PROTECTORS, BADGES & PATCHES FOCUS
OPERATION: BRAIN HEALTH | BRIEFING #1
WHY THIS OPERATION MATTERS In this line of work, toughness often gets confused with silence. We learn early that the operation comes first, safety comes a close second, and feelings come last, if at all. For a while, that formula works. You get through the shift, you handle the chaos, and you move on. Until…
OPERATION: BRAIN HEALTH | THE OVERVIEW
A MISSION FOR EVERY MIND BEHIND THE BADGE OR PATCH We spend our careers learning how to survive. Now it is time to learn how to live. Operation: Brain Health was built to reframe the conversation around mental wellness in all first responder and service professions: law enforcement, corrections, dispatch, fire, EMS, and the military.…
WOW. SIX MONTHS SOBER!
180 days. 4,320 hours. 259,200 minutes. Every single second counts. This is bigger than most people will ever realize. I come from a family of alcoholics on my dad’s side—it’s in my genes. I didn’t drink much until I was 24, but in recent years my drinking reached epic levels. Honestly, the amount I consumed…
REFLECTION: 100 DAYS SOBER
Today I celebrate 100 days of sobriety. I never thought I’d get here. I didn’t grow up drinking. In fact the impact alcohol & addiction had on people I loved—especially my father, who often disappeared from my life in cycles of benders, jail, and treatment—I steered clear. I lost my grandmother to alcoholism & addiction…
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BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP & MOTIVATION FOCUS
LEADING FORWARD: What’s Your IMPACT?
Leadership isn’t a title. It’s the IMPACT you make right where you are. I pose a question to you: What’s your IMPACT?Before you read any further, answer that for yourself. Out loud if you can, so it sets in for a second. A Conversation That Sparked Reflection I was talking with my friend & mentor…
WOW. SIX MONTHS SOBER!
180 days. 4,320 hours. 259,200 minutes. Every single second counts. This is bigger than most people will ever realize. I come from a family of alcoholics on my dad’s side—it’s in my genes. I didn’t drink much until I was 24, but in recent years my drinking reached epic levels. Honestly, the amount I consumed…
REFLECTION: 100 DAYS SOBER
Today I celebrate 100 days of sobriety. I never thought I’d get here. I didn’t grow up drinking. In fact the impact alcohol & addiction had on people I loved—especially my father, who often disappeared from my life in cycles of benders, jail, and treatment—I steered clear. I lost my grandmother to alcoholism & addiction…