Everywhere you turn, you'll find men living what I call the sedated life. Like robots on an assembly line, these men wake up at the same time, eat the same food for breakfast, drive to work the same way every day, do the same menial tasks for 8-9 hours, drive home, kiss the wife and kids, eat dinner, watch some TV, go to bed, and do it all over again.
My guest today, former Navy SEAL and wingsuit base-jumper Andy Stumpf is the exact opposite of that. And, while we can't all be Navy SEALs, jump of really high mountains and structures, and travel the distance of 18 miles in a wingsuit, we can all take some calculated risks that make us feel alive.
Today we talk about finding something worth fighting for, eliminating emotions in the decision-making process, why people fail in the application of their goals, and how to live life on the edge.
[quote cite='Andy Stumpf' align='none']"None of [the work] makes the highlight reel but all of that makes the highlight reel possible." Tweet That[/quote]
Andy Stumpf (@andystumpf77) is a former Navy SEAL with SEAL Team Five and later joining the most elite counterterrorism unit in the military, SEAL Team Six.
He is also 5.11 and Black Rifle Coffee Company sponsored athlete, and has an affinity for jumping off really tall mountains and perfectly good airplanes.
As impressive as that sounds, he refers to himself as a "professional gravity enthusiast" and rightfully so. He's completed wingsuit jumps lasting more that 18 miles at speeds of 161 mph.
He is the recipient of 5 Bronze Star Medals (four with valor), the Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medal with Valor, three Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals, and two Combat Action Ribbons.
In other words, the man is a genuine Bad-A and today's he's here to talk about living life on the edge.
[quote cite='Andy Stumpf' align='none']"I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody. I'm doing it for myself." Tweet That[/quote]
[quote cite='Andy Stumpf' align='none']"I try to be analytical and non emotion-based when I look at what I'm capable of doing." Tweet That[/quote]
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[quote cite='Andy Stumpf' align='none']"People fail in application, not understanding." Tweet That[/quote]
[quote cite='Andy Stumpf' align='none']"The best you can do is to make the environment or community better than when you got there." Tweet That[/quote]
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