Be Better. Lead Better. Grow Your Influence. A global pandemic. Communities divided. Uncertain leadership. Because in the end, United We Stand. Divided We Fall
Honor2Lead brings together top minds and leaders in the fields of business, military and academia to ignite a global conversation on ethics and values. All of this leads to civilian unrest, one that hasn't been experienced in decades. In times of turmoil, we look toward a specific group of people, one which specializes in having courage in crisis: the military community. Honor2Lead & Military Inf
02/04/2022
Success for Josh Peyton is seeing the smiles on the golfers' faces. Being able to make a positive impact on the veteran community is the core reason why he built the Veteran Golfers Association (VGA).
Being outdoors and on the course, no matter what your skill level is, you can have fun at it, you can play it for a lifetime and you can incrementally get better at the game.
02/03/2022
Jim Murphy knows what it takes to build success from the ground up. His High Definition Destination (HDD) strategy is all about mapping out the future that you really want to have first, which is so important to align your family and your business.
The future is not about dreaming, but walking into it in great detail. Then, you can start walking backwards to mark out exactly what you need to do to get there.
02/02/2022
From 1971 to 1977, the “Uniform Holiday Bill” went into effect, which moved Veterans Day from a set date of every 11th of November to being celebrated on a Monday, which allows federal employees to have a three-day weekend. In 1978, Veterans Day was once again moved back to November 11th by President George R. Ford because of the confusion the previous law had brought.
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02/01/2022
It's not too late to regain your balance and focus on building a remarkable civilian life. We will work closely to start putting the puzzle pieces back together and rekindle with what you are most passionate about to witness how amazing a new phase can be.
Honor2Lead: Success After Service carefully tackles Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), how it affects our veterans, and how to see hope behind the stigma about PTSD.
01/31/2022
Of the 5,826 US veterans involved in a 2017 study, 12.9% were diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This number was quite appalling given that only 6.8% of the US population is expected to experience PTSD at any point in their lives.
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01/30/2022
No matter how tough it gets, keep going, show up, and never miss an opportunity. Regardless of the struggles you face, or what gets you down, rocks you or makes you second guess yourself, user your mindset to be the champion and a survivor. Do not leave any space for thoughts that will question your ability to accomplish your goals.
01/29/2022
One of Todd Ernst's biggest successes started by embarking on a journey to fight for the benefits of his friend’s family. He began asking questions, and with every question he asked, he discovered there were more questions left unanswered.
After 5 years of challenging thesystem and many visits to the Pentagon, he had a win and the legislation to fix the disparity in survivor benefits was changed.
01/28/2022
With her kind of upbringing, Harris Faulkner was taught, first hand, how success in life was rooted in knowledge, integrity, and leadership and that military life prepared her for loss, success, disappointment and all of the highest mountain peaks and
the deepest valley lows.
01/27/2022
King of Cool, Steve McQueen, joined the Marines in 1947 and was a symbol of perseverance during his time. He was promoted 6 times, and demoted back to private 7 times; spent 41 days in the brig with the first 21 only living off bread and water; survived a disastrous Arctic exercise and saved the lives of five men; chosen to the Honor Guard to protect President Harry Truman; honorably discharged; studied acting; then, became a Hollywood superstar.
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01/26/2022
For people like our veterans who have sacrificed so much and devoted themselves valiantly to serve others, it always feels so rewarding to see them get back on their feet.
Systaining injuries from several tours in Iraq and being in the hospital for 2 years did not stop army captain Josh Peyton from pushing forward. Rather, these roadblocks paved the way for him to build Veterans Golfers Association (VGA) - a nonprofit organization composed of 10,000 members that is dedicated to enriching the lives of those who served, and their families, through the fun, camaraderie, and competition of golf.
01/25/2022
A 2018 report by the Annual Business Survey showed that veteran business owners sum up to a total of 351,237 and employ approximately 4 million workers. Census Bureau’s Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D) data find that approximately 6% of receipts from all nonemployer firms are from veteran-owned firms.
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01/24/2022
Hustle grit is not enough. At some point, you have to scale. You have to have the long tail, not the short tail. When competition steps up and margins shrink, if you can’t pivot, the business will die. It's about learning the process of alignment - aligning yourself to the new future ahead of you.