MY STORY

As a kid growing up in a small town in rural Pennsylvania, there was not much to do. Much of my time was spent outside in the woods where I felt most comfortable. Having no brothers or sisters, and parents that divorced when I was 7 left me with the harsh reality that anything I wanted in this life was going happen only if I made it happen. Growing up dirt poor in a highly dysfunctional family traumatized me at a very early age that life isn’t always fair. We had no car until my aunt and uncle gave a car to my parents, and old Rambler. The electricity in our house was an on again off again event. I had to steal my clothes out of a Goodwill box at the end of our street to have decent clothes to go to school in. I was the proverbial 99 pound weakling in high school. I didn’t want to be there and my grades showed it. Looking back I am lucky I even graduated at all. In 11th grade I lost my mother tragically.

Her death crushed what support mechanism I had at that time. My father who was the epitome of “tough love” gave little support in helping me overcoming such a devastating loss at such a young age. My escape was the military. Ten days after graduating from high school I found myself at Marine Corps boot camp Parris Island SC. It was there that my journey to excel in all things was cemented in stone. It was also there that I learned that to excel and perform at high levels required several things. First and foremost was the MINDSET to excel, which was something completely new to me. It took some time to understand what that truly meant, but when the “light bulb went off”; it set the course for the rest of my life.

Having served in 3 special operations units, each one taking me higher up the food chain, my ability to perform at higher and higher levels was not only a job requirement, but a life saving ability. In war, mistakes are usually repaid with severe penalties. This is not in the form of loss of income or market share, but in the form of lost lives. Peak performance was the standard not the exception. You either met it, or you were asked to leave. It was that simple. I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with the most physically and mentally tough individuals on the planet. These over achievers taught me how to raise the bar in my own life, and how to hold myself accountable in all things that I do. Does this mean I have succeeded at everything I have done? Absolutely not. I have had my fair share of failures and life disasters.

I have fallen flat on my face many times. I have been financially wiped out, twice and had to rebuild my life from scratch late in life. I have lost many friends in war and to suicide after returning home. I have been stolen from, manipulated, lied to and betrayed by those closest to me. Over the course of my life I have sustained numerous injuries to include 3 major concussions, 1 requiring surgery for a cracked skull, torn rotator cuff, 102 stitches to my left forearm from being run over by a boat, numerous broken fingers and toes, 2 shrapnel wounds while serving in Afghanistan (1 to my ribs and 1 to my knee) and last but not least, I was hit by a car riding my bike that resulted in a broken ankle, broken wrist, 3 broken ribs, bruised kidney, dislocated shoulder and a grade 4 concussion. In spite of my injuries, of which several plague me to this day, I do not use them as a crutch or excuse not to perform in athletic endeavors.

No matter the situation, I apply a few time tested, battle proven techniques that have never failed me, and pull me out of bad situations and refocuses my life. And they will not fail you if you apply them to your life. The point I am trying to make is this. My knowledge is based purely on real world experiences, not by reading some book or taking some course on how to be a “life coach”. I will consider it an honor and privilege to share my knowledge with you and coach you to peak performance!

Best Regards,

Joseph N. Teti

MY STORY

My father joined the army when he was 17 with an 11th grade education and married my German mother that had a 9th grade education. I grew up in the military culture and was quite comfortable with it. After my father retired, we settled down in Sacramento California. Nobody on either side of my parent’s family had a college education and my father wanted me to be the first. To his disappointment I joined the Army because I knew that he couldn’t afford to send me to college, and I didn’t want to burden him with the cost.

My career in the U.S. Army was nothing less than action-packed excitement. I served as an Airborne Infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Long Range Reconnaissance Platoon, 325th Airborne Infantry, a ‘Green Beret’ Light and Heavy Weapons expert and A-Team Senior Sergeant with the 3rd Special Forces Group, and 10 years with 1st SFOD-D (DELTA FORCE) as an Assault Team Leader, Assault Troop Sergeant, Interim acting Troop Commander, and team explosives-breaching technician. I was decorated twice for valor for combat actions before 911 with pre and post 911 combat deployments to Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen. I have over 500 combat missions that spans over 34 years in direct ground combat with the enemy in the most extreme of circumstances.

To my father’s surprise I ended up with a Bachelors Degree in Education, a Master’s Degree in Business and Organizational Security Management, and a Doctorate in Natural Health and Alternative Medicine. All this while simultaneously serving as a full-time warrior, husband, father, small business owner, and college student. Anything is possible if you manage time, prioritize work and play, and stay mission focused!

In spite of my injuries stemming from blast injuries, fragmentation wounds, helicopter crashes, head injuries, and more, I have never been healthier, more productive, and more motivated to live and reach all of my life goals.

Upon Leaving the service I was a contract paramilitary operative for OGA supporting the Global War on Terrorism for almost 10 years. I recruited, trained, and lead highly classified and uniquely trained strike teams to pursue, capture or kill terrorists around the globe. Concurrently, I started three companies that I successfully managed, selling one of them to G4S and the other to Intrepid Global Security. The third company is still operational in Bali Indonesia where we provide explosive, narcotic and patrol K9s for resort properties and other security services.

Since my retirement I remain very active. I started 3 companies, written several books and competed as a body builder and professional boxer. I was featured on Discovery Channel’s ‘One-Man Army’, NBC’s Stars Earn Stripes with Terry Crews, FX Legit and the Librarians, and hundreds of radio shows. I travel the world coaching and mentoring people to be better versions of themselves. My mission is help you become the best version of yourself that you can be.

Best Regards,

Dale Comstock