John Allen

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2,188 appearances 4 recordings 3 series first heard Nov 2013 last heard 31 Aug

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you'll be the loser that you sort of have become now, the guy in this basement with no no future.

And then with SEAL training, it was like you'll either succeed or you won't.

And if you don't, people are gonna know.

They're gonna be like, didn't make it, not shocked, right?

And you'll be chipping paint on the side of the USS, you know, whatever in Japan.

And and so when I got through SEAL training, I actually realized that I think I'm someone who does well with big, huge life changes.

And so

Part of the reason I think I soured on the SEAL team so much when I was in after I came back from Afghanistan and and I was negative Nancy.

I think it's in part because it's like,

All right, I I became a seal, like

I'm kind of over this.

You know, I'm struggling with with doing the same thing.

And uh so I again I recognized that I probably was not an asset, I was a detriment.

And then when I got out, it was like, Okay, uh, now what?

And I floundered around a little bit.

I I started a a charity that helped veterans get jobs.

It was a small time thing.

I did some consulting work, but I didn't really have a place.

And then I uh I was following Gary Vaynerchuk.

And Gary V, you know, he's he's he's uh he's an older guy who he's been like on social media since before social media.

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