Anonymous
12/02/2025 14:19
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He’s selling an image to 40 year old men who want to larp.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ZRmjVVjLu2U
Do you think this video is about larping? There are actual people in the world that need to train like this for their jobs and competition. Several posts back there is video of Halle Berry doing this type of training for a role. Think of all the shows and movies where actors need to realistically portray soldiers or cops. What type of training do you think they go to? There are others that compete in shooting sports. https://uspsa.org/ Then there are people on the tactical side of law enforcement that benefit from the countless hours of training and real world experience of three ex-SEALs teaching a class.
There are certainly regular Joes that take these classes, but they’re really expensive for larpers. Shooting is a perishable skill. Most people think gun owners don’t get enough training. These instructors take firearm safety 1000x more seriously than the local 50-year-old you pay to teach you about guns. If you do something unsafe with a firearm they’ll bounce you right out of their $4,000 class. These classes teach things that would be applicable in the real world, not your typical static range scenario where you stand in a booth and fire at a single target 7 yards away. Those that push for people to get firearms training should commend gun owners that attend these courses, not try to put them down.
That’s a lot of words I’m not going to read. What’s your USPSA classification?
Thanks for reading more than you want to admit.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 14:12
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He’s selling an image to 40 year old men who want to larp.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ZRmjVVjLu2U
Do you think this video is about larping? There are actual people in the world that need to train like this for their jobs and competition. Several posts back there is video of Halle Berry doing this type of training for a role. Think of all the shows and movies where actors need to realistically portray soldiers or cops. What type of training do you think they go to? There are others that compete in shooting sports. https://uspsa.org/ Then there are people on the tactical side of law enforcement that benefit from the countless hours of training and real world experience of three ex-SEALs teaching a class.
There are certainly regular Joes that take these classes, but they’re really expensive for larpers. Shooting is a perishable skill. Most people think gun owners don’t get enough training. These instructors take firearm safety 1000x more seriously than the local 50-year-old you pay to teach you about guns. If you do something unsafe with a firearm they’ll bounce you right out of their $4,000 class. These classes teach things that would be applicable in the real world, not your typical static range scenario where you stand in a booth and fire at a single target 7 yards away. Those that push for people to get firearms training should commend gun owners that attend these courses, not try to put them down.
That’s a lot of words I’m not going to read. What’s your USPSA classification?
Anonymous
12/02/2025 14:05
Subject: Re:Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
A guy like David Blaine needed the be a pro mindset to become the magician he is today.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 13:55
Subject: Re:Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Nick Vujicic had the be a pro mindset growing up.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 13:37
Subject: Re:Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Misty Copeland had the be a pro mindset.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 13:08
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:He’s selling an image to 40 year old men who want to larp.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ZRmjVVjLu2U
Do you think this video is about larping? There are actual people in the world that need to train like this for their jobs and competition. Several posts back there is video of Halle Berry doing this type of training for a role. Think of all the shows and movies where actors need to realistically portray soldiers or cops. What type of training do you think they go to? There are others that compete in shooting sports. https://uspsa.org/ Then there are people on the tactical side of law enforcement that benefit from the countless hours of training and real world experience of three ex-SEALs teaching a class.
There are certainly regular Joes that take these classes, but they’re really expensive for larpers. Shooting is a perishable skill. Most people think gun owners don’t get enough training. These instructors take firearm safety 1000x more seriously than the local 50-year-old you pay to teach you about guns. If you do something unsafe with a firearm they’ll bounce you right out of their $4,000 class. These classes teach things that would be applicable in the real world, not your typical static range scenario where you stand in a booth and fire at a single target 7 yards away. Those that push for people to get firearms training should commend gun owners that attend these courses, not try to put them down.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 11:43
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's all marketing. Same with David Goggins. They have stuff to sell you, so they make you feel "less than" but if you study with my 8 week program! You will learn a system of mental fortitude and discipline! That I developed over 12 years of fighting with the Navy SEALs! For only $30 you can buy my book with my 8 week program! Free water bottle if you buy it today!
