Show Notes
What is the true cost of letting external pressure override your gut? In this episode of the Mark Divine Show, retired Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine unpacks the critical skill of Judgment—the ultimate point of integration where composure, clarity, and wisdom translate into a single, decisive action. Mark shares a sobering story from Morro Bay, California, where a SEAL Team 3 training mission went disastrously wrong because institutional expectations and observation overrode clear warning...
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