I’m No Hero – an Interview with Captain Charlie Plumb #286

<blockquote> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>“I learned that the prison was not the eight feet between the walls. It was eight inches between my ears.”</strong> <strong>–</strong> <strong>Captain Charlie Plumb</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>It takes extraordinary resilience to survive the impossible. In this episode, Brian interviews former navy fighter pilot and Vietnam Prisoner of War, Captain Charlie Plumb. Captain Plumb explains how on his 75th combat mission over North Vietnam, five days before he was due to return home, he was shot down. Captured, tortured and imprisoned, he spent over 2,000 days as a POW in an 8ft x 8ft cell. Topics discussed include: Why his naval training was vital, how his parents’ philosophies of discipline and forgiveness helped him to survive and which daily routines kept him going.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>YOU WILL LEARN:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What he learned about himself during his time in captivity.</li> <li>Why he believes adversity can bring opportunity.</li> <li>How strong leadership transformed his prison experience.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://charlieplumb.com/">https://charlieplumb.com/</a></p> <p>“<a href="https://charlieplumb.com/store/">I’m No Hero</a>,” by Charlie Plumb</p> <p>Episode 164, <a href= "https://www.thebrianbuffinishow.com/the-best-interview-of-my-life-with-neil-armstrong-164/"> <em>The Best Interview of My Life with Neil Armstrong</em></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.buffiniandcompany.com/events/mastermind-summit/">MasterMind Summit</a></p> <p>“<a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Art-Routine-Discover-Routineology-Transform/dp/1510764550/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+art+of+routine&qid=1625764613&sr=8-1">The Art of Routine</a>,” by Angel Iscovich</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <p>“The good news is, when you have that opportunity to sit still nearly six years, you go back through your mind, and you learn an awful lot about yourself.” <strong>–</