Clint Bruce is the founder and president of Trident Response Group, a global intelligence and advisory company that teaches leaders, businesses, and families about the importance of readiness. While serving in the Navy SEALs, Clint was involved in military missions that allowed him to gain a deep knowledge and appreciation of defense planning. He incorporates the skillsets he learned in the military to help his clients.

In episode 27, Clint discusses a number of topics related to leadership. He dives into why the urgency of time is important, the importance of readiness, and the power of curiosity in creating powerful outcomes. You’ll experience first hand why leaders of Fortune 500 companies employ his team of expert veterans to protect the company and their clients against unforeseen risk and prepare leaders so that they can be at their best in unexpected situations.

 

Show Notes

[1:45] Who is Clint?

[6:10] How does Clint work with leaders?

[8:00] The internet has made it so that whether you’re a local business or not, you’re still an international business.

[11:00] At the end of the day, it boils down to being ready for the unexpected, and to mitigating your risk.

[11:20] Clint works with a formula that combines three things: readiness, resistance, and resilience.

[12:10] There are four things to risk mitigation: when/how to get out, how to protect yourself, how to treat an injury, and how to get your safety and shelter.

[15:25] What does Clint mean by the ‘urgency of time’?

[19:55] How can you use a ‘flow state of mind’ to control time?

[22:15] How does Clint inspire leaders to understand the urgency of time, and how do they apply it to their local community?

[29:00] Where are some of our biggest weaknesses and biggest opportunities?

[30:50] Clint believes we our soft, as a nation.

[35:45] Clint calls himself the achieving average, not an average achiever. Learn why.

[36:20] Once you lose your fear of failure, you become a very dangerous version of yourself, for all the right reasons.

[40:10] When you develop extraordinary talent plus curiosity, that’s when something incredibly special happens.

[40:35] How does curiosity apply to the latest election and its results?

[47:30] Whenever you have suppression of critical thinking, we have a problem.

[49:05] Be curious, and focus on how to be part of the solution!

 

Connect with Clint:

Website

 

Recommended Resources:

Theodore Roosevelt

 

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