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SBS Legend: Simon Jefferies

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After 8 years and three tours as a special forces soldier, Simon Jeffries bagged himself a well paid job in the city. He had seemingly made the transition from battlefield to boardroom very successfully. But he felt trapped in this new life cycle, and wanted to break out of the comfort bubble. Simon shares his stories of the gruelling SAS selection, his life at war, and finding a new purpose in coaching others.

Eventful Lives - Episode: 119 - Simon Jefferies

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20 Comments

@paulfish5074 3 years ago Pinned

What a class act this fella is. Best of the best. Mentally like an anvil. Great interview. Dodge with some great questions there.

@Sg672 3 years ago

Spot on Simon, the biggest thing you miss when you leave is the man to the left and right of you, nothing has ever replicated that and never will 🇬🇧

@mattgretton2925 3 years ago

I have never heard a podcast from a more inspiring,intelligent and respectful person .

@chalky89 3 years ago

I'm glad he recognised the fact the infantry had the hardest time out there. Respect.

@spiderwebb4983 3 years ago (edited)

Noticed his dog at 48:30 checks he's okay as he detected his emotional level increased as he talks of his closest encounter.

@tonyK_72 3 years ago

How much more fascinating are the people Dodge interviews than any 'celebrity'. All day long. This channel was a right find! Pure gold. Another superb guest, too. What a bloke.

@Northman.56 3 years ago

At least he gave praise to the lads who go out every day and don't know if the will get back to camp in one piece.Respect for that.

@Mark-wv6sg 3 years ago

Great interview,I used to
work with a former SAS. Bloke a complete gentleman

@user-ly5dw8fi9y 3 years ago

Stumbled across this interview this morning at 2am S.African time... so very enlightening and with weight given the path that was taken to get to Simons' present thought process. Speaks so eloquently in sharing the message.. and also well pointed questions to extract his knowledge delivered in an extremely humble manner. Thank you

@billymartinaswell1779 3 years ago

Raising three children in the modern world was tougher than 4 years as an infantryman in the US Marines. I agree with this bloke 100%

@mediapartners9950 3 years ago

A riveting interview with an absolute legend. He came across as intelligent, articulate, humble and authentic. Someone I would definitely enjoy spending some time chatting with. Great interview 👍🏻👍🏻

@kjprice1443 3 years ago

Thank you Simon for confirming something that no one likes to admit. That there is no noble cause for being in those countries. That it's all about money, oil and politics. Countries like the UK and the USA should be sorting out the problems in their own countries.

@andrewmcloughlin8869 3 years ago

Recent events show its not massive numbers that count but the quality. How fortunate we are to have and have had such quality blokes in the UK forces.

@ThatKarol 3 years ago

Simon's comment about the friction between who you are and what you're doing really resonated. Just one nugget amongst a fabulous thoughtful interview. Thanks guys.

@superk6487 3 years ago

Extremely intelligent guy is Simon.
I’ve been hugely successful and yet depressed because I wasn’t feeling fulfilled in life.

@louis.b333 2 years ago

Fair play to this chap bigging up the average squaddie top bloke. Great interview dodge. Thanks again 😊

@ryannorton7938 3 years ago (edited)

Imagine going though the selection and then years in the Special forces and still being so humble. I liked how he spoke about and respected the regular infantry guys.

@markportlock5255 3 years ago

Sometimes YouTube suggestion algo does a good thing. Got one of your podcasts pop up a couple of days ago Dodge, watched and enjoyed that (Phil Campion). Then saw this as next suggestion and been blown away really - Simon appears to be a very humble and intelligent chap, very well interviewed on your part. The theme about trying to align what you do with who you truly are (and of course, working out who you truly are in the first place!) is not something you’d expect of a “military hard man” . Excellent video mate, really enjoyed .