Change Orders

Are you living your best life or sticking with the status quo for the “security” while time rolls on? Are you dreaming but never taking action? If you’re satisfied then stay put but if not… burn the boats (and keep the fire going)!

If you only consider one area of your life or compare your achievements to a small enough group of people, it’s easy to believe you are reaching your potential. However, potential isn’t graded on a curve! It’s uniquely personal. In this episode Nathan encourages you abandon vanity metrics and give strategies to realize your real potential!

Do you feel like you belong more at work than your own home? How are your desires to get back to the office, to the team room, or to go on another deployment influencing your ability to lead and shape the culture in other areas of your life? Nathan talks about how his sense of belonging at work caused him to give his family less than his best and how the consequences of that mindset can be harmful.

Have you curated a version of yourself for those around you that isn’t the real you? Do you get security from their acceptance, but deep down you wonder if things would be the same if they knew your struggles? Having relationships based on a knowledge of the real you is an essential part of living a fulfilled life. Find those that love you anyway and commit to those relationships! Get tips and strategies in this episode on authenticity.

Your identity is only as secure as the thing you serve is big. What happens when it is rooted in something that's smaller than you thought, is no longer there, or isn’t what you thought it would be. You were on top of the world but now you’re not… why? Is the problem with that institution, or is the problem with you? We unpack some essential elements to a secure identity and maybe why yours isn't.

With a stable family, deep roots in the community, and a solid plan my transition to civilian life had all the essential elements to go smoothly… except it didn’t. Getting the life you want requires more than that. It takes the ability to continue to learn and serve something bigger than yourself even if you wrongly put your faith in your former job, a title, or a phase of life.