Brandon Webb

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.

It's every teacher's job to be rigorous about constantly being open to new ideas and innovation.

Great performers - in sports, the arts, business, or whatever field - have undertaken massive amounts of training. And when that training is complete... they train some more, and harder than they expect to perform. Why? Training builds confidence and ensures peak performance.

A lesson learned, both in the SEAL teams and as an entrepreneur, is that failure is sometimes a critical component of success.