I had the honor, pleasure and privilege of hosting Tony Trisilla on The Idea Sandbox Podcast, a Midwestern and American treasure who’s served in various branches of the Armed Forces (Marines, Air Force & Army), a Letter Carrier and Building Maintenance Worker with the US Postal Service (USPS) both for longer than 3+ decades, a cleaning, landscaping & maintenance business owner for a decade, coached various sports teams both for a decade, worked as a Government Military Contractor, helped start a Community Bible Church in Knoxville IL, helped start the Galesburg Christian School in Galesburg, IL, a very Conscientious, Morally Centered and a Driven American Gem in my humble opinion.
Please watch, listen, participate and hopefully take away something useful.
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Love, Cheers and Peace
Rajeev
TISB
00:00:00 Start
00:03:29 How is Tony such a Prolific Worker?
00:06:13 Power of Timely Decision Making
00:09:08 Tony's Work Philosophy
00:11:58 Education with a Purpose
00:18:13 Teaching the Younger Generation to Think Independently
00:27:16 Effects of Building Up Vs Breaking Down Young Minds
00:29:17 Learning By Doing
00:31:33 Tony's Polish Roots & Hustle Mentality
00:35:11 Dignity of Labor
00:39:45 Tony's Military Experience
00:47:59 Switching from the Army to Air Force and losing a few ranks
00:50:48 Being E9 in 2 Different Branches of the Military
00:52:06 Coaching & Mentoring
00:55:28 Rather go Short than Stupid
00:58:22 Not Succumbing to Peer Pressure
01:04:25 Working for the Postal Service
01:09:13 Combat Experiences
01:16:16 Mindset During War
01:20:57 What does it mean to defend America or Patriotism or the values of the West?
01:23:38 Dealing with being gone to fight a war
01:27:10 Managing the stress of being deployed on a Marriage and Family Life
01:32:23 Mechanics of Deployment
01:36:51 Iraqi Commitment to Democratic Process
01:42:05 Vibe of Combat Environment
01:47:55 Ethos of the Idea Sandbox Podcast
01:57:35 Concept of "Taking Pride in One's Own Work"
02:02:12 Living the ideals of taking pride in your country
02:03:26 Putting in the work, regardless of incentives or results
02:06:17 Pursuing excellence Vs shortcuts
02:11:17 Value of Excellent Work
02:17:24 Tony's secret to adapting to new assignments and career paths and excelling at them
02:20:46 Importance of Attention to Detail with an Air Force JTAC Example
02:26:23 Dealing with Fear of Losing a Limb or an Eye during Combat