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132 | Leave No Man Left Behind with Dr. Tony Brooks

132 | Leave No Man Left Behind with Dr. Tony Brooks

by | Sep 20, 2021 | Episode | 0 comments

Leave No Man Left Behind is a way of life in the Military, but we often don’t hear the stories of those actions to rescue people behind enemy lines.  

Dr. Tony Brooks talks about the story to search for Marcus Luttrell who was featured in the Mark Walberg movie Lone Survivor in Afghanistan. 

We quickly dive into being a dad and how a lot like getting a satellite map before starting a mission the terrain is always different and has unforeseen challenges.  And how this is so relatable to fatherhood and how the terrain of being a dad is different for everyone and always unpredictable.  

After enlisting in the U.S. Army in 2003 at the age of 21, Dr. Tony Brooks attended and graduated Infantry and Airborne school followed by the four-week Ranger Indoctrination program, officially checking in to the 2nd Ranger Battalion in Fort Lewis, Washington   `, in September 2004. He deployed to eastern Afghanistan in April 2005, based at Bagram Airfield. His first mission was Operation Red Wings II. Tony subsequently deployed to the Ramadi region of Iraq in 2006-07.

He is now owner/operator of a chiropractic clinics in Washington and Texas. He was featured on a Discovery Science channel episode of Black Files: Declassified and a Smithsonian Air and Space article as a subject matter expert on Operation Red Wings and is also featured in the Backbone docuseries.

Tony and his wife Heidi have two children and are currently on their way to Montgomery, TX.

Book: Leave No Man Behind

Topics Covered:

  • Mounting a rescue mission in war
  • Jumping into the unknown of fatherhood
  • Having good mentors
  • Learning to tell our own story
  • Survivors guilt and learning to ask for help
  • Kids and Nutrition 
  • Learning to surrender to being Dad

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131 | The Longest Walk with SEAC(R) John Wayne Troxell

131 | The Longest Walk with SEAC(R) John Wayne Troxell

by | Sep 13, 2021 | Episode | 1 comment

What was the hardest walk you have ever had to make?

John had to make that walk and it ended up being the 100 meters from his office to the Secretary of Defense and share some hard news. 

John Wayne Troxell is a retired United States Army senior non-commissioned officer who served as the third Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  This position made him the most senior enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces. He enlisted in the United States Army in September 1982.

Troxell’s five combat tours of duty included making the combat parachute jump and service in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. 

Topics Covered:

  • The fall of Afghanistan
  • Losing purpose after leaving 
  • VA Benefits 
  • Why change is so hard for DOD
  • The longest walk 
  • Raising Sons

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No BS Way to Change Your Life | FATHERHOOD FRIDAY

No BS Way to Change Your Life | FATHERHOOD FRIDAY

by | Sep 10, 2021 | Fatherhood Friday | 0 comments

In life, we can often feel that don’t have a choice, that we are condemned to live the life we have, and that we are helpless to change it. 

In this episode, I break down three simple steps to transform your life. 

We can not outrun a poor belief system and we need to understand that what keeps us here is the same thing that can take us anywhere. 

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130 | Having Personal Courage With John Gronski

130 | Having Personal Courage With John Gronski

by | Sep 6, 2021 | Episode | 0 comments

Do you have the courage to do the right thing, even when it’s hard? 

You might remember John he was on the podcast last year and he is back to talk about his newest book “Iron-Sharpened Leadership.” One phrase really stood out to me from our interview and it’s our conversation on personal courage. Having the courage to do what is right, even when it might leave you alone. 

As we dove into this topic it became clear from my own experiences and the world we live in today that this one trait of a great leader can make all the difference.

John L. Gronski, Major General (U.S. Army Retired) is the founder and CEO of Leader Grove LLC, a keynote speaker, leadership seminar facilitator, executive coach, author, and director of the leadership academy for student-athletes at Lebanon Valley College. John is a Certified DISC Practitioner and he serves on the Academic Advisory Council for Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies.

John has earned a superb reputation as a leadership and peak performance expert, a motivational storyteller, and a much sought-after speaker and leadership seminar facilitator. His presentations feature inspirational stories and wisdom gained from his own leadership experience and the experience of others.

Iron-Sharpened Leadership Book

Ep. 75 – The Ride of Our Lives

Topics Covered:

  • Leading others for 40 years 
  • Toxic Leadership
  • Treating people with dignity and respect
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Iron Sharpens Iron
  • Leadership on the hard decisions
  • Resilience Leadership
  • Personal Courage 

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129 | How You Start Your Day With Jordon Hillstrom

129 | How You Start Your Day With Jordon Hillstrom

by | Jul 6, 2021 | Episode | 0 comments

Topics Covered:

  • Believing new stories
  • How you can create opportunity in your life
  • The people that tear you down
  • The stigma we attach to PTSD
  • How do you set up your day for success
  • How we change the world, by changing our family
  • Foster kids

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