Life After the Military: LTC (Retired) Ken Patterson

Listen to this awesome new Life After the Military episode with our good friend and exceptional leader, LTC (Ret) Ken Patterson, if you want to have a low stress, high success transition to the private sector.

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Listen to this awesome new Life After the Military episode with our good friend and exceptional leader, LTC (Ret) Ken Patterson, if you want to have a low stress, high success transition to the private sector.

Ken shares some absolute gold nuggets for all transitioning veterans.

Learn how Ken did the following:

  • Made his transition planning a part-time job!
  • Created a plan – just like a strategic military operation – with specified and implied tasks!
  • Took the time to educate himself to figure out what he wanted to do and where he want to do it!
  • How he answered two really tough interview questions and absolutely nailed them to the wall!
  • Conceptualized and built his own highly successful medical consulting business!

If you watch/listen to this episode and apply the lessons learned from Ken Patterson, you will be well on your way to a highly successful and very low stress transition!

Show notes

00:00 Introduction to Ken Patterson

2:38 Ken discusses his experience with transitioning to the private sector after 21 years of military service, focusing on his use of professional resume-writers

11:11 Ken details the primary tasks he focused on while preparing for this transition – updating his resume, creating a planned strategy for his transition, and educating himself

18:25 The discussion shifts to the extreme importance of doing the work to have a smooth transition

21:40 Ken and Howie respond to Lee’s question – what was the mental process behind your extreme focus and successful transition?

27:04 Howie discusses how ego can negatively influence a veteran’s mindstate when preparing for transition

33:45 Ken tells the story of how his career in the private sector began through a series of extremely memorable interviews

35:42 Ken’s gift of making strong connections leads to award-winning success within the first few years of landing the role

52:26 Ken tells the audience about his motivations for starting his company, True North Advantage, what it took to get started, and where it’s headed

1:03 Lee hilariously names Ken’s future biography

1:05 Ken explains how keeping a consistent schedule, spending time with loved ones, mentoring and journaling all contribute to how he flexes his mental fitness

1:11 Lee closes the show


A Discussion of Atlas of the Heart with Beth Shaha, Part 4

Sandy and Certified Master Life Coach, Beth Shaha continue the discussion of Atlas of The Heart by Brene Brown.

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This discussion focuses on what you feel when you start to compare yourself to others and how it can impact your mental fitness.

 

Show Notes:

00:00 Introduction to Brene Brown and the book

1:52 Sandy opens with Brene Brown’s list of 87 emotions and experiences

5:20 The discussion centers on Chapter 7: “Places We Go With Others”, noting the key feelings compassion, empathy, pity, and sympathy

7:37 Beth chimes in on what’s missing when we relate to each other emotionally, “being curious about the backstory”

12:44 Sandy and Beth discuss helping others in a healthy manner

16:20 Beth and Sandy discuss the limits of human perspective, leading into a deep discussion on boundaries

27:11 “Places We Go When We Fall Short” – guilt, shame, perfectionism, embarrassment, humiliation to self compassion

28:36 Beth and Sandy discuss their thinking around guilt and shame

36:13 Sandy reads an excerpt from the book, prompting a shift to the topic of perfectionism and how it can be harmful

41:14 Beth and Sandy discusses Chapter 9: “Places We Go When We Search For Connection”

47:22 Beth implores the audience to care about the wellbeing of others

53:40 Beth and Sandy close the show


My Summit Journey: Barbara - Lightbeam

Barbara is legally blind, and at No Barriers Summit, she had the opportunity to get her spark back and unlock her most resilient and tenacious self.

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