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Send us Fan Mail What if you could transform your daily habits and long-term goals by simply focusing on your priorities? That's the compelling question Jose Garner grappled with during his inspiring 30-day challenge. We had the honor of delving into a profound conversation with Jose, hearing about his journey in setting goals, making them his priority, and beating the odds to stay committed....

Send us Fan Mail I had a fascinating conversation with Jose Garner, who embarked on a 30-day challenge to fundamentally reshape his approach to discipline, health, and lifestyle habits. Strap in as we delve into Jose's journey - his struggles, his victories, and everything in between. We discuss the importance of balance - knowing when to push and when to rest, and the unexpected virtue of em...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are joined by the Dad Wise Platform, Isaac Colavecchio, to discuss several topics related to Dads.  Isaac goes through several topics and recommendations related to being a father.  He is usually posting some great content on IG so id definitely recommend going to check him out there. Dad Wise Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/dadwise.co/ Contact Thad - Victorious...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are joined by Jenna Carlton, The Millennial Veteran, and host of the Vet Chats Podcast.  We tackle some tough topics as well as go through some of the things Jenna has learned from her time in service, her career working in politics, and her mission to help veterans on their journey into the civilian sector. Check out more of Jenna's content and connect with her...

Send us Fan Mail Former Navy SEAL Rob Garnett has made it his mission after service to still be of service.  He is the Managing Director of One More Wave, a foundation that builds custom surf boards for disabled veterans.  Most importantly they have created a community of veterans that get together on the 3rd Saturday of each month to surf and hang out. In this episode you'll hear some of Rob...

Send us Fan Mail We are joined by Evan Ljunghag, former Marine and current business owner.   Evan shares his struggles and success's after getting out the Marines which gives any Veteran practical advice that they can implement to see long term success if they are willing to put in the work and stay the course. Thanks Evan! Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listenin...

Send us Fan Mail Joshua Hood is the USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author of The Treadstone Series, Clear by Fire and Warning Order. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis, a combat veteran with the 82nd Airborne Division and a former SWAT Team member with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department in Memphis, TN. Joshua Hood joins us this week to share a lot about what he has lear...

Send us Fan Mail In life there are 4 main reasons you aren't where you want to be.  In this episode I'll introduce these 4 items.  Then in the coming weeks we will break each one of them down so we can better understand them and how they can help us. Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail We often think our last deployment was our last trip over seas.  However in this episode I'll challenge you to consider that your last deployment is when you transition out of the military.  Its got all of the same properties except the support and team work we are used to while in. Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail After pressing stop on the previous interview with Jeremy we jumped into a conversation about his transition out of them military.  It was powerful for me to hear it and I asked him if we could press record again to capture his thoughts about getting out.  I think the dark time that he shares is relatable for a lot of vets.  This is also a call to action for people like me to reac...

Send us Fan Mail First you build your habits, then your habits build you.  We unpack this concept and compare it boot camp and Indiana Jones. Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail In this after action we take a dive into Jeremy’s use of the 20 meter scan and the 5 meter study.  Then we set forth some action items of what to do next with it. I also challenged each of you, if you have a concept in the military that you now use to better your civilian life, please drop me a message.  I would love to connect to hear more of this concept, what it is and how you...

Send us Fan Mail A lesson learned from Brits over in Iraq for sweeping for IED's and potential dangers is shared with us from Jeremy Dodson.  Jeremy did the initial invasion of Iraq with 1st Recon and now uses this same technique for motivating himself and his kids to achieve their goals. Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail This after action has been past due.  Part of the delay was I spent some time dialing in questions with family and friends, checking in to see if they ever had something they wanted to know but didn’t ask.  This research is still on going yet I wanted to get this out.  My original thought was having it be about this topic, where she mentioned not knowing what to ask her husband af...

Send us Fan Mail I had several aha's inside of this interview with Jay.  When I unpack them in an After Action my hope is to grab one that I hope can be a new one that maybe you missed.  In reflection of this interview I found myself fascinated with connecting the messaging from Jay in this past interview and Rod from the previous interview.  The roles and messaging they both shared were para...

Send us Fan Mail Former Navy EOD Operator, Jay Ly, shares his amazing story of being on the battlefield when he realized that he needed to dial in his personal finances.  It's for reasons you wouldn't guess yet we all need to hear.  I don't want to spoil it and you shouldn't miss it.  Jay is an incredible human.  After you listen you'll want to reach out to him.   His cont...

Send us Fan Mail If we don't have the difficult convo about veteran suicides, who will? Last week a friend of mine mentioned a veteran suicide that took place right after this vet was around a large group of vets.  This is hit me and I took some time to reflect on it and it brought me back to this one thought that I have felt for awhile now and wanted to share. I do believe this is one of the...

Send us Fan Mail One of the best days of my military career was when an older Sgt. swooped in and took me under his wing, he made me feel like I was part of the team at my unit.  Yet this is the opposite of what I see us as veterans do.  The other day I saw some comments in a thread about vets and I wanted to share this experience to hopefully help pass this idea along.  Differences Divide Us, Sim...

Send us Fan Mail In this after action we unpack and uncover some of the key take aways from Rod E. Hairstons interview in the previous episode.  I chose to unpack the comments he made about uncertainty and what it looks like as a civilian.  But first we have to deep dive into the 6 human needs which we will do first.  If you didn't check out the interview go check it out right after this one....

Send us Fan Mail Rod E. Hairston is a legend in the personal development community.  He has trained hundreds of thousands of people on how to better their lives in an empowering way.  Turns out he is also a veteran.  This week he jumps on to discuss some of the struggles veterans have with getting out as well as some ways to overcome them.  Rod also has an amazing project he is setting up for vete...

Send us Fan Mail Your mindset completely changes once you sign up for the race or commit to thing item you've been holding back on.  In this episode we unpack why this is true and why you should use it to your advantage. Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail This episode brought so many aha's for me it was difficult to name it.   Laura's journey as a military spouse will give advice to any veteran or active duty personnel.  Her current work of empowering woman through health and fitness opened my mind in unexpected ways. Laura Torbett is a military spouse and mother of two who is well-versed in deployments, overseas tours, a...

Send us Fan Mail After he listened to the interview episode with Travis Barnes, Jose called me up with an aha that struck him while listening.  The confidence Travis had when he said after the military he "got his fill" and "they got their monies worth".  So this week Jose and I jumped into a convo to unpack it.  Enjoy! Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks f...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks After Action I had an aha from the interview with Travis Barnes and felt compelled to ask him his thoughts on it so that's what I did.  In the middle of this After Action you'll notice a check in call back with Travis to get more thoughts on this take away that I had with him.   Enjoy! Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Send us Fan Mail Follow the lead of Travis Barnes, a decorated Recon Marine with 3 tours to Iraq including the initial invasion with 1st Recon.  Travis and his wife Hillary opened a distillery, Hotel Tango, 8 years ago and are crushing it.   Contact Thad - VictoriousVeteranProject@Gmail.com Thanks for listening!