MrBallen (Former Navy SEAL): If You Feel Lost, Here's How To Turn Your Life Around In 2025!

From rock bottom to Navy SEAL, and then to storytelling YouTube star from John Allen to MrBallen, he reveals what it takes to reimagine your life's path.

00:00 Intro
02:03 Becoming MrBallen
10:14 The Self-Awareness to Take Responsibility Changed Me
14:58 How You React After Making Mistakes Changes Everything
16:44 What Is the Navy SEALs?
19:21 How Long Is Navy SEAL Training?
23:05 The Difference Between Those Who Made It or Not
27:07 MrBallen’s Mentality Before and After SEAL Training
29:51 Hitting Rock Bottom
32:52 Advice for People Who Feel Stuck
36:23 I Almost Died: Finding Your True Motivation
39:43 Retiring Due to War PTSD
45:34 Dishonored by the Navy SEAL Community
49:15 I Crossed the Line...
01:01:23 What Happened to Those 9 Hikers
01:03:35 Advice for Finding What Motivates You
01:06:59 The Best Things in Life Are on the Other Side of Fear
01:14:24 Dealing With People Hating What I Love Doing
01:18:44 Will You Stop Being MrBallen?
01:21:16 What Would Make You Leave MrBallen Behind?
01:25:38 Finding the Next Thing to Tick Off Your List
01:27:18 Dealing With PTSD and Alcoholism
01:33:52 Coming to Terms With Everything I Did
01:36:42 Your Demons and Therapy
01:38:34 The Only Way to Cope With Your Demons
01:40:53 Ads
01:43:00 Reconciling With My Dad
01:46:55 How to Help Men Experiencing Mental Health Issues
01:51:23 How to Be a Great Storyteller

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You can purchase John’s book, ‘MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories’, here: https://amzn.to/4g7fq0p

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