Daniel Connell

@CoachDanGo CAVA. Steak, basmati rice, two falafel, avocado.

Question for people under 15% body fat: What's one meal you eat on most days?

@BlastingThrough Thank you for your service and for sharing your experiences with all of us. I look forward to reading your book!

A Great Example of Mentoring In June 1970, I was an SP4. I had been doing EOD in Vietnam for less than 100 days when I was confronted with my first 500-pound bomb to defuse. First Cav was setting up a fire support base they were calling FSB Camelot. While they were putting in M102 105 mm howitzer gun positions, they ran across dud bombs. So, SFC Fearnow and I were called in to get rid of the bombs. Two of the bombs had a red window, meaning they were armed. So, immediately we evacuated the FSB by having everybody move 300 meters away. Even if they both had shown green windows, we would treat them as armed, but when red was showing, there was no doubt. One of the bombs was only about twenty feet from a 105 mm gun position. If it went off, it would take the gun and the crew with it. It would destroy a significant part of the FSB. My mouth went dry as I took one bomb and Fearnow took the other one. He said that we’ll deal with the two bombs at the same time. This was my first big bomb to render safe. I used my bare hands to turn the fuze counterclockwise to unscrew the fuze from the bomb.  Luckily, the fuze was not on it too tight. I started turning. The threads were smooth. The fuze rotated. I could feel every rotation through my hands, through my whole body. It's like I became connected to the bomb, like we were one thing, and if it decided to detonate, we would become nothing together. Turn. Turn. Turn. As I unscrewed the fuze, I wondered what would happen if it detonated. Would I see the bomb swell and a bright flash? Would I still have consciousness without a body? The fuze came free. I stood up and looked over at Fearnow. He was grinning. "Not bad, Vining." "Yeah," I said. My voice sounded strange. "Not bad." Since my childhood, I had always wondered what it would feel like to disarm a large bomb when I saw a British bomb disposal officer do it in a movie. It was a large German bomb in a catacomb under London, England. We walked fifty meters into the jungle, placed both fuzes in a small crater, rigged them with C-4, and a priming system. The explosion was sharp and clean. Two red windows were gone. We pulled it together, no drama, no red windows. Just another piece of ordnance rendered safe. By 1600 hours, we were done. The bombs would be sling-loaded out by helicopter. I describe this incident with a lot more detail in “Blasting Through.” But for today, I wanted to use this story as an example of mentoring. At FSB Camelot, I recognized a great mentor in SFC Fearnow. He allowed me to defuse my first big bomb while he defused his bomb. We worked side by side. Close enough that he could help if I needed it, but far enough away that I had to do it myself. Mentoring doesn’t have to be complicated. It should be a natural extension of your leadership. It’s not so much about teaching or supervising. Fearnow was just there to assure me that I could do it but that if I ran into trouble, he was there. This was one of the first times I noted to myself how important mentoring is. I decided to catalog in my mind each time I saw a great example of mentoring like I had witnessed with Fearnow that day in June 1970. I figured that if I lived long enough, I would be the one on the ground with the most experience. And then I could pull out those filed away memories of good mentoring and help others practice the skill and build their confidence at the same time.

@mchooyah Please tell me you posted this FROM the Whitehouse. Pretty sure that was you next to the Lutrells.

To avoid the awkward language barrier during the blockade in the Persian Gulf, when the U.S. Navy says “Turn around”, the proper response is, “Yes, Daddy”…

@ick_real Alma

I'm looking for a ridiculously old-fashioned girl's name for our new born . Think great-grandma name. Very old and rare. Any suggestions asap pls?

I love your content but this is flat out wrong. Go above and beyond. Even if your current boss doesn’t appreciate it, others will and it will open doors. When you do get that dream job, you don’t have to ramp up… you just keep doing what you’ve been doing. I did this my entire career. Now I AM the boss.

@EthanBenard Proud of you Ethan.

This trip is a big challenge for me. I’ve never trained this hard or anywhere near this capacity before in my life. I went from spending an hour in the gym 3 times a week to us being there for an hour or two 6 times a week. I’m in pain. Soreness, fatigue, I don’t care what you call it. I’m fat and my feet hurt. I did not want to get out of bed this morning, but I did. And that’s the goal of this trip. Pushing myself to new limits, and teaching myself habits that will help me become the absolute best version of myself. I’m not gonna stop, no matter how badly my body wants to. We still have over 10 days to go. See you soon. #weightlossjourney #fitness #motivation

@EquityPlanDan Sail.

If you sold your company today for $10M+, what would you do for the next 10 years?

@lecternleader Congratulations!!! 10 months 2 days for me. Best I’ve felt in YEARS. Keep at it!

I am officially 30 days sober.

Meet Chance Bennett. A @TulsaCounty public defender. Chance posted on @LinkedIn celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk. These are the people in our justice system. Make her famous. Check comments below on how to contact the Bar Association.

@persianjewess I really wish non-gun people would stop saying stupid shit like this. 200 yards with a scoped 30-06 from the prone on a stationary target is something most 12 year olds from Alabama can do. This is not something that takes a “skilled professional”

Jesus defeated death so you can live.

"When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say". My thoughts are with Charlie Kirk's family.

They couldn't beat him in debate, so they shot him.

The Left is the party of murder

Belief, like love, can be a choice. It starts w/humility, recognizing that your understanding of the world, in the grand scheme, is little better than a child’s, giving yourself permission to just believe. It’s not skepticism, but pride, that stands in the way of faith.

@ScottPresler C

I would do a poll, but want to make sure the people responding are actual users/Americans: Do you agree with Elon Musk creating the America Party? A. Yes, join America Party B. No, I’m staying Republican C. No, elect better Republicans D. No, it will split the vote E. B, C, D

@lecternleader I read as much of that thread as I could. That’s demonic.

Buy guns.

@DefiyantlyFree Hat tip to @ProfMJCleveland. She is the best I’ve read at breaking down these opinions in a way we laymen can understand.

@RogerRe57985943 @PlasticGirl1776 This is the correct answer.

All women get it, we’re the ones left picking up whatever you just stepped over. 🤣😩😩

@JoJoFromJerz I did.

None of us voted for Elon Musk to do shit.