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Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast

Lion in the Mirror

An exploration of failure, recalibration, and transformation. From quitting BUD/s to rebuilding life in the Appalachian ridges. Fatherhood, Marriage, Surviving, Thriving, and Beyond. onedayalion.substack.com

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15:40

Rebel's Logic

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/11/04

External measures cannot control our hearts, minds, nor souls.We control those.So.Be you. Without apology.And, maybe, in your thriving, external success will come.If so, it’s gravy.If not, it’s life.But it is your life.Be brave enough to live it.You have sought permission for far too long.Stand up, Recalibrate, Grow, and Evolve. Explode into you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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11:56

Rebel's Logic

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/11/01

Why do we quit?How do we redeem ourselves and thrive after quitting?Why we QuitI have asked these questions while writing my book, One Day a Lion, forthcoming in 2026.I have experienced both failure and redemption enough times to feel myself an expert, but the thriving continues to elude me. I do not feel alone here, however, as it appears I have plenty of company.Semantics are important. So what does it mean, after all, to thrive? And, more importantly, what does it look like?-- Money?-- Fame?--

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3:01

Colorado Kool-Aid

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Lion in the Mirror Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thanks for reading Lion in the Mirror Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it.After I rang the bell that ended a dream, the remainder of my day consisted of medical checks, HR, and career guidance. I packed all my gear and moved to another barracks closer to the Hotel Del Coronado. The quitter’s barracks.Other quitters walked me through

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2:48

Ring the Bell

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/10/13

“Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, Meditation XVII, John Donne This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onedayalion.substack.com/subscribe

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8:00

Noah's Sky after the Flood

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/10/04

In this raw and final entry of the Drop on Request story, Part 2 of 2, Brian Plemmons revisits the precise moment he walked away from BUD/s Class 200. What began as a fight against failure turns into a confrontation with identity, pride, and the myth of invincibility. Through quiet rage, defiance, and reflection, he unpacks what it means to quit, and how that act can become the genesis of rebirth.From the clang of the bell to the silence of his own breath, Noah’s Sky captures the split second where

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8:00

Noah's Sky after the Flood

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/10/01

In part one of this entry, I stepped to the water. Now, I step away.Jaw muscles unclench. Skin scrunched around eyes droop.I backed away from the water, a kid staring down his dream as if it were a grizzly with a salmon.F**k you anyway.F**k You anyway.F**k You Anyway!“Hey, where ya going?”“I DOR.”“What?”“I D.O.R! I drop on request.”“Because your mask?”“Where do I go?”“Go?”“I drop on request.”Severity settled his eyes. For the first time since my arrival in Coronado, someone found wonder in my

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7:13

Darkness by me Slithered

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/09/26

The guy facing me, pissed himself.He noticed that I noticed.“What? It makes you warm.”“You have on a mini suit. It’s running down your legs.”“Into my booties though. Feet warm.”It sounded nice. I pissed myself too. The urine pooled in my neoprene booties.You must find joy in the small things in life. Warm urine squishy between frozen toes. You can quote me.Others did the same. Piss mixed with adrenaline mixed with saltwater.Time to think, waiting for the Kings of Dip-shittery (the instructors’

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2:28

Still I Stand: Why Quitting isn't Weakness

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/09/16

I never became a Navy SEAL, because I QUIT BUD/s Class 200. Some will stop reading at that statement alone. And many would never start their story with such a clear admission of failure.But quitting is not as simple as weakness, nor as neat as a flaw of character. As is true with most things, a quitter’s actions cannot be folded nicely into moral categories. Quitting once or quitting again and again, does not imply you will quit forever. There are times, undoubtedly when quitting is rightly

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8:31

One Day a Lion

Lion in the Mirror Substack Podcast ·

2025/09/07

I DID NOT become a Navy SEAL.I graduated high school in 1994, entered the Navy a few days later, and I arrived at Coronado for BUD/s Class 200 a few short months after. Thanks for reading Idnck’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.BUD/s - Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training. And then I quit.That truth is the same truth for most BUD/s candidates and SEAL initiates.And these driven, ambitious men spend a lifetime shaking hands with others that know not how to

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