From sniper trainer to parenting guru: How one ex-Navy SEAL is using his training to help raise kids
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Former Navy SEAL sniper instructor Brandon Webb spent years teaching trainees how to control their breathing, quiet negative thoughts and stay calm under pressure. “If I say to a trainee who’s learning how to use a high-power rifle, ‘You’re flinching,’ that puts it in his head,” Webb told The Independent. “You can’t point out mistakes, especially in front of other people, because then it just spreads, infecting everyone like a virus — setting them up for failure.” After he left the Navy to focus on his family, Webb not only used the same techniques on himself, but with his three children. “When we introduced changes to training to focus on positive psychology, our 30 percent failure rate went down to 1 percent,” Webb said …
