In Brief: Essential Insights for Post-Military Transition

Send us Fan Mail What's your response when things feel uncertain? Is it to try to gain control of the situation and force it to be what you think it should be? Maybe there's a better option: just let it go. Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success...

Send us Fan Mail The world is dark, there is no doubt. But the way be a light—for yourself or someone else—is far simpler than we often realize. This episode, re-discover what thankfulness really looks like, and how it can change everything around you.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and mili...

Send us Fan Mail You had a community in service—brothers and sisters who would have your back, no matter what.  You have a community now, too—but it's your job to find it.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success in the post-military transition. • Hos...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever gone somewhere and felt that you just didn’t belong there? Just about everyone has—and if they haven't, they probably will at some point. Don't let anxiety get the best of you—here are a few tips to help you own any room you go into.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on hel...

Send us Fan Mail When you can't quickly see results, it's easy to think that small changes don't matter. But when set on a path forward and given a trajectory, those small changes can take you to big places.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like life is too short? What if I told you it's more than long enough to do anything you want to do? Stop using excuses and blaming time for passing too quickly—instead, let's explore the real reason that time seems to be flying by. Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping v...

Send us Fan Mail A lot of people have big dreams....but what if you don't? Instead of feeling like an outlier, learn to embrace being Dreamless—and learn how to navigate life successfully without the big-picture view.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and...

Send us Fan Mail We're not culturally and socially programmed to put our own needs above those of others, but neglecting ourselves only ends up in a world of trouble later on. In this episode, you'll find an argument for prioritizing yourself—and how doing so affects everything else in your life.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Networ...

Send us Fan Mail How often have you felt unmotivated? For most of us, it's pretty often. But here's the thing: instead of waiting passively for motivation to hit, there's a way to tackle that big thing—and it's far easier than you'd ever think.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping...

Send us Fan Mail Not all conflicts are the same—but almost all of them can be a pivot point for you to grow that relationship in a stronger way, and a LOT of them are completely avoidable. In this episode, we discuss where conflict comes from and how to resolve it so the relationship gets better, not worse.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Netwo...

Send us Fan Mail From George Bernard Shaw to American Revolutionaries—good communication has long been a point of focus for many of us. Even today, with hundreds of ways to say something to someone else, many of us find ourselves misunderstood and misheard. So here are a few ways to make sure you get your point across well, and learn how to build relationships on a foundation of great communicatio...

Send us Fan Mail Why is life so complicated? And is it actually complicated, or are we making it that way?  From living through complex situations to making hard decisions, we're going back to basics to keep it simple. Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and...

Send us Fan Mail Remember that really awful thing that happened? What would it mean to not just acknowledge it—but be truly, honestly thankful for it? In this episode, we explore the idea of gratefulness—and how to be truly thankful for the good—and the bad—that comes along.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on he...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like a quitter? Sure, it sounds bad—but sometimes leaving something behind is the best thing you can do to move forward.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success in the post-military transition. • Hosted by Jordana Megonigal | CE...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine if, no matter where you wanted to go, your GPS only showed you how to get one place. It would be infuriating, but that's what we do to transitioning veterans all the time. For those who are looking to take a different journey, here's how to map your own path forward. Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an...

Send us Fan Mail It's easy to be anxious when you're in transition—adding stress by worrying if you're making the right moves for the future. But when there is no way to predict the future, how can you ease the worry and learn to live through it?  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans...

Send us Fan Mail The biggest problem with joy? We hold ourselves back from it. But that spark we get when we find it? That's what makes life worth living. Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success in the post-military transition. • Hosted by Jordana Meg...

Send us Fan Mail It only takes a tenth of a second for someone to make an accurate judgment about you—all thanks to your physical presence. If your body language is telling the wrong story, here's how to fix it.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and succes...

Send us Fan Mail There's no sugar-coating it: Life sucks sometimes. But there's a better way to deal with stress or challenges than to run away—and we only need to understand the American bison to figure it out.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and s...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, the only way to move forward is to eliminate any option of moving backward.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success in the post-military transition. • Hosted by Jordana Megonigal | CEO, The RECON Network • Produced by Elysium C...

Send us Fan Mail The idea of balance is an illusion—but one that many of us will chase forever. Let's talk about what balance really looks like, and how you can repair the flat tires on the journey called life.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success...

Send us Fan Mail We all get lonely—but it's not about being the only person in the room. Instead, it's a human response to being disconnected. And that can be fixed. Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success in the post-military transition. • Hoste...

Send us Fan Mail Goals are great, but when's the last time you really pushed yourself to think big? Now's the time to get a really big, really hairy, really audacious goal in place.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success in the post-military tr...

Send us Fan Mail Finding your tribe is important—but it can actually provide a shield between you and life's challenges, too. In this episode we talk about community, and what it means to find it and have it.  Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and military spouses find purpose and success i...

Send us Fan Mail How do we go from seeing fear as a natural human response to external forces, to something that takes control of our thoughts and emotions? This week we're talking about fear—and how you can escape the lies it's telling you. Support the show  - - About the In Brief Podcast: In Brief is presented by The RECON Network, an organization focused on helping veterans and milita...