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Travis Collier

WHAT CAUSE WILL YOU FIND IN THE CRISIS OF TRANSITION?

“In the Marine Corps, you’re not paid to have a midlife crisis, or ask people to help you through your midlife crisis. You’re there to give…

3 min readOct 22, 2016

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WHAT CAUSE WILL YOU FIND IN THE CRISIS OF TRANSITION?

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Blue Ocean Strategies

WHAT SUCCESS WILL YOUR PATH LEAVE

“Successful isn’t a destination or a state of being, it’s a way of doing. The very word ‘success’ comes from a Latin root meaning the thing…

3 min readOct 6, 2016

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WHAT SUCCESS WILL YOUR PATH LEAVE

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How Do You Craft a Remarkable Network As You Transition?

You don’t. You build “Social Capital”:

4 min readAug 3, 2016

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How Do You Craft a Remarkable Network As You Transition?

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HOW VETERANS CAN STAND OUT IN THE RESUME PILE

“We can’t simply narrate an account of our two tours in Afghanistan. Why not? Because nobody wants to read your sh-t. We cannot give our…

4 min readJun 19, 2016

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HOW VETERANS CAN STAND OUT IN THE RESUME PILE

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WHY YOU EMBRACE & RESONATE THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE

“The language people use to describe their work can often give a good insight into what really matters in a way that simply asking for…

3 min readMay 12, 2016

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WHY YOU EMBRACE & RESONATE THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE

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HOW WILL YOU EMBRACE YOUR JOURNEY?

“I don’t know if the desert can be a friend, and it’s in the desert that I have to search my treasure.” -Paulo Coehlo, The Alchemist

3 min readApr 30, 2016

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HOW WILL YOU EMBRACE YOUR JOURNEY?

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WHY BEING A CRAFTSMAN IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT

“The Career Craftsman believes that compelling careers are not courageously pursued or serendipitously discovered, but are instead…

3 min readApr 27, 2016

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WHY BEING A CRAFTSMAN IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT

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Blue Ocean Strategies

The Quiet Airport

Travel is already harrowing enough an experience. What if an airport invested more into acoustical engineering instead of subpar eateries?

2 min readJan 12, 2014

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The Quiet Airport

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Blue Ocean Strategies

Yelp Needs a Point of Sale

Yelp’s market isn’t recommendations—It’s the entire customer experience at the counter. A POS could help make Yelp thefundamental piece.

3 min readJan 7, 2014

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Yelp Needs a Point of Sale

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Blue Ocean Strategies

Hotel Tonight’s Owning the Night

Why tapping into users’ pasts keep them tomorrow night.

3 min readJan 5, 2014

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Hotel Tonight’s Owning the Night

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Travis Collier

Travis Collier

I help military members at 8-10 years of service transition out the military and achieve even greater success on the outside, through my writing & coaching.

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