Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach, helps our transitioning military service members mentally transition from a Soldier's mindset to a business professional's mindset via speaking engagements, transition workshops, and coaching.

In this episode, Ritchie shares how he overcame homelessness after transitioning out of the military into a successful spreaker, author & entrepreneur.

Some of the things we discussed:

The 5 biggest threats facing military veterans today

People never outperform their own self-image.

How he worked through & crawled out of his valley?

The Rule of 168

168 hours to positively recreate your life.

6 Key Areas of Life:

Self Education

Formal Education

Professional Career

Mind, Body & Soul

Financial Independence

Personal Relationships

What are the steps to get through a major life valley or transition?

Bonus Website for EQG Podcast Listeners

https://www.ritchiethomas.com/eqgangster

Website

https://www.ritchiethomas.com/

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritchierthomas/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ0gov-7V46V_pN7WiOrngQ

Ritchie's TEDx Talk

https://youtu.be/LEXaYRxCPfo

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Jonathan Liebert is the founder & CEO of the National Institute for Social Impact (NI4SI) and also the CEO of the Better Business Bureau in Colorado Springs, CO.

Jonathan has worked with hundreds, if not thousands, of businesses & entrepreneurs over the past 20 years to help them become successful social entrepreneurs.

He shares some tremendous insights on how people can combine their purpose with making money by becoming a social entrepreneur & impacting the world in & through their business.

He ties in the importance of knowing oneself, which takes self-awareness, to being the best & most effective social entrepreneur possible.

He shared 3 of the biggest challenges people have in becoming social entrepreneurs.

National institute for Social Impact (NI4SI)

https://ni4si.org/

NI4SI Email

[email protected]

Jason Anderson

https://veteranpcs.com/

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In this episode I share a story of how my new Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gym owner shared some of his "status" with me & how unexpected it was & how it made me feel.

This was shortly after listening to Michael Bungay Stanier's podcast interview "2 Pages" with Will Storr on the concept & power of "Giving Away Status" to others & the "consequences" / benefits of doing so.

2 Pages podcast interview w/Michael Bungay Stanier & Will Storr:

https://pod.link/2Pages/episode/aa58ff4d47df94a0812d1bbde135f796

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In this episode, I share a story about how subconsciously it seems that our teenage daughter seeks our approval, but I'm not sure how aware she is of that dynamic.

It made me reflect & ask myself whose approval I seek? And maybe an even more important question…why do I seek their approval?

What are the consequences of seeking someone else's approval?

As a 30-40 year people-pleaser addict, the thought of seeking someone's approval now is almost repulsive.

Ideally for me, I would like to think I only seek the Lord's approval, but I'm not sure if I'm being completely aware or honest with myself. That is definitely my goal, though.

I pray this episode causes some self-reflection and maybe even some prayer.

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Bill Proctor is a U.S. Air Force Security Forces (police) veteran, civilian Law Enforcement Officer (LEO), and Hostage Negotiator. He shares his story of how he used mindfulness exercises to cope with the incredibly challenging nature of being a Police Officer along with his growing Emotional Intelligence to deal with a toxic work environment.

Here are some of the things we discussed during the interview:

Mindfulness technique / coping mechanism - going to your happy place - visualize it w/all 5 senses

Is there a stigma for LEOs to visit the on-staff Mental Health Psychologist?

What has impacted your own emotional growth journey the most as an LEO?

Why he chose to stop pursuing so much education.

How his emotional growth journey led to a career change.

What are the potential consequences of an "Embrace the Suck" organizational culture?

To contact Bill:

[email protected]

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Bust out your pen & paper on this one!

We hit a lot of questions in this episode about this topic.

Here are some of them:

Do others feel emotionally connected to you?

How do you know?

Is it important? Why?

What's the importance / value of emotional connection?

How do you know when you've connected emotionally?

How good are you at connecting emotionally with others?

Would others agree w/your assessment at your ability to connect emotionally?

What could you do to be more intentional at connecting w/others emotionally?

How does your ability or inability to connect emotionally impact / affect your leadership?

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Dr. Holly helps conscious single men and women find the love of their dreams. With a doctorate in clinical psychology, she founded Find Love At Last in 2014 to empower you to find the love you've been dreaming of and has been a matchmaker, coach, and image consultant for over 9 years. Dr. Holly is a dating expert and inspiring speaker who empowers and advises on dating strategy, online dating, mindset, image, partner suitability, communication, and commitment.

Questions & topics we discuss:

How do you help people that are not emotionally intelligent work through their relationship issues & challenges?

What have you learned about men & women from your 15 years as a relationship expert?

What are the trends of where relationships fall apart?

What systems have you found help with maximizing our internal work?

We're far more in touch w/what we want than what we need.

What we want is usually ego based. What we need is usually soul based.

Relationship myth:

Relationships have to be hard.

Importance of having a carefully curated tribe.

findloveatlast.com

Fb: Conscious Singles: From Single to Soulmate

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1178662715802614

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In this episode, Logan, an author & Licensed Family Therapist & Certified Trauma Professional, shares some very insightful comments and practical advice on how men can become the best & healthiest versions of ourselves, despite what society & culture is promoting.

Some questions we discussed:

How his childhood impacted his emotional journey

How to increase self-awareness

The conflict of messaging men have to overcome

Some of the obstacles men need to overcome

Practical steps to become the best versions of ourselves

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Website - BalancedManPlan.com

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Whew, I just got hit this week with a bunch of old emotional issues that I had already worked through quite a few times.

I share my process for how I handled it & my emotional "battle drills" of going "A.P.E.D.".

What is your emotional agility like?

What are your favorite emotional tools to get through difficult or challenging emotions?

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