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November 4, 2025 26 mins
After surviving a 695-mph ejection, Navy pilot Kegan Gill faced paralysis, addiction, and a broken system. He strips the story down to its core, discipline, ownership, and grit. This isn't motivation; it's survival through standards. Learn how to rebuild your mind, body, and purpose when everything else is gone.
 
Timestamps:
  • [01:33] The mindset that separates doers from talkers.
  • [06:15] Stepping into the F-18 cockpit, pressure and precision.
  • [09:03] The 695-mph ejection, real endurance revealed.
  • [19:15] How simple habits became the mission.
  • [21:17] Fighting back against pain, pills, and the system.
 
What You Will Learn:
  • How daily effort rebuilds discipline and grit.
  • Why ownership, not pills, drives true recovery.
  • How to apply military discipline to everyday life.

Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Learned:

  • Daily Discipline: Small, consistent actions compound into recovery and long-term resilience.

  • Ownership of Outcomes: Taking responsibility for rehabilitation, mental health, and career decisions.

  • Physical Rehabilitation Principles: Structured nutrition, exercise, and rest to restore function.

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