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Hey, what's going on? This is Brad with software, radio. I have the great privilege today to bring you a special guest.

One that's going to help us kind of maybe set our day straight. You know, we try to have this alarm clock next to our bed and we always hit snooze.

And I'm hoping that my guest, Alden Mills, former seal team member, seal team two, been around the teams.

You know, he's got some background in discipline and leadership and he's written a couple books, unstoppable teams is out and beyond unstoppable.

Is that right? Am I close to that? Alden, welcome.

Yeah, unstoppable, Brad, but we're right there. That's what we're going to be doing today.

That's right. And so welcome to the show. Welcome to the software family. I'm happy to have you here.

Now, Alden, let's talk about a little bit of the beginnings of your crawl walk, run face to the military. How old were you when you enlisted into the Navy, right?

It was the Navy, but you know, first I want to just tell you, it's such a privilege to be on software and I think of it as talking about with my brothers and all my sisters out there.

I so missed the camaraderie and the brotherhood. So thank you for having me on.

Well, thank you for reaching out and wanting to share your message. I always do like a guest Alden that wants to be on software. You know, it's something that is there's something in the listeners there.

They're here. You're here. I'm here. And we all want to be here. And so this conversation today is going to talk about what you've had to deal with your ups and downs, getting to where you're at today.

And thanks again for the nice words on being on the show. I'll be sure to send my friend, Brandon Webb, who runs the podcast. Oh, what's up for you?

Okay, do that. Give Brian.

I will. I have to say his name right now. So we hear Brian Webb.

How old were you though? When you joined? Well, you know, my path was going to the Naval Academy.

And I will tell you that path got set a little earlier in life. And it got set through my mom really.

I was 12 at the time and was visiting this pulmonologist doctor and central Massachusetts.

He looked like a older Danny DeVito with a bald scalp of lightwispy hair and thick coat bottle glasses.

And he constantly looked like he was smelling sour milk when he delivered the news to me and my mom that this boy he's born with smaller than average sized lungs and he's an asthmatic.

He needs to lead a less active lifestyle. I suggest the game of chess.

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