move out again you know same thing i was living with some friends um and i started training just running and doing push-ups and Then I started to read what I needed to do to get in. That book Warrior Elite came out, and that's the one thing I read. And so I just went for it. I went to the office. I said, hey, I want to be a SEAL.
They laughed at me. They're like, you need to pick a job too. I was like, cool, whatever, that one. They're like, you sure? That's what you're going to be doing. And, dude, every selection so far has been that. You sure? You're not going to make it. You want to start a business? It's going to be hard. I don't think you know what you're getting into. And it just happens over and over again.
They laughed at me. They're like, you need to pick a job too. I was like, cool, whatever, that one. They're like, you sure? That's what you're going to be doing. And, dude, every selection so far has been that. You sure? You're not going to make it. You want to start a business? It's going to be hard. I don't think you know what you're getting into. And it just happens over and over again.
They laughed at me. They're like, you need to pick a job too. I was like, cool, whatever, that one. They're like, you sure? That's what you're going to be doing. And, dude, every selection so far has been that. You sure? You're not going to make it. You want to start a business? It's going to be hard. I don't think you know what you're getting into. And it just happens over and over again.
I actually enjoy it now. So, hey, I'm going to have an actual ice cream brand in store someday. I love those reactions. So I get this seal contract, I go to Buzz, get through. Now I'm in the seal teams. And then realized later after my career, holy shit, I didn't go to serve my country. It developed into that for sure. Now, for sure, you know, I served my country. I served the guys next to me.
I actually enjoy it now. So, hey, I'm going to have an actual ice cream brand in store someday. I love those reactions. So I get this seal contract, I go to Buzz, get through. Now I'm in the seal teams. And then realized later after my career, holy shit, I didn't go to serve my country. It developed into that for sure. Now, for sure, you know, I served my country. I served the guys next to me.
I actually enjoy it now. So, hey, I'm going to have an actual ice cream brand in store someday. I love those reactions. So I get this seal contract, I go to Buzz, get through. Now I'm in the seal teams. And then realized later after my career, holy shit, I didn't go to serve my country. It developed into that for sure. Now, for sure, you know, I served my country. I served the guys next to me.
Service of others is part of my purpose. But I realized that the truth was I did that for validation. I wanted to go be part of something that I knew was like the most, the highest level of validation if you can get through. And it was like, there was always this concept, like this conceptual dream to go, if I make it, I made it. Now I'm in this world of validation. I'm accepted for good.
Service of others is part of my purpose. But I realized that the truth was I did that for validation. I wanted to go be part of something that I knew was like the most, the highest level of validation if you can get through. And it was like, there was always this concept, like this conceptual dream to go, if I make it, I made it. Now I'm in this world of validation. I'm accepted for good.
Service of others is part of my purpose. But I realized that the truth was I did that for validation. I wanted to go be part of something that I knew was like the most, the highest level of validation if you can get through. And it was like, there was always this concept, like this conceptual dream to go, if I make it, I made it. Now I'm in this world of validation. I'm accepted for good.