Jack Carr- Finding Your Next Mission

Jun 15, 2024

Former Navy SEAL and bestselling author Jack Carr discusses leadership, values, transitioning from the military, finding purpose, and his journey as a writer. He shares insights on the importance of reading, weaving truth into fiction, and the influence of his military background on writing thrillers. Carr also talks about the power of storytelling, his morning ritual with Alpha Coffee, and the editing process in writing books.

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

Exploring the Author's Writing Process and Incorporation of Truth into Fiction

04:00 • 2min

Influences of Military Background on Writing Thrillers

05:36 • 26min

Gaining Perspective Through Reading Historical Fiction

31:21 • 3min

Morning Ritual with Alpha Coffee and Reading Habits

34:06 • 2min

Editing Process and Margin Notes

35:37 • 2min

Transitioning Out of the Military: From Service to Writing

37:23 • 21min

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Former Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling author, Jack Carr, joins Joe for a powerful discussion ahead of the release of his 7th book in The Terminal List series, Red Sky Mourning. They explore the following:

Why leaders need to be readers
The perfect way to gift a book
Transitioning from the military
The importance of values in decision-making
Finding your purpose
How Jack became a writer
and much more!!

From a young age, Jack Carr had two dreams: serving his country in uniform as a Navy SEAL and becoming an author. Following twenty years in the SEAL Teams, Jack shifted his sights to publishing and fulfilled his literary objective with the release of his debut novel, The Terminal List.

Since then, he has captivated readers worldwide with the gripping tales of James Reece in his New York Times bestselling novels True Believer, Savage Son, The Devil’s Hand, In the Blood, and Only the Dead.

The Terminal List was adapted into a thrilling #1 Amazon Prime Video series starring Chris Pratt and has been greenlit for a second season based on Jack’s second novel True Believer (release date TBA).

In addition, a prequel origin story series based on the character Ben Edwards titled The Terminal List: Dark Wolf starring Taylor Kitsch is currently in production.

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