From Infantry Ranger to Business Leader and Author - Louis Fernandez - Conus Battle Drills

Louis Fernandez   Author of Keep on Leading Conus Battle Drills   Time in service, start and finish date 2004 - 2012 CPT Infantry Ranger Iraq Afghanistan (24) / Bronze Star comes from: Florida currently lives: Arizona   Current position in the Civilian World: Independent Business Consulting   Notes:   University of Florida - 9/11 Patha Familias ROTC   Surreal Experiences in war   PTSD Band of Brothers  - in your first fire fight… 82nd Airborne   1st year of military transition   Google to Microsoft vs Military to Civilian   Redefining your purpose Military Accountability = Care John Deere Limiting financial strain after leaving the military Caterpillar Writing for therapy - your brain gives you permission to get rid of the baggage Success and failure is not binary Tom Brady can’t block - focus on your strengths not weaknesses Learning how to fail successfully - is it learned behavior? “You need to guard the thought and words you have about yourself, because you are listening” - Don’t talk bad about your self Men are bad at taking complements (and criticism) Fortune 100 Lean Manufacturing “Using emotion & logic to drive purchasing decisions” How economies work Supply chain disruption Space A: Rota - Naples More take-offs than landings (US Army Airborne) Shannon, Ireland Mentors - in personal and business life “Always be gathering information from people around you who you aspire to be like” “Find the one or two golden nuggets in any book you read” “Value relationships” “Have integrity in everything you do” “Men can take your property, they can take your freedom, they can take your life, but the one thing they cannot take is your principles” Fort Hood Mental Health Department Stoicism Thermopylae - 300 Athenian and Spartan Warrior Ethos Why college is important - or not “If you are interested in a long term career in leadership in the corporate world, you are going to need it (a degree)” “Don’t Be A Dick… And buy my book” :-P Importance of personal branding Linkedin Profile building to get more job offers Examples of some great personal brands: Joe Rogan Elon Musk Joe Biden Donald Trump Trevor Noah   “Emotion drives decisions not facts” Tactical Operations Center - TOC Gig Line The Bible (wikipedia) - Apologetics - Apologia 1 Peter 3:151 Corinthians 15 - the early Christian creed Isiah 53 - Apologetics John 3:16 The book of James - in its entirety Matthew 28 - Make disciples Jocko Willink - Extreme Ownership Labradoodle/Hound Marvel at nature Multi-family real estate investing Local charities in Tuscon Giving Tithings “A lot of people want to evangelize all over the world, but miss the evangelical opportunity next door”   https://louisjfernandez.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-jonathan-fernandez/ https://twitter.com/conusbattle https://www.conusbattledrills.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Leading-Louis-J-Fernandez/ Big thanks to:  riverside.fm #riversidefm for their amazing software https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-mcconnell Aston Element microphones 🎤#astonelement https://www.astonmics.com/EN/product/mics/element-bundle and Zoom audio recoding PodTrak P4 portable recording solution for the crispy sound https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/podtrak-recorders/podcast-recorders/podtrak-p4/ and to all the brave men and women out there still protecting our freedom 🫡  some links may result in commissions for the site