Go All In

Cut the BS and Do The Work with Sam Livingston

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On EP99 of the #goallin podcast I sat down with Sam Livingston from Sam's on Fire. As you'll hear is a veteran of both the US Marines and the American Army. He was deployed on 2 tours, 1 to Iraq and the other to Afghanistan but the stories that he shares with us today are not quite what you think. They are much deeper than you'll expect. Now, unless you've been in the military you probably wouldn't know that many of the things that you do on a day to day basis are a metaphor for life. One fun one that has stayed with me is that there is always someone doing it tougher than you and I love that one because it is so very grounding and usually snaps me out of any pity party I might be attending or thinking of attending. Like everyone I've felt sorry for myself at times but when I lift up my head and look around I can see others that have it much less worse than me and that is grounding and empowering and reminds me that I'm in charge of my own feelings not circumstances. In the military, and particularly in the infantry when someone is doing it a little tougher than you that can be a little funny. When you look over at your mate lugging a heavy machine gun you realise that you don't have much to complain about compared to them and after the initial jokes are made and the fun has been poked there is always a mate that has your back to help you there and I love that as well. That is also a metaphor for life and a reminder that you never have to go it alone and there is always someone to help you - all you have to do is ask. As you'll hear Sam's experiences overseas in war zones required him to look deep inside of himself and muster strength, patience and determination that no amount of training could ever teach and, without realising at the time, that patience and determination set him up for success post military. Attitude is everything in life and Sam has a positive outlook that is not only infectious but also very very inspiring. You can't listen to a podcast like this and a guy like Sam and not feel inspired to do more. You're going to love his go all in story and they way he uses marine precision to make calculated and correct decisions - there is something for us all to learn in that and I know that I personally took a whole lot away from this show and I know you will to. Connect with Sam on the details below: https://www.samsonfire.com/ https://www.facebook.com/burningboats https://www.instagram.com/sams_onfire/ Find out more about the show here: https://www.goallin.com.au