--- title: "Saved By SEAL Team 6: Jessica Buchanan, Impossible Odds" description: Jessica Buchanan was providing aid in Somalia when she was taken captive for 93 days. In poor health SEAL Team 6 rescued her. This is her story. image: https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hubfs/_Podcast_Images/The-Sales-Podcast-Jessica-Buchanan-164.png --- [Skip to content](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/jessica-buchanan#main-content) [![Wes Schaeffer is The Sales Whisperer®](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wes-header-lockup.png?width=1560&height=360&name=wes-header-lockup.png)](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/) - Work With Me Show submenu for Work With Me - [Fix Your Follow-Up](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/follow-up) - [Best Day Ever](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/best-day-ever) - [HANK The AI](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hank) - [12 Weeks To Peak™](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/12-weeks-to-peak) - [48-Hour Fix](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/48-hour-fix) - [Start](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/start) - [Blog](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog) - [The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) - [Speaking](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/sales-keynote-speaker) - [Podcast](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast) Show submenu for Podcast - [Podcast Guests](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast-guests) - [About](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/about) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Work With Me Show submenu for Work With Me - [Fix Your Follow-Up](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/follow-up) - [Best Day Ever](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/best-day-ever) - [HANK The AI](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hank) - [12 Weeks To Peak™](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/12-weeks-to-peak) - [48-Hour Fix](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/48-hour-fix) - [Start](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/start) - [Blog](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog) - [The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) - [Speaking](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/sales-keynote-speaker) - [Podcast](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast) Show submenu for Podcast - [Podcast Guests](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast-guests) - [About](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/about) - [Get The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) [Get The Daily](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/daily) Nov 27, 2015 # Saved By SEAL Team 6: Jessica Buchanan, Impossible Odds ![Picture of Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png?width=50&name=Wes%20Schaeffer%2c%20The%20Sales%20Whisperer%20black%20white.png) [Wes Schaeffer](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/author/wes-schaeffer) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/jessica-buchanan) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/jessica-buchanan) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/jessica-buchanan) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/jessica-buchanan) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/jessica-buchanan) ## What Jessica Buchanan Shares In This Episode - Why you need to follow your dreams against all odds - How valued you are to the American Armed Forces - Why freedom isn't free and why it's worth fighting for ### Listen to these other Navy SEAL Week Episodes - [Former Navy SEAL Goes Hollywood,](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/navy-seal-lone-target-star-joel-lambert/)[Joel Lambert, #159](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/navy-seal-lone-target-star-joel-lambert/) - [Author Scott McEwen, "American Sniper," #160](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/american-sniper-scott-mcewen-pulls-no-punches/) - [Former Navy SEAL, Now On The News, Dan O'Shea, #161](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/navy-seal-dan-oshea/) - [Former Navy SEAL, Shot 7 Times, Motivational Speaker, Jay Redman, #162](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/navy-seal-author-speaker-jay-redman/) - [Former Navy SEAL, Motivational Speaker, David Rutherford, #163](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/navy-seal-david-rutherford/) - [Kidnapped in Somalia, Held 93 Days, Rescued by SEAL Team 6, Jessica Buchanan](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/jessica-buchanan/) - [Former Navy SEAL Turned Financial Expert & Entrepreneur Bruce Roberts, #165](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/navy-seal-bruce-roberts/) - [Former Navy SEAL Turned Crossfit Expert & VP of Sales, Chris Irwin, #176](https://thesaleswhisperer.com/blog/former-navy-seal-chris-irwin-president-kill-cliff) #### Links Mentioned - Buy Jessica Buchanan's book, [Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six](http://amzn.to/1InKK3T) - [Follow Jessica Buchanan on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jandeimpossible) - Visit Jessica's home on the web Market like you mean it. 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