Episode 13: Joseph Bates - Ex British Special Forces sniper talks about his self-discovery journey

This is a 360 degree energizing conversation, covering an array of subjects from British Special Forces Selection, a hostage rescue, the sudden death of Joe’s father, pushing his body to the extremes, feeling empty, searching for answers, navigating different civilian careers, finding happiness and founding his unique military inspired coaching platform called Halen Strength. Joe is the epitome of a modern day man wanting to better himself and strive towards a life of purpose and meaning. He’s full of real life experiences and wisdom to live a better life.
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Resources:
Harley Street tinyurl.com/yuysse95
David Goggins davidgoggins.com/
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff - Richard Carlson tinyurl.com/mv3yms25
Joseph Bates:
Instagram tinyurl.com/5hy6pa22
Halen Strength www.halenstrength.com/
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
1:40 - Joseph Bates
2:48 - Fathers illness
4:01 - Fathers death
5:58 - Becoming a soldier
7:53 - Training
10:22 - SF training
16:00 - Hostage rescue
17:37 - Leaving the forces
21:38 - Losing his spark
22:52 - Mental health
26:24 - Moving overseas
29:00 - Moving towards mental health.
35:52 - Male suicide
38:48 - Halen Strength
49:50 - Who needs Halen?
52:12 - Macro changes
55:10 - Micro changes
1:01:01 - Who are Halen pros
1:03:07 - Impact of fathers death
1:07:04 - Impact on family
1:08:50 - What comes next?
1:12:07 - How to be involved with Halen
1:15:13 - Tips and tricks
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[@bentajima3395]

Thank you Joe 🙂💛🙏✨

[@spudbeans22]

doing selection at 19 is wild

[@paulwilliams2663]

Exactly what my bro in law said, a very mixed bag, SF soldiers. Joe seems so timid and not archetypal beefcake, yet is one of the most highly trained soldiers on the planet. Respect

[@spudbeans22]

the royal marines recruits less meat heads and more thinking soldiers

[@chalky89]

Your Videos deserve more views.

[@justinturner8820]

What a great pod,amazing information that I can relate to

[@davematthews3534]

So he went into the recruitment office, saying he wants to join the RAF, the recruiter, who was an RM asked how his maths was, he replied not good. So the RM recruiter said had he heard of the RM's, give them a try, their recruitment office is down the road?
Then he does 8months RM training, THEN the RM sniper course, which is 4 months long, then tells his Squadron SM he wants to put his papers in for SF. His SM says no but still puts his papers in anyway?
Your armed forces time starts from 18 so by his account he did less than 1 YEAR in CDO unit and was allowed to go on selection?!

[@dylanjohns8409]

No I think he served a year before going on selection. He went on the sniper course and then went on tour to Iraq so that’s probably 11 months. 4 months sniper course, 6 month tour and probably a month or two in between each of those. So by the time he actually went on selection he probably already served for a year, but still that’s ridiculously early to go straight on selection. Usually you’d join a unit and serve for 3-4 years at the earliest for some people.