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Right out of submarine school, with a color‑vision waiver and a failed journalist typing test behind me, the submarine force handed me one brutally clear challenge: qualify in submarine warfare in two years—or don’t really belong.
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In this Life Lessons Learned episode, I share:

How joining the USS ARCHERFISH (SSN 678) in Groton, Connecticut, and qualifying in under a year on a Mediterranean deployment became a personal “hot runner” experiment in focus.
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Why that laser‑like attention to one primary goal—earning dolphins and not being seen as a “non-usable body” (a “nub”)—unlocked trust, respect, and opportunity.
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How the same principle applies to leadership today: picking the main thing that truly accelerates you or your team, and committing to it while cutting out distractions, is one of the most underrated performance multipliers you have.
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If your work and life feel scattered, this story is a practical nudge to choose your submarine‑equivalent qualification—then go all in until it’s done.