Basecamp for Men E314: Growing Resilience with Special Guest Jeremy Stalnecker

E314: Growing Resilience with Special Guest Jeremy Stalnecker

 

E314: Introduction

Hello Basecampers, I hope you are all doing well. Today we have a bit of an audio snafu on my part. I am not sure what happened but my audio during this interview is not good. I must have had the wrong microphone selected as it does not sound like my mike at all. It sounds suspiciously like the laptop microphone to me. Oye vay! Well, things happen in life, which is one of the themes of both this interview and my guest’s book March or Die.

The audio of my guest sounds fantastic btw! So we got that going for us, which is nice. I still think you’ll find great value in today’s far ranging conversation and like I said, my guest is great.

We talk all about living in purpose, aligning with God, what can trip up men, and how to stay present in life. And running through the whole conversation (and a central pillar of his book) is the role of adversity as a teacher.

Enjoy the interview! 

Jeremy Stalnecker Bio

My guest today is Jeremy Stalnecker. Jeremy is a veteran, a father, an author and the CEO of the Mighty Oaks Foundation. An organization dedicated to helping America’s military and their families. Here is my interview with Jeremy Stalnecker.

E314 Final Thoughts

Well I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. Sorry about the lame audio on my side, I will make sure we are good next week. Thanks for your patience Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.

The American Pulse E14: Team Academy for Veterans

E14: Team Academy for Veterans w Special Guest Lukas Lovett

 

E14 Introduction

Hello listeners and thank you for tuning into The American Pulse. There are few things more American than service to our country. We would have no nation without our soldiers, past and present and we would have no nation without the fighting spirit that is America. It is as vital to our history and our future as our love of freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Yet, so many of the young people that have gallantly served our great nation are forgotten once they have served their purpose. This seems strange to me. The very people (men and women) who have been trained to be mentally and physically their toughest are then left to drift. And this drift without clear direction or mission leads more often than we know, to depression, suicide, and homelessness.

Whenever an important phase in life is complete (like military service) and a new one has not yet begun, it is often experienced as a dark night of the Soul. A death of identity and purpose. And you need good people to help shine the light as it can often be difficult to find it on your own.

My guest today saw all this and created something with veterans in mind. Let’s go chat with him about these things.Enjoy the interview.

Lukas Lovett Bio

My guest today is Lukas Lovett. Lukas is a veteran that served almost five years in the Army Ranger program, four of them in special operations. He is the Executive Director of Team Academy for Veterans whose mission is dedicated to eliminating Veteran suicide an homelessness by increasing the number of successful transitions to civilian life. Here is my interview w Lukas Lovett.

E14 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation as did. We will be tracking this development and looking to support Lukas and Team Academy for Veterans at each phase. I hope you‘ll join me.