Nick Lavery

They're just almost just casually walking through what needs to happen. And I'm like, pie, I just trying to keep up and not mess anything up. And of course, they're there to provide guidance and make tasks very small and manageable. Like, hey man, the ammo guys are over there. Like, go get us some ammo so we can load up and we're going to hit the road in an hour. Like, okay, that I can do.

They're just almost just casually walking through what needs to happen. And I'm like, pie, I just trying to keep up and not mess anything up. And of course, they're there to provide guidance and make tasks very small and manageable. Like, hey man, the ammo guys are over there. Like, go get us some ammo so we can load up and we're going to hit the road in an hour. Like, okay, that I can do.

They're just almost just casually walking through what needs to happen. And I'm like, pie, I just trying to keep up and not mess anything up. And of course, they're there to provide guidance and make tasks very small and manageable. Like, hey man, the ammo guys are over there. Like, go get us some ammo so we can load up and we're going to hit the road in an hour. Like, okay, that I can do.

But from a big picture, it's almost too overwhelming in the beginning to try to conceptualize what's going on. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

But from a big picture, it's almost too overwhelming in the beginning to try to conceptualize what's going on. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

But from a big picture, it's almost too overwhelming in the beginning to try to conceptualize what's going on. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

Yeah. Great, great point. And you actually mentioned one word already kind of in the question or in the setup that I'll tell you right now what special does not mean, at least organically. Special does not mean elite. Special does not mean better than. Special does not mean we are coddled and catered to.

Yeah. Great, great point. And you actually mentioned one word already kind of in the question or in the setup that I'll tell you right now what special does not mean, at least organically. Special does not mean elite. Special does not mean better than. Special does not mean we are coddled and catered to.

Yeah. Great, great point. And you actually mentioned one word already kind of in the question or in the setup that I'll tell you right now what special does not mean, at least organically. Special does not mean elite. Special does not mean better than. Special does not mean we are coddled and catered to.

special is synonymous with the word different or the word unique which you just said that's it if they change the name of all of socom to different operational forces instead of soft nothing would change tomorrow we would go about our business the exact same way it's just those of us in this career field think differently, and then more importantly, we behave differently. That's it.

special is synonymous with the word different or the word unique which you just said that's it if they change the name of all of socom to different operational forces instead of soft nothing would change tomorrow we would go about our business the exact same way it's just those of us in this career field think differently, and then more importantly, we behave differently. That's it.

special is synonymous with the word different or the word unique which you just said that's it if they change the name of all of socom to different operational forces instead of soft nothing would change tomorrow we would go about our business the exact same way it's just those of us in this career field think differently, and then more importantly, we behave differently. That's it.

And it's just, you're going outside the norm. So we're a different group of people that think differently and act differently that are designed to solve complex problems differently. That's it. And it's really by virtue of how different we're willing to be that that is what makes us elite. Because yeah, special operations is elite. based on how different we're willing to act.

And it's just, you're going outside the norm. So we're a different group of people that think differently and act differently that are designed to solve complex problems differently. That's it. And it's really by virtue of how different we're willing to be that that is what makes us elite. Because yeah, special operations is elite. based on how different we're willing to act.

And it's just, you're going outside the norm. So we're a different group of people that think differently and act differently that are designed to solve complex problems differently. That's it. And it's really by virtue of how different we're willing to be that that is what makes us elite. Because yeah, special operations is elite. based on how different we're willing to act.

So I'd like to set the stage on that for people that are aspiring to be better, to win and grow and these things, which are great. I think it boils down to that. How different are you willing to be? How often and how aggressively are you willing to go against the grain, to defy the norm? By different is by definition outside the norm. This is what normal is. And there's nothing wrong with normal.

So I'd like to set the stage on that for people that are aspiring to be better, to win and grow and these things, which are great. I think it boils down to that. How different are you willing to be? How often and how aggressively are you willing to go against the grain, to defy the norm? By different is by definition outside the norm. This is what normal is. And there's nothing wrong with normal.

So I'd like to set the stage on that for people that are aspiring to be better, to win and grow and these things, which are great. I think it boils down to that. How different are you willing to be? How often and how aggressively are you willing to go against the grain, to defy the norm? By different is by definition outside the norm. This is what normal is. And there's nothing wrong with normal.

Normal is just a mathematical average. This is just what most people do in these circumstances. This is how most people eat. This is how most people sleep. This is how most people exercise. This is normal. Nothing wrong with it. But for some, normal is like a death sentence. I can't live my life normal. I have to be an outlier. I have to be different.

Normal is just a mathematical average. This is just what most people do in these circumstances. This is how most people eat. This is how most people sleep. This is how most people exercise. This is normal. Nothing wrong with it. But for some, normal is like a death sentence. I can't live my life normal. I have to be an outlier. I have to be different.