12-year military career as a US Navy SEAL, as well as five years as ‘Agency’ direct hire in support of counterterrorism. Has deployed and conducted operations in over 12 countries including; Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, Egypt, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Performed as a trainer, advisor, stunt performer, and cast on several productions including American Assassin, 13 Hours (Benghazi), The Mummy, Jack Ryan, Transformers, Ironman, John Hancock, Red, Unlocked, and the Last Ship.
Tweets:
“I want the freedom to pursue passions as they come up. Because I know one thing about myself, I wish I had one passion for life and that would be it, but that would be too simple.” - Joost Janssen // Tweet This!
“But when an opportunity comes, when that phone rings and says, Hey, can you get on a plane, go to Morocco and help work on this TV show, I want to be able to say, yes.” - Joost Janssen // Tweet This!
“If you don’t see an opportunity today, keep saving.” - Joost Janssen // Tweet This!
Takeaways and Key Topics:
Don’t rely on other people’s expertise
Learn for yourself
Understand money
Learn from failure
To start, live off 50% of your income
If you can’t see an opportunity, keep saving
Don’t be afraid to keep your investments
Don’t always follow the crowd
Set milestones
Resources:
Links:
- https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/meet-the-navy-seal-who-turns-actors-into-assassins-w507083/
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425457/
- https://www.military.com/video/off-duty/movies/former-navy-seal-joost-jannsen-helped-make-american-assassin/5580831177001
- https://thechive.com/2017/09/14/dylan-obrien-has-bad-ass-tactical-gun-skills-video/
- IG - https://www.instagram.com/joostj_official/?hl=en
