Veteran Wealth Secrets

Today we will have Joe Kramer, a West Point graduate, former Army officer, and the founder of Ruck On. Listen as he shares his exciting story and thoughts on how he has gone through the process to achieve success with his belief + action= results equation. 

Episode Highlights:

• 3:33-  Doing your best and not just meeting the standards. 
• 7:33- Taking advantage of the lock down and the modern economy to learn new skills. 
• 8:11- The birth of Ruck On.
• 12:27- Joe's reflection about his successes in the past. 
• 15:11- The Belief + Action= Result equation. 
• 17:55- Reframing relationships and how Joe thought about failure. 
• 19:16- Overcoming the fear of failing and doing things outside of your comfort zone. 
• 24:13- The next big thing for Joe with Ruck On and the upcoming The Rucking Supply Drop. 

3 Key Points:

• Start to visualize and believe. The goals that you have are the things that you can attain by making that reality. 
• Overcome fear of failure and go outside of your comfort zone. If it didn't work out, see what you could have done better. 
• Always do your personal best and not just based on someone else's metrics. 

Quotes:

• “The equation Belief+Action=Results is my proof that when I believe something and put it into work, I can attain and make that reality. “-Joe Kramer.
• “I learned a lesson about always doing your best, like your personal best, and not based on someone else's metrics.”-Joe Kramer 
• “What's big for me is being okay with doing something that might be out of my comfort zone, getting positive or negative feedback, and not being afraid of failure.”-Joe Kramer 
• “Being an entrepreneur,  it's okay to try new things, if it didn't work out, move on and see what you could have done better. “ -Joe Kramer 

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Today we will have a meaningful conversation and perspective on finding purpose in post-military life with Mark P Miller, a commissioned army signal officer, army public affairs officer and mass communication specialist.

Visit markmillerpr.com

Episode Highlights:

• 3:15- Mark P Miller retired earlier than expected due to medical reasons.
• 3:48- Asking yourself of “what do you want? “is the core secret in transitioning.
• 10:30- Mark worked as public affairs director after retirement
• 12:23- Mark started the communications consulting business in public relations.
• 18:00- Mark's Military background and municipal background gave him a niche to work in government and non-profit organizations.
• 21:09- The importance of GRE and Ph.D. program in thought leadership
• 24:19- The implication of The Foundation of Inquiry course in the current environment and transition.
• 29:50- How the military prepares members for transition

3 Key Points:

• Transferring skills and translating skills in transition must be based on what you want to do, because transition is as unique as the person.
•  Recognize where you're bringing value to feel that sense of purpose in your chosen job/career after retirement.
• Think through all the stuff the military taught you and use that for transition as opposed to just looking completely at the tap, but looking at all the skills the military gave you.

Quotes:

•  “Going back to what you said about transferring and translating those skills, sure! that was easy for me to do, so that's what I want to do, so that's what I wanted.” - Mark P. Miller
•  “It's not that you should or shouldn't, or listen to anyone else tell you. I chose to stay in the same profession and just do it differently but that's not for everybody, so I think the transition is as unique as the person.” - Mark P. Miller
• “If I want to be successful long term, I need to be a thought leader in my field. Although I have a pretty deep resume, sure I've got good credentials, but I seek to be an absolute expert and thought leader in my field. “- Mark P. Miller

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Conventional = Ordinary = Mediocrity

When I did my military to civilian transition I became an adviser at a typical financial planning firm, I had gone through all the standard trainings and licensing. I wasn’t a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), but it’s not that hard to learn the standard retirement planning philosophy and basically follow the rules, regulations and compliance of how everybody is "supposed" to save their money if they’re doing all the correct things from a fixed income perspective. I didn’t know any better, and I served my clients in that capacity. I’m not saying that what I was telling them was wrong. It’s just an antiquated methodology, given the current times. We sure weren't focusing on military to civilian transition enough. 

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Welcome to the new Veteran Wealth Secrets Show!

I'm your host and author of the book Veteran Wealth Secrets, Scott. R. Tucker. And joining for this podcast trailer is the show Producer and host of the Holding Down the Fort Podcast for Military Families, Jen Amos!

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