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!
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
