GTG032 - Badass and Bulletproof but Still Needing Compassion

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This week's guest is James Butler, a veteran of the Canadian military.  He deployed to Afghanistan as a combat engineer and made it back from his deployment to then volunteer for training as an explosive clearance diver.  After an accident during dive training almost killed him and permanently impaired his lungs, James's life came apart.  After struggling for months to attempt to re-enter clearance diver training, James learned that he was ultimately medically disqualified.  Reeling from the loss of his calling, James eventually realized his potential by separating from the military and learning how to help others achieve their individual mission.
Listen in as we discuss:
Overcoming feelings of uselessness, including how to adapt to a new identity.
The process James used to completely rebuild and restructure his life.
How numbing yourself to your current reality is a sure path to mediocrity and unhappiness.
How we adapt to civilian life once we put the uniform down.
The fact that being in uniform trains you to see life as an emergency and what that costs you.
The way in which our thoughts manifest themselves into our reality.
Why you need compassion in your life, even when you're badass and bulletproof.
Practical exercises that you can use today to gain greater clarity about what's holding you back from achieving your mission.
RESOURCES:
Reclaiming Warrior website
Reclaiming Warrior Facebook page
James's Facebook page