Learning to deal with adversity is understanding that you haven't failed if you don't give up.

A positive attitude will bring us all to a greater position in life.

Karl Krahn separated from the Navy as an EODCS at 19 years. The first 17 years of his career were marked with success after success. He served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Philippines as an EOD Operator after spending some time in the fleet as an ET. The job is intense and built up stressors that compounded with his personal life, as it does for many of us. During the last few years those boiled over and caused an early exit.

Not one to give up, he pushed through, got the help he needed, and was able to purchase a franchise with a fitness company. Through that business, Karl was able to build a community. Not without its own struggles, the community is something that he thrived in.

His journey from EOD to the civilian sector shows us that the objective in life is to look forward and keep pushing. Our past struggles can be used for future strength.

I had an amazing conversation with Karl that was and is motivation to me.

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Ep.39: Karl Krahn – It’s not Failure if You Don’t Quit | EOD | Business | SpecialOperations | Fitness

Timecodes0:00 – Intro1:07 – Eagle Scout3:05 – Joining The Navy4:58 – 9/11 Onboard A US Navy Ship7:00 – Going to BUD/S9:30 – Finding Out About EOD20:48 – First EOD Command / MU11 In Washington26:43 – Iraq Deployment36:23 – How Prior Rate Sailors Benefits An EOD Team38:05 – Large Weapons Cache / Iraq41:24 – Volunteering At The Base Hospital In Iraq45:17 – IDF Causes Fire In The TOC / One KIA51:16 – Coming Back From Iraq / Transferring to Guam MU552:42 – Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines JSOTF-P01:01:17 – Deploying to Afghanistan / MU5 Battalion01:33:43 – Lessons Learned In War Taught In Training01:38:09 – Training Unit One / Mental Breaking Point01:48:21 – Losing Career Leads To Finding Self / Mental Health Therapy02:01:41 – Starting A Gym After The Navy02:09:03 – Watching Solid Performers Slip / What We Owe Them02:19:33 – Rebuilding / The Ins And Outs Of Building A Fitness Community02:29:46 – Closing Remarks From Karl Krahn02:32:47 - Outro

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