Navy SEAL. • Rhodes Scholar, Ph.D. • NY Times Best-Selling Author. • Governor. • Athlete. • Humanitarian. • Proud Dad.

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Finally, justice. Kim Gardner broke the law and broke countless families under her lawless reign. May she be held fully accountable for her crimes against me, and the people of St. Louis. justthenews.com/politics-pol…
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COURAGE AND COMPASSION: We must have both courage AND compassion. If you love someone or something, you have to also be willing to stand up and protect them or it - the heart and the fist go hand in hand!
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If you have the right why, you can make it through any how - keep pushing and you'll find growth. When you realize that your friends, your community, and your family need you, the path will become clear.
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You have to master the one who always throws obstacles in your way - master yourself.
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PUSH THROUGH THE EDGES: You are able to turn your pain into wisdom, your suffering into strength - we are blessed to have that choice. You must decide: am I or am I not going to grow.
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HOW TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY: Very proud of my friend, Judd Shaw, for releasing his new book 'How To Live Authentically'! It's a great, motivational read and I'm sure many of you will find something of value in it.
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WORDS OF ADVICE: You cannot save someone who is not interested in saving themselves. You can support them, provide models, friendship, teach stoic techniques or gratitude... but they have to make that decision.
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JUDY HENDERSON STORY: As many of you know, I had the pleasure of releasing Judy from prison and giving her a pardon on her life sentence without parole. Recently, I went with Judy and Judd Shaw to Anguilla to cross something off her bucket list, a list she made in prison...
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DECIDE WHO YOU ARE, ACT THAT WAY: Ask yourself who you want to be and starting acting like it. Do you want to be the courageous man standing by his team or the guy who doesn't show up to the fight because he's afraid? You always have a choice.
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You should have goals that are so difficult that you have to become a different kind of man in order to achieve them.
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BEYOND BOUNCING BACK: We cannot bounce back, because we cannot go back in time. The nineteen year old Marine that leaves for Afghanistan will never be nineteen again. Resilient people don't bounce back, they integrate the hardship and use it to become better.
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JUDY HENDERSON STORY: As many of you know, I had the pleasure of releasing Judy from prison and giving her a pardon on her life sentence without parole. Recently, I went with Judy and Judd Shaw to Anguilla to cross something off her bucket list, a list she made in prison...
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READ JUDD SHAW'S RECOUNT: juddshaw.substack.com/p/the-…

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HOW TO KEEP TEAM MORALE HIGH? Have a great mission and take great care of great people. If the Mission is bold enough, the people powerful enough, and you take great care of them, everything is possible.
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HELL WEEK, THE BEST TIME YOU NEVER WANT AGAIN: Hell Week is what we called: the best time you never want to have again. If you made it through, there's a good chance that your sense of humor was top-notch.
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HOW TO KEEP TEAM MORALE HIGH? Have a great mission and take great care of great people. If the Mission is bold enough, the people powerful enough, and you take great care of them, everything is possible.
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