I had the honor of connecting with over 200 transitioning service members through 7 Eagle Group. Many thanks to 7 Eagle Group and the service members and veterans on the call for the warm welcome! I shared the perspective that transitioning members can have the “Same Purpose, New Mission.” What an amazing program for any…

You’ve already made the call. You just haven’t said it out loud yet. Not because you’re still deciding. You know the course. It’s because you know what saying it will set in motion. Once it’s out, the changes start. The people you’re responsible for get uncomfortable. They have to be brought along, motivated, helped to…

Why your routines might be stifling your growth. (And what you can do about it). Routines and habits can be powerful tools to help us grow. But sometimes, we need a “routine reset:” Acknowledge Autopilot: Recognize when you’ve been blindly following a set routine. Shake Things Up: Swap your regular activity with something new. Reflect:…

The bigger the decision, the less certain you feel making it. That caught me off guard the higher I moved in leadership. You keep waiting to feel sure. To have all the consequences resolved before you commit. On the decisions that carry the most weight, that feeling doesn’t really come. So the real edge becomes…

Out walking yesterday, listening to a podcast. When we hit something hard, most of us treat it as a problem to solve. Get through it, get back to normal. COVID was the version most of us lived. When will this be over? When do things go back to the way they were? But what if…

Have you ever caught yourself doing this on a call? I have. I’m with someone, supposed to be all there for them, and my head is still back on whatever I was chewing on before I got on. The strategy, the money, some problem I couldn’t shake. So I’m only kind of there. The more…

Wondering how to actually work with me? Here’s the simplest answer. If you’re operating at a new level, stepping into bigger responsibility, or moving into a new arena, the first step is a connection call. Not a sales call. A real conversation. A chance to meet, hear what you’re carrying, and see if there is…

An opportunity showed up last week. Pretty aligned with me. My purpose, my skill set. Stuff I’ve actually trained to do. And almost in the same breath, this voice in the back of my head went, “who are you to do that?” Dude. 26 years of leading. Training as a coach. And that voice still…

When the old arena goes away, it can feel like your purpose went with it. The title is gone. The uniform is gone. The mission, team, structure, and rhythm that helped make sense of who you were, all of that changes. For me, that old arena was the Navy. That was the container where a…