#136 Ray Goggins - Director at Coreskill Training, Chief Instructor RTE television Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week - and author of 'Ranger 22'

Today we spoke with Ray Goggins - Director at Coreskill Training, Chief Instructor RTE television Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week - and author of 'Ranger 22'. Ray served in the Special Forces Task Unit as a Senior NCO, as part of the Irish Defence Forces. He has vast operational experience and went on many deployments to hostile environments and conflict zones. A specialist in anti-terrorism and hostage rescue, maritime counter terrorism and combat diving, Ray was an expert in surveillance/ reconnaissance and intelligence...and a special ops instructor, physical trainer and manager. We started this chat about his new book 'Ranger 22 - lessons from the front', and why he had to write that book; Ray explains how the knowledge he acquired over the years has been distilled to lessons that we all can understand and use. Ray explains what his business 'Coreskill training' is all about...creating a mindset to be better, where performance, passion and purpose unite. For Ray, mindset and mental fortitude is what separates those who make it and those who struggle. We hear amazing stories of resilience and determination from the RTE show 'Special Forces Ultimate Hell Week' - where 24 civilian recruits take part in a gruelling special forces selection course, designed by Ray and other members of the elite unit, the Army Ranger Wing...the Irish equivalent of the SAS and Navy SEALs. We unpack composure, a superpower according to Ray, confidence, team building strategies - and the essence of leadership.