Robert O’Neill: Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden

<p>Rob O’Neill is a Navy SEAL combat veteran with decorations which include two Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars with Valor, a Joint Service Commendation Medal with Valor, three Presidential Unit citations, and two Navy/Marine Corps Commendations with Valor.  He is a public speaker, TV personality, philanthropist, and cofounder of the Special Operators Transition Foundation, a charity supporting special operations military personnel making the difficult transition from the battlefield to the boardroom. He is a <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Operator</em> and his latest book is titled: <em>The Way Forward: Master Life’s Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting Legacy</em>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Some interesting insights from this episode:</p> <ul> <li>You learn a lot more from failure than you do from success.</li> <li>Life isn’t about a big goal but having a series of achievable smaller goals.</li> <li>Whatever is going on in your life that’s not working, learn from it and get over it. It’s only dead weight and not helping to fixate on it.</li> <li>The worse thing you can say when you’re leading a team is this is the way we’ve always done it. There can always be a better way.</li> <li>If you’re worrying about something and your worrying isn’t going to change it, stop wasting your energy on it.</li> <li>Sometimes in life it doesn’t really matter why you’re here, you’re just here, so get over it.</li> <li>“Excellence is taking care of your family and teaching your children to be good people and then repeat the process.”</li> </ul> <p><u>Show Notes</u></p> <p>Book: <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Way-Forward-Toughest-Battles-Lasting/dp/0062994077/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+way+forward&qid=1648944703&s=books&sprefix=the+way+forward%2Cstripbooks%2C111&sr=1-1"> The Way Forward: Master Life's Toughest Battles and Create Your Lasting Legacy</a></p> <p>Website: <a href="http://www.robertjoneill.com/">Robert O'Neill</a> </p>