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Chris Kyle was a human being, a Texan, Navy SEAL, father, husband, brother, friends to many, and a hero to many; this, at a time when we need all the heroes we can get. I knew him to be a good person, regardless of all the hype floating around in the media.
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Fighter pilots and special operations forces guys have the same DNA.
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It ends all things: birds, trees, flowers, mountain tops, and business; it grinds stones to sand, and as terrible as it is, and it's the most beautiful thing we have in our lives - time.
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Small unit autonomy, breaking the right rules, cultural influence, and relationship building has always been the heart Special Operations. Something must be done to ensure these are not lost to the big machine of SOCOM.
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Too often, it's the Washington way to hide, point fingers, and try to place blame on someone else.
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Elon Musk should be at the top of the list of people to emulate when it comes to leading large organizations that are highly maneuverable and use it as a competitive advantage.
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Special-purpose dogs have been a critical component for police and military work in the current war on terror. These dogs are some of the bravest animals on the planet.
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Going through SEAL training taught me that it's OK to fall down three times, as long as you get up four. This is a good philosophy for most things in life.
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As a Navy SEAL, and sniper, one of the things I learned was that excellence matters.
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Being a Navy SEAL and sniper taught me all about risk management. Take away all the risk variables under your control and reduce it to an acceptable level. The same fundamentals apply in business.
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I like to measure people by their accomplishments in life and how they consistently act.
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Great leaders know that adversity produces the greatest opportunities in life.
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It's a huge edge, sometime life-saving, to adopt a good idea early and put it into practice.
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General David Petraeus is an American patriot and hero.
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Like it or not, Jesse Ventura is a Navy SEAL. He did the pushups and put up with the cold water, just like the rest of us.
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The terrorists' only rules? That there are no rules, and this gives them a major advantage.
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Law in Ukraine is not black and white; it is shades of gray.
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After serving as a U.S. Navy SEAL, I started a business. In four years, it failed incredibly, but I learned a lot about business, raising equity, and choosing partners.
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Benghazi is important because it demonstrates all that is wrong in Washington.
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It's every teacher's job to be rigorous about constantly being open to new ideas and innovation.