The Blue Light Leavers Podcast

I'm very conscious that many of you and members of the Blue Light Leavers Facebook group won't know much about me, my own journey of leaving the Police to freelance Business Change Manager via Project Management, the challenges, set backs and successes I've had, how Blue Light Leavers came about and why and some of the success stories of those I've mentored.  

I had the honour of being asked to be interviewed by Alexander Seery of Shifts to Success and I've decided to release this as a podcast episode to help fill some of the gaps.   

This podcast is in 4 sections:  

1. My background and career history  

2. My fears and worries as I approached the end of my service and my own transition from Policing to Project Management and Business Change  

3. Why I created Blue Light Leavers and the podcast  

4. Loads of hints and tips about leaving the Police, why transferable skills are not enough, LinkedIn and CV's and much more!  

I really hope you find it so useful and full of value that'll help you in your own journey and it gives you the belief that if an operational Cop can do well after only knowing Policing from 18 - 49, you can too!  

If you're on shift and it's 'Q', have a listen! You can listen anywhere and whenever suits you best and they're all completely free!   

Don't forget you can join our Private Facebook group at : www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers   

You can also visit the website and blog on www.bluelightleavers.com and download my free guide to LinkedIn for Emergency Service Professionals!   If you like what you've heard, please subscribe, hit 5* and leave a review and share and come and join us in our Private Facebook Group.

If you're approaching retirement from policing, Law Enforcement or any of the Emergency Services, or if you've retired at full service or due to ill-health, you've had your second (or third) career and you're looking to retire fully, then this podcast is for you. 

If you're anything like me towards the end of my service, you'll be feeling really apprehensive and unsure about what the future holds. Whether it's that loss of identity, that status, the loss of financial security and are you actually ready to leave, or are you leaving on an ill health pension? 

What about those friendships and the support network that you developed over the years? It's a really worrying time. 

Today, I'm speaking to Anne Cannings and Nigel Pacey. They're both experts in helping people transition and bridge that gap towards a happy and healthy second or third career or full retirement. During this interview, we talk about how Retirement Life Plan came about. We discuss the typical issues and pitfalls faced by those at the end of their service and they give hints and tips on finding that next role. We also talk about the importance of values, purpose and meaning. We discuss lifelong learning, and they give key messages and success stories, and they also talk about how they can help you. 

So if you're approaching the end of your service, or you're retiring on ill-health, or you're looking at full time retirement, this podcast will definitely help you.

If you're concerned about your retirement plan or want to ask any questions, you can contact Anne via [email protected] and Nigel via [email protected] and they'll be happy to help.

If you're on shift and it's 'Q', have a listen! You can listen anywhere and whenever suits you best and they're all completely free!

Don't forget you can join our Private Facebook group at : www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

You can also visit the website and blog on www.bluelightleavers.com 

Download my free guide to LinkedIn for Emergency Service Professionals via this link: https://www.bluelightleavers.com/pl/95723 

If you like what you've heard, please subscribe, hit 5* and leave a review and share and come and join us in our Private Facebook Group.

Management Consultancies, big or small, can be a really good fit for Emergency Service professionals. It's challenging, you need to be resilient, the ability to communicate and manage challenging and demanding stakeholders, remain calm under pressure, manage a high workload, advise and support clients, manage expectations, have challenging conversations and be results orientated. Any of this sound familiar?

Nick Durrans is a former Royal Marine Commando and Officer who did 5 Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan completing 18 years military service before leaving for a Project and Programme Management career with one of the 'Big 4' Consultancies. Nick is now a Programme Director for Change and Transformation Programmes working with many national and high profile Public Sector organisations. 

Whether considering management consulting, Project and Programme Management, or in fact, any move to a new role, whether mid-service or on retirement, this interview is absolutely crammed with information, hints and tips that will help you massively. It is an exceptional episode.

We discuss mapping and evidencing your values, skills and experience into 'civvy street' and the selection process and what that entailed. We also talk about the most relevant courses for these types of roles and the importance of life-long learning.

Nick also talks about how he felt as he was approaching the end of his service, having done nothing else, his worries, fears and concerns and that loss of identity that we feel. He also talks about 'imposter syndrome' and the importance of humility. 

There is so much parity in what he went through and the feelings many of us have when leaving the Police or other services.

If you're on shift and it's 'Q', have a listen! You can listen anywhere and whenever suits you best and they're all completely free!  

Don't forget you can join our Private Facebook group at : www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers 

You can also visit the website and blog on www.bluelightleavers.com 

Download my free guide to LinkedIn for Emergency Service Professionals via this link: https://www.bluelightleavers.com/pl/95723 

If you like what you've heard, please subscribe, hit 5* and leave a review and share and come and join us in our Private Facebook Group.

Trailer - Nick Durrans

Neurolinguistic Programming and other associated support methodologies have been of huge interest to so many in the Blue Light Leavers Private Facebook group and have proved incredibly helpful for many officers and their families within the BLL group!

Rak Nathwani works with the individuals and families, the Police Firearms Officers Association, Police Federations, Police Mutual, numerous charities and the Mental Health Crisis Pathway. 

In this interview, he talks about his own journey and the moment he broke and how NLP can help you and also gives some hints and tips on staying calm when the pressure's really on.

You can connect with Rak via his fantastic website and see the testimonials via http://www.futurecreationassociates.co.uk/

If you're on shift and it's 'Q', have a listen!

You can listen anywhere and whenever suits you best and they're all completely free! 

Don't forget you can join our Private Facebook group at : www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers

You can also visit the website and blog on www.bluelightleavers.com

Download my free guide to LinkedIn for Emergency Service Professionals via this link: https://www.bluelightleavers.com/pl/95723

If you like what you've heard, please subscribe, hit 5* and leave a review and share and come and join us in our Private Facebook Group.

Elaine Innes left the job after 15 years, moving into really well paid roles within the Telecoms industry that are incredibly sought after by former Cops and then made the decision to follow a passion, moving into Personal Training and coaching and has not looked back!

We talk about the reasons why Elaine made the decision to leave, the interview processes, that transition to a new role and the challenges and much more. If you want the confidence, belief and knowledge to find a new role, either mid-service or having retired, this will definitely help you.

If you're working shifts and it's 'Q', have a listen!

You can connect with Elaine via https://www.elaineinnesfitness.com/

You can also listen anywhere and whenever suits you best and they're all completely free! Please click on the stars and maybe leave a review and subscribe!

Don't forget you can join our Private Facebook group at : www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers 

You can also visit the website and blog on www.bluelightleavers.com 

Download my free guide to optimising LinkedIn for Emergency Service Professionals via: https://www.bluelightleavers.com/pl/95723 

If you like what you've heard, please subscribe, hit 5* and leave a review and share and come and join us in our Private Facebook Group.