Crew 1st Culture Podcast

In a career that has been so richly described as the embodiment of courage and bravery, are the members of today's fire service living up to that statement or are we just hiding behind empty and hollow facades that look great on the surface and from a distance but upon any closer investigation our true identities would easily be discovered. My thoughts today dig into this question and reveal my very controversial opinion of what is missing.

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Inside all of us is a darkness, a darkness so deep and empty that we are all fearful of it. This doesn’t make us good or bad, it just makes us human. Whether we believe in its existence or not; we are constantly haunted by it. Each negative event and seemingly unsurmountable obstacle we face brings us closer to our darkness; it is always there, ever waiting for that final straw that will bring you face to face with it. There are those that have somehow lived their life avoiding their darkness (or at least it seems that way from the outside looking in) but most of us will eventually come to know the darkness well.
I will never suggest visiting the darkness as a hobby or a way to pass time but if you are like me and want to make a difference in people’s lives and in the world that we live it, spending time in your darkness is unfortunately the price of admission. It is where we find ourselves. It is where we find our purpose. It is where we find our story. it is where we find our value, and it is where we discover that we are worth fighting for.

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Today I am so thankful to be able to share a little bit of what life has brought to me lately. It's so exciting when new doors open up for us but what we might miss is that new opportunities can turn into problems if we don't reevaluate our lives in order to maintain balance. New opportunities are blessings but when new things come into our lives it probably means pushing something else to the back burner. If we aren't intentional about what we are pushing to the back burner it could end up being something very important like family or our career, so we have to really take an honest look.
Keep your eyes open for those new opportunities and be ready to make the leap of faith to take advantage of them but also be prepared to step away from something else in order to maintain a healthy balance.
Stay Humble and Do Work!

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Frustration can lead to actions that will undermine your message and your ability to impact others if we allow it to. However, frustration could also be exactly what we need to push us to explore other options leading to opportunity and inspiration. Joining me on this episode are Jarrod Sergi, Marc Aloan, and Mark VonAppen to discuss how frustration played a big part in their stories.

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Something that I’ve seen over and over again in my life and the lives of others around me is how destructive a victim mentality can be. I firmly believe that resilience will never be possible if you see yourself as a victim.

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