The Navy SEALs aren't made up of the strongest, toughest, or smartest candidates. They all possess something much deeper.
This #MindsetMoment is a reminder that Service is what defines the highest performing teams in the world.
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The Navy SEALs are one of the highest performing organizations on the planet.
And a former Navy SEAL was asked,
who makes it through buds?
Who makes it through the selection process to become a SEAL?
And he said, I can't tell you who gets through,
who makes it, but I can tell you the kind of people who don't make it.
He said the star college athletes
that never have been really tested to the core of their being,
none of them make it through.
He said the preening leaders who like to delegate everything,
none of them make it through.
He said the big tough guys that come in with huge muscles,
covered in tattoos and want to prove to everyone how tough they are,
none of them make it through.
He said some of the guys that make it through are skinny and scrawny.
He said some of the guys who make it through,
you will see them shivering out of fear.
He said, but every single one of them who makes it through,
when they're emotionally exhausted,
when they're physically exhausted,
some way, somehow,
they're able to dig down deep inside themselves
to find the energy to help the person next to them.
Service. Service.
Giving to another, having their back,
is what makes the highest performing teams in the world.
Not their strength and not their intelligence.
It's their willingness to be there for each other.
