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Ex-UK Special Forces: The Playbook He Used to Rebuild Four Times | Dean Stott

Ex-UK Special Forces: The Playbook He Used to Rebuild Four Times | Dean Stott6 aug1 u 02 min

A man who'd cycled twenty miles, total, decided to ride fourteen thousand across two continents, faster than anyone in history. He made it in 99 days, on skills you already have.

In part two, Dean Stott hands you the playbook he used to rebuild four times. You'll learn why the traits that win in special forces, sport, and business are already in you, how to let the room speak before you do, why he refused a plan B on finishing but stayed flexible on the how, and the 70 percent rule for picking your next target. Part two of two. Pour a bourbon and settle in!

What's inside, in the order it unfolds:

The traits that carried over: humility, the pursuit of excellence, self-belief

How belief actually gets built: proof, not pep talk

You're the figurehead, not the smartest person in the room: build the team around what you're not

Decisions when everything's on fire: the hot debrief, reversing the plan, and the moving target

When the team breaks: managing egos on a mission

Finding your next target with 70 percent of the information

The fourth mountain: starting over in finance at 48

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Introduction (00:00)