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 Follow John: Instagram - https://bit.ly/3BjQjbv Twitter - https://bit.ly/3Bd3evX YouTube - https://bit.ly/4irOnhN Ballen Studios Website - https://bit.ly/3ZzRv2A MrBallen Podcast - https://spoti.fi/49xFsY0 You can purchase John’s book, ‘MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious: The Graphic Stories’, here: https://amzn.to/4g7fq0p 🚀The 1% Diary is live - and it won’t be around for long, so act fast! https://bit.ly/1-Diary-Megaphone-ad-reads Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Boncharge - http://boncharge.com/diary with code DIARY for 25% off