How to make the world better by helping one person | Lessons learned from two government retirements

To all the brave men and women out there still protecting our freedom 🇺🇸 🫡 Thank you for your service! Timestamps: ⌚ 0:00 - Intro ⌚ 1:41 - morning routine from Active Duty to GS Civilian to Contractor ⌚ 6:12 - Where does the stress of responsibility come from? ⌚ 11:08 - How my Air Force recruiter set me up to join the Army ⌚ 15:49 - What was the transition from military to government civilian in silicon valley? ⌚ 23:24 - How far in advance do you need to put your resume out for a job? ⌚ 23:52 - How does the dot com bubble before look like the bubble now? Does tech make sense still today? ⌚ 29:47 - Can I take a gap year or an internship? ⌚ 38:38 - what does it look like retiring from civil service? ⌚ 46:17 - What are some fundamental skills you have learned over 2 government careers? ⌚ 48:34 - Why is the VA rating important and what is P&T? ⌚ 55:25 - What are some differences between state and federal disability benefits? ⌚ 57:06 - How should I submit my VA claim after I have left the service? ⌚ 1:05:37 - How do I increase my VA rating or get re-evaluated? * ⌚ 1:10:04 - Is there anything you would say to your 16 year old self? ⌚ 1:15:18 - Why would you tell 5 million people on linkedin about failure? ⌚ 1:19:01 - Why it took 20 years to finish my degree? ⌚ 1:24:31 - Are you serving your country with honor? ⌚ 1:28:00 - My most significant mentor, who always pushed me further ⌚ 1:34:08 - Most important books (https://retire.army/books) ⌚ 1:44:15 - How can you be the change agent? ⌚ 1:49:01 - Question Everything ⌚ 1:51:41 - How do I build my personal brand? ⌚ 1:58:21 - How do I understand the difference between social platforms? ⌚ 2:00:55 - Outro How to contact Kevin: email: [email protected] linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-haimovici/ Books: 📚 Burn the Boats - Matt Higgins - https://amzn.to/447sgoK 📚 The One Minute Manager Meets The Monkey - Ken Blanchard - https://amzn.to/3NAUNhh 📚 Leadership and Self-Deception (Getting out of the box) - Arbinger Institute - https://amzn.to/3NBNXIr 📚 The Daily Stoic - Ryan Holiday - https://amzn.to/463IfWV 📚 The Daily Laws - Robert Greene - https://amzn.to/3JjkT5O 📚 The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday - https://amzn.to/46cgafS Thanks to my recording platform of choice: Riverside.fm #riversidefm for their amazing software https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_2&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-mcconnell All of my recording/editing equipment can be found here: https://kit.co/Chief_McConnell/john-mcconnell some links may result in commissions for the site