What The Army Taught Me About Winning At Life - Commando Steve #152

About this episode

Steve Willis shares insights from his military background and experiences on The Biggest Loser to discuss personal growth and change.

On The Biggest Loser there was a yellow line, and Steve Willis says the moment a contestant fell below it their fight was no longer in their hands, it went to a vote. He uses it as the whole argument: do the work while the decisions are still yours to make. Steve "Commando" Willis spent more than ten years in the Australian Army, including selection into 4 RAR when it was re-tasked as a commando unit, and nine years as a trainer on The Biggest Loser. He now runs a gym in Rouse Hill with his partner Harika. What you will learn: - Why recruits had their socks measured with a ruler, and what that has to do with being handed a weapon - The one degree bearing analogy he uses instead of telling people to overhaul their lives - His order of operations for change: awareness first, then competency, then confidence - Why he says the 3am wake up posts are nonsense, and what preparedness actually looks like - What he thinks stopped The Biggest Loser being made, and what the show got wrong about obesity Chapters 00:00 The yellow line, and the day your fight stops being yours 04:01 Joining at 18, and how infantry chose him instead 08:02 Malaysia, 1996, and the selection nobody saw coming 12:02…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Beardall

Guest: Steve Willis

Topics covered

• military training
• personal development
• fitness
• life lessons
• change management

Keywords

• Commando Steve
• The Biggest Loser
• military
• fitness
• personal change
• awareness
• confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Biggest Loser, 4 RAR

Places: Rouse Hill, Malaysia

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