I spent 12 years of my 18-year career as an AF Combat Arms Instructor. Invested over 10,000 hours of podium/range time, 1,200+ courses. Here are 5 concepts I learned that apply beyond the range.

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One of the worst pieces of advice is to “get serious”. Laugh more. It’s way better.

You have two opportunity lenses - both immensely advantageous to know. 1) If someone else has done it, you can too. It’s been proven. 2) Only you can accomplish what is unique to your abilities and drive. It’s all blue ocean out here. Get after it.

Learn to fight and pray to god you never have to.

We’re all just trying to make it to the next campfire or ocean view we get to sit down by.

Sometimes you write a bad post and nobody likes it. I could’ve just wrote one. Who cares. Just keep sending em hot.

“You don’t know enough to be worried.” — Richard Feynman

You woke up. You kissed your family goodbye. You went to work. You came home. You hugged your family. This is a blessed day beyond expression. Don’t let idiots on social media get you chasing El Dorado.

“The horse is never disappointed in itself.” — Dwayne Noel

It’s about the squeeze, not the juice.

Must be a timing thing but every time I log on to 𝕏 after doing real world things, there’s a bunch of Mike Foxes on here telling you to get out there and do real world things. We must just be working opposite shifts.

BUILD YOUR ARSENAL Success isn’t about luck - it’s about preparation and being better than your competition. Your arsenal is what equips you to thrive in an unpredictable and contested world. It’s the books you’ve read, the skills you’ve mastered, and the experiences you’ve

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My Ozark weekend so far. How’s yours going?

“Do not explain yourself to anyone. Your friends don’t need it, and your enemies won’t believe it.” — Elbert Hubbard

read a book about wolves. read a book about war. keep reading books until you find one you can’t put down. then go absolutely bonkers weird drilling down on the everything about that book that absolutely took you hostage.

If it doesn’t set your soul on fire, it’s not it. Keep searching.

There are paradigms we believe blindly that limit us. If I had to name this generation’s ruling paradigm, I’d call it Identity-Structuralism. Its core doctrines: Paradigm 1. Identities are not only valid but of paramount importance. Rebuttal: Identities hold no importance

Men relate to the wolf because the wolf knows the wilderness is simple. It is also harsh, but it’s simple. Men desire simplicity even at the cost of discomfort. Because simplicity is comfort of the mind and soul. A wolf’s strength lies in its ability to conserve energy - moving

15. Proof > potential. Commit to a proving ground. I committed to becoming a Combat Arms Instructor in the military - I knew nothing about small arms. But I knew it would always be a highly useful skill. I ended up with the capacity for public speaking, instruction, and the