Veritas/Authenticity (Veteran Voices)
Veritas / Authenticity (Veteran Voices)
Transcript
So I absolutely took advantage of alone time when I got out because initially, it was scary. I didn't take a lot of time, often, to really know myself as well as I could have in the service. Just sometimes, the pace was too fast or you just get a little lethargic after a long days at work. You want to go to the gym, you want to go home, drink a beer, and pass out. And do it all, again, the next day.
When I initially got out and in that pursuit of purpose, I kept relying on some of the skills I knew. I knew I could run so I worked out often. I kept that going. And then, throughout the health coaching, throughout changing schools, throughout moving-- I even had one of my counselors I was seeing there point out to me that leadership, it can look very-- what's the word-- when you're in solitude.
It can look like you're at you're alone a lot because you are reading-- number one. I think is something you should always do. You should always be reading and writing down some of those thoughts. And then, also finding a mentor that can kind of help guide you through them.
But I think you really find a good balance and know that you can actually like yourself and know that you have good attributes when you can actually spend time with yourself. And that to, me was, always really important. It was really lonely sometimes-- really lonely-- but that's also when finding other like-minded individuals who are willing to be alone so they can bring something to the group later is really important.
I really did treasure that time because eventually, you're not always going to have that as life gets busier and you become more professional or more academic.
Since I was 15 years old, I've wanted to be a musician-- that has always been the dream. It sounds like nothing else that I've already done. And I still harbor, maybe, delusions about that-- doing that full-time someday.
But being able to dedicate time to sit down, and play the guitar, and write music, and record stuff, and explore was such a relief. And such as a stress reliever. And such a very valuable thing to me. And putting aside time for that every week, even though the schedule is busy and there's a lot of stuff to do-- really helped me refresh.
One of the other things that I've been pursuing-- really more on the tech side of stuff-- is some entrepreneurship. I started a business that I'm doing some freelance development for-- very small business, but it's really been a great way to be able to use the skills that I've gained in a way that's unchained from any other goals other than maybe, pursuing the latest cool technology. Or working with some clients to help make their visions a reality.
The entrepreneurship stuff has really given me a lot of satisfaction and job satisfaction. And I'm definitely still pursuing both of those things on the side and that's been very helpful.
When I initially got out and in that pursuit of purpose, I kept relying on some of the skills I knew. I knew I could run so I worked out often. I kept that going. And then, throughout the health coaching, throughout changing schools, throughout moving-- I even had one of my counselors I was seeing there point out to me that leadership, it can look very-- what's the word-- when you're in solitude.
It can look like you're at you're alone a lot because you are reading-- number one. I think is something you should always do. You should always be reading and writing down some of those thoughts. And then, also finding a mentor that can kind of help guide you through them.
But I think you really find a good balance and know that you can actually like yourself and know that you have good attributes when you can actually spend time with yourself. And that to, me was, always really important. It was really lonely sometimes-- really lonely-- but that's also when finding other like-minded individuals who are willing to be alone so they can bring something to the group later is really important.
I really did treasure that time because eventually, you're not always going to have that as life gets busier and you become more professional or more academic.
Since I was 15 years old, I've wanted to be a musician-- that has always been the dream. It sounds like nothing else that I've already done. And I still harbor, maybe, delusions about that-- doing that full-time someday.
But being able to dedicate time to sit down, and play the guitar, and write music, and record stuff, and explore was such a relief. And such as a stress reliever. And such a very valuable thing to me. And putting aside time for that every week, even though the schedule is busy and there's a lot of stuff to do-- really helped me refresh.
One of the other things that I've been pursuing-- really more on the tech side of stuff-- is some entrepreneurship. I started a business that I'm doing some freelance development for-- very small business, but it's really been a great way to be able to use the skills that I've gained in a way that's unchained from any other goals other than maybe, pursuing the latest cool technology. Or working with some clients to help make their visions a reality.
The entrepreneurship stuff has really given me a lot of satisfaction and job satisfaction. And I'm definitely still pursuing both of those things on the side and that's been very helpful.