{"id":99,"date":"2021-04-29T07:23:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T07:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rodmillner.com\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:37:15","slug":"profile-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rodmillner.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/rodmillner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1351.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rodmillner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1351.jpg 405w, https:\/\/rodmillner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1351-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Rod \u201cRocket\u201d Millner<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From 9\/11 Ground Zero to world-record wingsuit flying \u2014 Rod \u201cRocket\u201d Millner has spent a lifetime operating at the edge of human performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now he\u2019s applying those lessons to help people move better, perform better, and overcome what\u2019s holding them back.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mastering what most people avoid \u2014 fear, limits, and the unknown.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 18, a single moment changed everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faced with a situation where he couldn\u2019t defend himself, Rod made a decision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI will never feel like that again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within two years, he had become an Australian Commando (Green Beret) and runner-up in the Australian Kung Fu titles \u2014 beginning a lifelong pursuit of physical and mental mastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Life at the Edge of Human Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rod\u2019s experience spans some of the most demanding environments imaginable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul 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