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title: Get Out Of Your Rut With Navy SEAL David Rutherford
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Nov 13, 2015
# Get Out Of Your Rut With Navy SEAL David Rutherford
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## Growth Tips you'll learn in this episode of [The Sales Podcast](https://www.thesaleswhisperer.com/podcast)...
- The importance of motivation and how to get and stay motivated
- How and why to embrace failure and learn from it to grow
- How to have a team orientation
- How to handle fear
- What to do with self-doubt
- What to do with the negative influences in your life
- How to get great training
- Why physical challenges help overcome mental challenges
- How a Navy SEAL uses social media
- How lazy people shouldn't be negative
### 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/)
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- [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)
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