SSG Travis Mills

Retired SSG, U.S. Army 🇺🇸
Recalibrated Veteran 🦾🦿
Father | Speaker | Author
Founder: @TMFoundati0n

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

It's not the 360 degrees spin that amazes him most. It's being able to open, close, grab, eat, drink, and take care of everyday life on his own.
Sometimes the simplest movements are the biggest victories.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

I was angry with God-until I learned faith means trusting Him when life hurts.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

Sometimes your life changes before you're ready for it. But losing one purpose can lead you to another-and sometimes that new purpose is bigger than ever imagined.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

I wasn't a wounded warrior. I am a recalibrated veteran.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

Your biggest problem is your biggest problem. No matter what it looks like, your struggle is valid. What are you facing today?

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

Doctors had one last option for his phantom pain. What happened next changed everything.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

He lost all four limbs serving his country. But the hardest part was learning how to keep going.
He stopped asking, "Why me?" and started asking, "What's next?"
Recalibrated, not defeated.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

Everything looked safe. Then one step changed this U.S. veteran's life forever.
A roadside bomb left him as a quadruple amputee-but it never took away his strength to keep going.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

Two life lessons everyone needs to hear:
Don't dwell on the past. Learn from it and move forward.
You can't control every situation, but you can control your attitude.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

Your problems don't have to look like someone else's to be real.
We all face something. Keep going, stay motivated, and don't take life for granted.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

He gave her every reason to leave. She chose to stay.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

He was the guy everyone depended on-until Afghanistan changed everything.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

He lost both arms and legs-but never surrendered his attitude.
Your situation doesn't control your life. Your attitude does.
Would you let your circumstances change your mindset?

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

He lost all four limbs-but refused to lose his perspective.
"I might as well be grateful for the time I had with arms and legs."
Not wouned. Recalibrated.
A mindset that changed everything.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

He had just been blown up in Afghanistan. He was badly injured, strapped to a spine board-and still his first thought was his men.
Even in unimaginable pain, he never stopped being their leader.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

He thought he was going to die-and refused to let fear define his final moments.
"I'm not that guy. I always led from the front."
What would YOU want your last memory to be?

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

19 months of recovery broke me...but I refused to stay broken.
If you're fighting to get better, I'm rooting for you.
Keep going.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

Started training BJJ. Great idea...
He tried to give me an armbar, and I was like, "Nope."
At the end of the day, I WON!

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

"Woke up this morning and realized...I have no legs and arms. Again?!"
Travis Mills turned a life-changing moment into a life worth living.

[SSG Travis Mills @ssgtravismills]

After an IED blast, he was fading fast. His only question: "Will I ever see my little girl again?"