S2E28 – A Story of Combat, Cricket and the SAS with ‘Harry’ Moffitt

Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt spent more than twenty years in the SAS. His multiple tours into East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan plus counter terrorist duties were coupled with his other love - cricket! He took a cricket bat on every one of his major overseas operational tours and had them signed by the most incredible groups of people. In this episode Harry talks passionately about his beloved SAS, tempo, tragic loss and trauma and the need for us to have wider life balance.

Harry is also a registered psychologist and we talk about what he knows now …. that he wished he knew back then. We talk compassion and self care as well as high performance mindsets and leadership!

His new book is 'Eleven Bats'! Get involved in it- it's a ripping yarn!

 

Intelligence Summary (INTSUM)

04:07       Harry’s first bat into Afghanistan …. And the Taliban’s opinion on his cricket ability!

06:30       Suicide bomber in Tarin Kowt. Harry responds to civilian deaths.

10:30       The psychology and philosophy of soldiering.

14:10       Rumination (not good) …. And debriefing (good). The circle of hate.

16:00       Harry’s experience on the power of debriefs.

17:00       The importance of creative practices, meditation and mindfulness…. Moff’s opinion

18:30       Harry’s ‘three things’- why we should all have three things!

20:15       The importance of Harry’s cricket club

22:20       Harry gets blown up by a roadside bomb which killed Signaller Sean McCarthy…. And Harry was driving. He tells the story.

25:45       Harry talks about blaming himself for Sean’s death. Incessantly. And then realising the problem with the inner commentator.

30:30       Harry gets ‘a third quarter spray’ about his own negativity.

31:20       The Commentator is a fraud….

32:30       Harry gets in touch with Sean’s parents…. How that went.

34:30       Harry’s most memorable cricket bat… in Timor Leste.

40:00       Why black and white isn’t right.

42:40       Harry’s initiative on his passion for educating soldiers… enter the Wanderers Education Programme.

46:50       Ben’s experience about the Programme when he was the Commanding Officer.

51:10       Harry’s thinking about leadership ….. how to lead through complexity.

54:15       Out of all things …. what is Harry most proud of?

 

57:41       End with some new Music from The Externals (teaser) for Life on the Line Podcast!

 

 

Music

Thanks to all our artists who allow us use of their music.  In this episode:

The Externals – available on Spotify

 

 

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