How we live is how we will be remembered.

Today I am talking with Ryan Lonergan who has a story about living, pain, and legacy that we all need to hear. 

Ryan grew up without a father and even joined the Army in the hope to find him.  After finishing his military service Ryan’s life was about to get harder.  After a deployment to Iraq, he came home and started an internal war inside with himself.  After two failed suicide attempts he is now the CEO of Wisconsin Veteran LLC where he is a friend to other Veterans that he knew he needed in his life and you will be hard-pressed to find a man second to Ryan. 

The birth of his daughter and becoming a Dad has inspired him even more and his why is even stronger with her in his life.

Topics Covered:

• What brought you into the Military
• Facing evil in war
• The voices in our head
• Finding value in life
• When is a Veteran forgotten
• How to remember those we lost
• What will be your legacy

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• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Website

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If you are a new Dad how is it going?

The standard answer is good and fine for most Dads, but often that is far from the truth.  Our schedules are changing, we are tired, work still expects us to perform at the same level and we often are just running on fumes. 

Today I am talking to John Wayne Mullins a leadership coach, he spent 17 years with the Coast Guard reserve, and is a new Dad who has taken what he learned in his career of coaching to help new Dads adapt as life changes rapidly that the first year.

Topics Covered:

• Understanding identify while you serve
• Learning to listen to your intuition for what comes next
• Apply work leadership at home
• Mindset as a Dad on Active Duty
• Shifting priorities after you become a Dad
• How Units can support Dads better
• Setting Dad goals
• Building trust with kids
• Paying back the time credit card 

Connect with Guest:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at ben@militaryveterandad.com 

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For help, resources, and community support, please join the Military Veteran Dad Facebook Group.

Be sure to check out all the free courses available to help come home to a better tomorrow.

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How are you going to be remembered?

With life being so busy these days, we often don’t think about these questions unless someone in our family dies, and we, for a short few days, remind ourselves of the fragility of life. 

But we often quickly get back to our busy lives and forget about making an intention to ensure we do something worth remembering. 

Today I am talking with Ken Wimberly.  Ken is the founder and visionary behind Legacy Journal. He is married to his soulmate, Amber, and has three children, Grace, Knox, and Kai, to whom he has been journaling monthly since 2003. He is passionate about personal development and helping others become the best version of themselves. He is active in his community and is proud of the nine years he served as a “Big” in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. Above all, Ken values family, the pursuit of passion, helping others, mentorship, and being impactful.

The Gift of My Love – Legacy Journal

Legacy Journal App

Topics Covered:

• Rewiring your life to put time with kids first
• Finding a bigger purpose in your story
• 10,000 hours to be good at something
• Finding what problem do you want to solve
• Finding meaning through the one thing
• Leaving a Legacy of wisdom and stories
• Curating the mentors, your kids receive advice from

Connect with Guest:

• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at ben@militaryveterandad.com 

Follow Ben on Social Media to stay up to date on – Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

For help, resources, and community support, please join the Military Veteran Dad Facebook Group.

Be sure to check out all the free courses available to help come home to a better tomorrow.

Heads Up: My posts may contain affiliate links!  If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commissionds, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks!

Not everyone comes home during War, what would you do if it was your own brother.

Our episode today is an emotional one and the story about relearning to live with a family member by your side.  The movie “Saving Private Ryan” showed us the story of what this was like during WWII.  This still shows up in war today just as it did then and Scott is going to share what that process was like for him and how he found purpose in the pain and now leads his own Podcast to help other Veterans Drive On.

Scott DeLuzio is an Army veteran, having served six years with the Army National Guard, including a deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. Scott’s brother, Steven, was also deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. Unfortunately, Steven was killed in action on August 22, 2010. After returning home, Scott struggled with coping with the stresses of combat, the loss of his younger brother, and adjusting back to civilian life. In the years following Scott’s deployment, he noticed other veterans dealing with their struggles in unhealthy ways. Scott started his podcast, Drive On Podcast, to connect with current and prior service members. Through the podcast, Scott hopes to let other veterans know that they are not alone in their struggles. He interviews veterans and civilians to discuss personal triumphs, life experiences, and emotional hardships to give hope and strength to the military community.

Scott lives in Surprise, Arizona, with his wife, Vicki DeLuzio, and their three children.

Book: Surviving Son: An Afghanistan War Veteran Reveals His Nightmare Of Becoming A Gold Star Brother

Topics Covered:

• Losing your blood brother in War
• Finding your rock bottom moment
• The unfinished life
• Stop feeling sorry for yourself
• How our voice shapes what our kids hear

Connect with Guest:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at ben@militaryveterandad.com 

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For help, resources, and community support, please join the Military Veteran Dad Facebook Group.

Be sure to check out all the free courses available to help come home to a better tomorrow.

Heads Up: My posts may contain affiliate links!  If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commissionds, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks!

What do you wish you knew when you first got started?

We spend way too much wondering how things could have been different, but we also don’t spend nearly enough time learning from people ahead of us to make sure we don’t repeat the same mistakes.

Our guest today Jeff decided to write a book titled When: Things I Wish I Knew When I Was STARTING OUT, STARTING OVER, and Trying To GET AHEAD. 

Jeff has spent the last 38 years traveling a journey of success, failure, the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. A journey that started with a desire to be a teacher that was put on hold by a new desire to become a leader of a company.

Now after a successful career as a senior executive for companies like Michaels, Fossil and Haggar,  Jeff has come back to where his journey started.  The desire to teach and mentor.  He wants to help individuals and companies reach their full potential. His passions are two-fold. 

First, is to help individuals realize how to get the most out of themselves.  To help assist them with getting rid of all the anchors of doubt that weigh people down and stop them from finding their true passion.  He wants you to find fulfillment in your life and career.  His belief is not just to dream the impossible but actually do it.

Second, Jeff’s corporate experience can still prove invaluable for any company that is looking to make a change or trying to figure out how to get out of troubled waters.

Buy When on Amazon

Connect with Jeff

Topics Covered:

• Having the courage to leave home and start fresh
• Balancing family time and career
• Creating an epic connection with your kids
• You don’t have to have everything to be an intentional father

Connect with Guest:

• LinkedIn
• Website

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at ben@militaryveterandad.com 

Follow Ben on Social Media to stay up to date on – Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

For help, resources, and community support, please join the Military Veteran Dad Facebook Group.

Be sure to check out all the free courses available to help come home to a better tomorrow.

Heads Up: My posts may contain affiliate links!  If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commissionds, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks!