58 min
Own Your Journey | Herb Thompson & Paul Gowin Take Command Conversations
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Herb Thompson retired in March 2019 after over 20 years in the U.S. Army. He culminated his service as a Special Forces (Green Beret), Team Sergeant, in the 5th Special Forces Group. Before earning his Green Beret, he earned the 2008 U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year award. He is the only person in the history of the Army to have earned this award and the Green Beret. He is the award-winning and best-selling author of “The Transition Mission: A Green Beret’s approach to transition from military service.”Herb earned a B.S. in Business Studies from Southern New Hampshire University online. He attended the Tuck: Next Step graduate certificate program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and is a student in Cornell’s EMBA program. He is currently a Management Consultant and resides at his slice of heaven in the woods near Washington, DC. In his free time, Herb supports veterans in transition, hikes with his spoiled Labradoodle Liberty Belle, and spends time with his two amazing young sons.In this Take Command Conversation, Herb talks about:• The power of knowing you’re making a difference• How to go through transition with excellence• The power of reflection and introspectionAnd I asked him:• How he learned from his initial failure of transitioning from the military• The culture of entitlement • How to have differing perspectives in a conversation without being disagreeableAnd you’ll learn the surprising number of interviews he went on to learn more about how to interview.Learn more about Herb by connecting with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/herb-thompson-sf2biz/You can find out more about his nonprofit at http://www.sf2biz.com/And be sure to get a copy of his book, The Transition Mission at https://www.amazon.com/Transition-Mission-approach-transition-military/dp/1734301503Be sure to join the Take Command Crew on FacebookSubscribe to the Take Command Project on YouTubeAnd catch the latest Take Command Conversation wherever you listen to your podcasts!Find out more at www.PaulGowin.comOpening audio created by the Geniuses at www.DerrickMitchell.com
Support the show (https://www.PaulGowin.com)
Herb Thompson retired in March 2019 after over 20 years in the U.S. Army. He culminated his service as a Special Forces (Green Beret), Team Sergeant, in the 5th Special Forces Group. Before earning his Green Beret, he earned the 2008 U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year award. He is the only person in the history of the Army to have earned this award and the Green Beret. He is the award-winning and best-selling author of “The Transition Mission: A Green Beret’s approach to transition from military service.”Herb earned a B.S. in Business Studies from Southern New Hampshire University online. He attended the Tuck: Next Step graduate certificate program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and is a student in Cornell’s EMBA program. He is currently a Management Consultant and resides at his slice of heaven in the woods near Washington, DC. In his free time, Herb supports veterans in transition, hikes with his spoiled Labradoodle Liberty Belle, and spends time with his two amazing young sons.In this Take Command Conversation, Herb talks about:• The power of knowing you’re making a difference• How to go through transition with excellence• The power of reflection and introspectionAnd I asked him:• How he learned from his initial failure of transitioning from the military• The culture of entitlement • How to have differing perspectives in a conversation without being disagreeableAnd you’ll learn the surprising number of interviews he went on to learn more about how to interview.Learn more about Herb by connecting with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/herb-thompson-sf2biz/You can find out more about his nonprofit at http://www.sf2biz.com/And be sure to get a copy of his book, The Transition Mission at https://www.amazon.com/Transition-Mission-approach-transition-military/dp/1734301503Be sure to join the Take Command Crew on FacebookSubscribe to the Take Command Project on YouTubeAnd catch the latest Take Command Conversation wherever you listen to your podcasts!Find out more at www.PaulGowin.comOpening audio created by the Geniuses at www.DerrickMitchell.com
Support the show (https://www.PaulGowin.com)
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