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His Son Left for Boot Camp. So He Went Into the Hurt Locker Too | Chris Paradiso

2026-10-30

While his son was at Marine boot camp, Chris Paradiso left his house around 10 p.m. to cover 48 miles on foot, so his son wouldn't suffer alone.

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Chris, founder of Paradiso Insurance and author of Civilized Savage: The Daily War Against Comfort, made his son a promise before Parris Island: "while you are in the Hurt Locker I want to visit the Hurt Locker with you." No water, no social post. "That was a me and Gianni moment." Full disclosure: Chris and I started an early version of this book together years ago. The finished book is his.

I asked the question this episode answers: if work, family, and health are fine, "why do I have to do hard things?" My answer is rehearsal. Chris's answer is his because. We both hate the word balance. I offer harmony. Chris says the people chasing balance are chasing comfort. His fix for the voice that bargains: "Write it down and you will not negotiate with yourself." That's the Easy Mode idea: Hard Mode is real effort pointed in the wrong direction. Chris picks his hard and aims it at his because.

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Civilized Savage (book ): https://geni.us/civilizedsavageWebsite: https://www.chrisparadiso.com/Paradiso Insurance: https://www.paradisoinsurance.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherparadiso/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paradiso_insurance/

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