Shipley’s group does tactical firearms training, not motivational training for the chronically lost. They’re about firearm manipulation, fundamentals, room clearing and shooting on the move. It’s not fantasy baseball camp where fat guys trade high school stories while stuffing their faces with hotdogs.
https://gbrsgroupgear.com/pages/knowledge-transfer#training-events
I don’t think this topic is about becoming a SEAL, or the damage SEALs do to themselves mentally and physically. It’s more about being the best ballerina, or chess competitor, or cross country runner. The be a pro message happened to come from a scary bearded Viking.
LOL. He sells clothing, merch, swag, and even a fitness program. If you don’t think he’s marketing to the masses of bros who wanna play pretend that they’re SEALs, I have a bridge to sell you.
He is in marketing. Everything he does is revolved around selling products and services. He’s selling an image to 40 year old men who want to larp.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ZRmjVVjLu2U
Anonymous
12/02/2025 10:09
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:DJ Shipley spent years cheating on his wife, and one of his affairs resulted in a child. Supposedly that child is being raised by his parents. He does not speak to his father because his father rightfully called him out for his behavior and told him to stop. There’s rumors he’s abusive towards his wife and daughters, and that he and his wife use the charity created for her deceased husband (he was also a SEAL and was killed in combat) to basically fund their lifestyle. Don’t know if those rumors are true, but people sure as hell aren’t talking about how he’s such a great guy.
If you haven’t spent a lot of time around these types of men - it’s really less about discipline and motivation, and more that their brain just works very differently than ours. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. They are often cold, calculating, ruthless, cut throat, and do not care about anyone else. To be successful, you must neglect your family and if they don’t like it, they can leave.
It’s ridiculous to then ask normal people to hold themselves to the same standard. They don’t have the actual brain chemistry to do the same. Which is a GOOD thing. I don’t want to live in a cutthroat world where everyone is out for themselves.
If you enjoy pushing yourself, go for it. But this attitude that the problem with “young people!” is a lack of mindset or whatever is ridiculous. People should be able to make a good living without working themselves to the bone or turning into pieces of s*** human beings.
This sounds like PE, VC, IB, CEOs, etc.
Plenty of successful non-military people are terrible husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. I think people that hire a nanny and abdicate their parenting duties to pursue a career are, to use your terminology, “pieces of s***.”
This topic isn’t about being a piece of s***, it’s about motivation and putting in the work. The intensity falls on a spectrum. The characteristics of the work behind the scenes, to be exceptional in your discipline, is specific to the individual.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 09:50
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's all marketing. Same with David Goggins. They have stuff to sell you, so they make you feel "less than" but if you study with my 8 week program! You will learn a system of mental fortitude and discipline! That I developed over 12 years of fighting with the Navy SEALs! For only $30 you can buy my book with my 8 week program! Free water bottle if you buy it today!
Shipley’s group does tactical firearms training, not motivational training for the chronically lost. They’re about firearm manipulation, fundamentals, room clearing and shooting on the move. It’s not fantasy baseball camp where fat guys trade high school stories while stuffing their faces with hotdogs.
https://gbrsgroupgear.com/pages/knowledge-transfer#training-events
I don’t think this topic is about becoming a SEAL, or the damage SEALs do to themselves mentally and physically. It’s more about being the best ballerina, or chess competitor, or cross country runner. The be a pro message happened to come from a scary bearded Viking.
LOL. He sells clothing, merch, swag, and even a fitness program. If you don’t think he’s marketing to the masses of bros who wanna play pretend that they’re SEALs, I have a bridge to sell you.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 09:45
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
DJ Shipley spent years cheating on his wife, and one of his affairs resulted in a child. Supposedly that child is being raised by his parents. He does not speak to his father because his father rightfully called him out for his behavior and told him to stop. There’s rumors he’s abusive towards his wife and daughters, and that he and his wife use the charity created for her deceased husband (he was also a SEAL and was killed in combat) to basically fund their lifestyle. Don’t know if those rumors are true, but people sure as hell aren’t talking about how he’s such a great guy.
