All Excuses are exactly the same. I learned that the hard way. Basic Training Specialist Bergan. “Why is this PRIVATE talking to me?” “I THOUGHT it was CLEAR that I DON’T talk to PRIVATES” “Roger, Drill Sergeant. “ I don’t know who Roger is BUT WOW that is an…

If you’ve made it through season one of the Veterans Leadership Blog Podcast. You have heard from Thought Leaders and the Veterans community who echo my belief that: “Veterans are the Key to Unlocking America’s next Golden Age.” If you are in business or hiring for a busy organization …

Six Months ago I started on my journey to become a Certified Professional Speaker. #TeamGameChangers Read about that here: Why You’re Not a Professional Speaker (And What You Can Do About It) What I learned along the way applies to anyone looking to break into the speaking industry. It’s all…

One of the first commandments when joining my Professional Speaking training and Mastermind Group Game Changers was to stop posting to social channels without approved content. Now for someone who served in the military the discipline of listening to others is not hard. The discipline of implementing a command to…

Memorial Day is Hard for Me It’s a day I have to REMEMBER…. It’s a day I observe in SILENT ACTIVITY remembering that I AM STILL HERE THIS IS A HARD STORY FOR ME TO TELL so if tears start to fall. Pray me through it. Once upon a time…

Is Public Speaking still a major FEAR? If you read my last blog about attending P7D Training for Professional Speakers, you would know that public speaking is not one of my fears. Hashtag Get over It. One Week Later, I can say that attending P7D was a Game Changer. Typically…

Learning to become a Professional Speaker from a Speaker I admire is my next Big Goal! Pioneer Square #Seattle. Working in Tech and learning to be a Professional Speaker should be nothing short of transformational. My journey begins this weekend with training in Atlanta. There are a lot of speaker…

Knowing how to train is what you should you should focus on once you have established why you are transitioning. I know you are chomping at the bit to start training, but without knowing how to train, you can invest a lot of time and energy getting prepared in the…

As you are preparing to leave the military, you are bombarded with the excitement of all the possibilities that are before you. Like me many of you are going to ask yourself should I go back to School? Should I start a new career or am I leaving the military…