E22 - Raising the Standard: You're Capable of More Than You Think

E22 - Raising the Standard: You're Capable of More Than You Think

At 19, Gary Rowan knew he was going nowhere. He walked into a Marine Corps recruiting office and asked, "How soon can I go?" They said Friday. Same week.

Five years as a Marine K-9 handler taught him something that changed everything: anything the person to his left or right could do, he could do. And if he tried harder, he could do it better.

Now he runs Wild Boar Land Management, raises two kids with his wife Brittany, runs 60-80 miles a week training for the Boston Marathon, and gets up at 4am to do it all over again.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Why he joined the Marines to change his circumstances
• What boot camp revealed about what he was capable of
• Building a business one "yes" at a time
• The cost of choosing comfort
• Why easy is poison
• Gratitude as the antidote to stress
• Raising kids to be tough but kind
• Why there are no secrets - just doing the work

"Planning without action is just procrastination with a notebook."

If you're a man who knows you're capable of more but keeps making excuses, this one's for you.