Texas, USA
About Us
Meet our president: Ed Eaton
I spent years in service, first in the Marine Corps, then in the Air Force Reserves, where I learned to push through anything, pain, stress, uncertainty, you just keep moving. What I didn’t realize at the time was how much I was carrying with me after the uniform came off. Injuries I ignored, stress I buried, and a constant need to stay busy so I wouldn’t have to slow down and face what was underneath. From the outside, everything looked fine, but internally I was disconnected, going through the motions without being fully present. The shift didn’t come from a single moment, but from the realization that avoiding discomfort was keeping me stuck. Around that time, I was introduced to a lifestyle built on ritual, without distractions, no noise, no escape, just structure, discipline, and presence, and it forced me to confront everything I had been avoiding with a level of radical honesty I hadn’t allowed before. I started leaning into challenge again, but this time with intention, not chaos or distraction, structured challenge, stillness, and reflection. That’s where everything changed. I realized growth doesn’t come from comfort or numbing out, it comes from being fully present, doing hard things on purpose, and taking ownership of your life. That’s why I founded Day Zero Foundation. It isn’t about escaping life, it’s about facing it head-on. We remove the noise, strip away distractions, and put veterans into environments where they are challenged physically, mentally, and emotionally, together, because when you take everything away, what’s left is who you really are, and that’s where change begins.