If you haven’t spent a lot of time around these types of men - it’s really less about discipline and motivation, and more that their brain just works very differently than ours. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. They are often cold, calculating, ruthless, cut throat, and do not care about anyone else. To be successful, you must neglect your family and if they don’t like it, they can leave.
It’s ridiculous to then ask normal people to hold themselves to the same standard. They don’t have the actual brain chemistry to do the same. Which is a GOOD thing. I don’t want to live in a cutthroat world where everyone is out for themselves.
If you enjoy pushing yourself, go for it. But this attitude that the problem with “young people!” is a lack of mindset or whatever is ridiculous. People should be able to make a good living without working themselves to the bone or turning into pieces of s*** human beings.
If you haven’t spent a lot of time around these types of men - it’s really less about discipline and motivation, and more that their brain just works very differently than ours. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. They are often cold, calculating, ruthless, cut throat, and do not care about anyone else. To be successful, you must neglect your family and if they don’t like it, they can leave.
It’s ridiculous to then ask normal people to hold themselves to the same standard. They don’t have the actual brain chemistry to do the same. Which is a GOOD thing. I don’t want to live in a cutthroat world where everyone is out for themselves.
If you enjoy pushing yourself, go for it. But this attitude that the problem with “young people!” is a lack of mindset or whatever is ridiculous. People should be able to make a good living without working themselves to the bone or turning into pieces of s*** human beings.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 09:17
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:I was this way until I had a stroke at 40 due to stress. Got the PhD, worked multiple jobs, traveled extensively in war torn areas, etc. No matter what these guys say, it takes a severe emotional and physical toll. There is a way to balance it all and still be successful. I don't envy these types.
I’m sorry you had a stroke, and I hope you’re fully recovered.
“Be a pro” for 99% of the people isn’t necessarily about multiple jobs and war torn countries. It’s about setting goals and striving to push beyond them. If you hit goals all the time you’re setting the wrong goals. The primary goals don’t have to be athletic, but you should have fitness goals to help maintain your health and relieve stress.
Ask yourself, what’s your primary goal, and secondary goal right now? What are you doing to work towards them?
Anonymous
12/02/2025 09:10
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Both of my kids have this kind of drive, although not with the intensity of Mr. Shipley. For one the focus is athletics (baseball pitcher), and the other academics (college senior who just received her first acceptance into an engineering PhD program). DH and I have similar personalities, although I've mellowed a lot as I've aged.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 09:03
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
I was this way until I had a stroke at 40 due to stress. Got the PhD, worked multiple jobs, traveled extensively in war torn areas, etc. No matter what these guys say, it takes a severe emotional and physical toll. There is a way to balance it all and still be successful. I don't envy these types.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 08:53
Subject: Re:Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Halle Berry embraces the be a pro mindset when she prepares for movie roles. Here’s the training she did to develop the necessary skills to play an assassin in a John Wick movie. She didn’t need to do this. If the company that trained her didn’t post it we’d never know about it. What you do when no one’s watching shapes you, for better or worse.
Anonymous
12/01/2025 09:01
Subject: Do you know a young person with the “Be a Pro” mindset?
Anonymous wrote:It's all marketing. Same with David Goggins. They have stuff to sell you, so they make you feel "less than" but if you study with my 8 week program! You will learn a system of mental fortitude and discipline! That I developed over 12 years of fighting with the Navy SEALs! For only $30 you can buy my book with my 8 week program! Free water bottle if you buy it today!
Shipley’s group does tactical firearms training, not motivational training for the chronically lost. They’re about firearm manipulation, fundamentals, room clearing and shooting on the move. It’s not fantasy baseball camp where fat guys trade high school stories while stuffing their faces with hotdogs.
https://gbrsgroupgear.com/pages/knowledge-transfer#training-events
I don’t think this topic is about becoming a SEAL, or the damage SEALs do to themselves mentally and physically. It’s more about being the best ballerina, or chess competitor, or cross country runner. The be a pro message happened to come from a scary bearded Viking.