The Kenshō Way

On today's episode we take a look at some of the best practices for navigating Life, especially when life is a shit-show and we find ourselves needing some new information and perspectives because how we normally move through challenges is not getting it done. As always, we keep it real and bring you the information and techniques that work in the real world. 

It all starts with quality, restorative sleep Heroes. You want the low hanging fruit, it's sleep, period, end of story. The average sleep period for First Responders is 5 hours...NOT GOOD ENOUGH. You want to know where to start on best resiliency practices, it's right here and we are going to cover the best sleep practices in this ESSENTIAL podcast. Sleep well Heroes! 

The Samurai had several practices that can benefit the modern warrior with regard to building powerful resiliency through developing the proper mindset. On today's show we take a dive into some of that culture's best practices and how we can adopt some of those principles into our lives to add new tools to our life mastery tool belt. Get your inner-Samurai on Heroes! 

Training First Responders is time consuming, expensive and literally impossible with our pandemic. This is where on-line learning shines, filling in the many gaps that traditional, in-person training creates. On today's show we have two guests representing a leading-edge training company, thinblueonline.com. This new training design and delivery is amazing and it is clearly the future, something every agency should have in their training arsenal. 

One of the most difficult aspects of a career in emergency services is taking off our Hero identity to move gracefully into our personal lives to be fully there for our kids, partners, parents and friends. So often we bring our work home and, as you are all well aware, that plays havoc on our relationships. On this episode we dive into the best practices to separate work from home to experience a personal life that is rich, rewarding and joyful. 

On today's episode Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman gives us his wisdom on a number of critical topics including perceptual distortion, memory gaps and aftermath dynamics related to critical incidents. We dive into the truth around murder and suicide statistics related to cops and vets. We discuss the power of faith and love as cornerstones of Hero service and even talk about how to use M&M's to defuse emotional crisis. An honor to facilitate this interview with this amazing scholar, writer, trainer and servant.    

I interview Terry Weaver, a combat veteran, keynote speaker, actor and published author who is wholly dedicated to taking his wisdom and life lessons to empower the Hero Community to new levels. You are going to love Terry, he went through the school of hard knocks to an empowered life of positivity and service that will leave you with a deep sense of hope and inspiration.  

Retired Captain Dan Willis and I discuss his new book Bulletproof Spirit. In my opinion, this book should be required reading for all Heroes in the First Responder Community AND their life partners. In this interview we get into some of the big rocks that YOU can apply to your personal and professional lives right now! 

Today's guest, international best selling author of 17 books including the Peaceful Warrior series, Dan Millman, shares his wisdom of what it means to be a peaceful warrior and how to balance the body, mind and spirit for an empowered life of service as a Veteran and First Responder. Dan has significantly impacted my life in so many positive ways and it is a deep honor to have my friend and mentor as a gust on today's show. enjoy!  

Imagine as an agency having to deal with 6 line of duty deaths in 6 years. Imagine you are a commanding officer in that agency. How do you navigate so much tragedy? How do you lead? What are the best resiliency practices to keep moving forward? All this and more will be the topic of today's interview with Coast Guard Veteran and Retired Stanislaus Sheriff's Department Capt. Jim Gordon.