Today’s guest is Lieutenant Commander Ryan Williams of the US Navy. Before joining the Navy he enlisted in the US Air Force where he served as a member of The Band of the Golden West and later he served as a staff chaplain at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Additionally, he served as a Staff Chaplain at St. Mark’s Hospital and the Salt Lake City VA hospital. Ryan’s Navy Chaplain Corps service has included assignments with the Marines, Clinical Staff Chaplain at Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Command Chaplain on the USNS MERCY hospital ship, and the USS Antietam. He is now at the US Coast Guard Training Center in Petaluma California. 

Today we discuss: 

• Identifying and aligning with your values 
• The power of inviting reflection to make room for learning
• Motivation as an outcome of taking action
• Facing conflict by choosing to engage and letting go of controlling the outcome

Resources

• See the transcript and chapter headings on the LX Leader Website
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