Commando Steve: What The Army Taught Me About Winning At Life - #152

<p>On The Biggest Loser there was a yellow line, and Steve Willis says the moment a contestant fell below it their fight was no longer in their hands, it went to a vote. He uses it as the whole argument: do the work while the decisions are still yours to make.</p><p><br></p><p>Steve &quot;Commando&quot; Willis spent more than ten years in the Australian Army, including selection into 4 RAR when it was re-tasked as a commando unit, and nine years as a trainer on The Biggest Loser. He now runs a gym in Rouse Hill with his partner Harika.</p><p><br></p><p>What you will learn:</p><p><br></p><p>- Why recruits had their socks measured with a ruler, and what that has to do with being handed a weapon</p><p>- The one degree bearing analogy he uses instead of telling people to overhaul their lives</p><p>- His order of operations for change: awareness first, then competency, then confidence</p><p>- Why he says the 3am wake up posts are nonsense, and what preparedness actually looks like</p><p>- What he thinks stopped The Biggest Loser being made, and what the show got wrong about obesity</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 The yellow line, and the day your fight stops being yours</p><p>04:01 Joining at 18, and how infantry chose him instead</p><p>08:02 Malaysia, 1996, and the selection nobody saw coming</p><p>12:02 Socks measured with a ruler, and why you have to earn the rifle</p><p>16:03 Life is indifferent. The meaning is the one you bring</p><p>24:05 Twenty two years of CrossFit, and meeting his match</p><p>32:10 Awareness, then competency, then confidence</p><p>36:10 An hour and ten minutes of burpees, and the resistance you bring yourself</p><p>44:14 Training in a park in the cold, and the trouble with comfort</p><p>48:18 Counterterrorism training, and learning to work inside disruption</p><p>55:02 Why awareness is a double edged sword</p><p>1:05:02 Coaching people whose lives had already fallen apart</p><p>1:10:03 We are for the few</p><p>1:15:03 Draw a line in the sand, then forgive yourself</p><p>1:20:03 What happens when you stop eating until midday</p><p>1:25:04 Why the show would not be made today</p><p>1:30:07 The 3am wake up posts, and the preparedness nobody films</p><p>1:37:31 Dumbbells in a four wheel drive, and a gym built in lockdown</p><p>1:54:05 Be a good person, and be careful who talks you out of things</p><p>1:59:36 At 50, learning about money for the first time</p><p><br></p><p>One idea a week from these conversations, written up properly and sent to your inbox. Join the community at https://bothsides.au</p><p><br></p><p>Related episodes:</p><p>How to Actually Stop Burning Out, Lincoln Westerman - https://open.spotify.com/episode/29hwzk6weHjnTlOzJjdezu</p><p>Ben Borg: How to Find Your Purpose - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Ae7MY5rAIi7HMkBdtkMvN</p><p>It&#39;s time to share my story, Dan Beardall solo</p><p><br></p><p>Bothsides:</p><p>◼ The 4 Point Score guide - https://go.bothsides.au/score</p><p>◼ Dan - https://www.instagram.com/daniel_beardall/</p><p>◼ Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bothsidespodcast</p>