In Conversation - Emily Harman - Onward Movement

"people have this image of what retirement looks like in their head, right. And it's like sitting around playing, maybe playing golf, watching TV, just not, you know, doing much. And I knew that that's not what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a coach, I wanted to be a podcast host I wanted to still give back. And so I decided to call it a graduation ""And the onward movement is about releasing the fear of judgment. So that you can create the life of your dreams or a life that you love with confidence. And I think for women, sometimes we don't have that confidence, sometimes we get imposter syndrome. So the different steps deal with, you know, just making that decision to go on a transformational journey. "01:24  Retiring and Graduating 03:48 Hanging up your uniform 09:06 Patterns in Life 15:00 Onward movement 19:37 Being Coachable 22:00 Mental Fitness 27:16 Onward Podcast https://emilyharman.com/Emily HarmanEmily has 38 years of service to her country as both a Naval Officer and civilianfederal employee, retiring as a member of the Senior Executive Service and theDirector of the Department of the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs in 2019.Prior to working at the Pentagon, Emily served as a Contracts Department DivisionHead and as the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs at the Naval AirSystems Command.Now, an entrepreneur herself, Emily’s business coaching services are focused onhelping entrepreneurs position their company to accelerate results and winGovernment Contracts while creating more freedom and time for themselves, theirrelationships, and their health. Emily is a contributing author to the #1 BestsellerBecoming a GovCon Expert: How to Accelerate Your Success in GovernmentContracting.Emily founded the Onward Movement which seeks to inspire at least 10,000 peopleto embrace authenticity and release the fear of judgment so they can pursue theirdreams with confidence. As a personal coach, Emily helps her clients transform theirdreams into reality so they can create a life they love while achieving new heights ofauthentic success. As host of the Onward Podcast, Emily has conversations with herguests about facing adversity, moving forward, and discovering themselves alongthe way.Emily graduated from the United States Naval Academy and earned her MastersDegree from the Florida Institute of Technology. She’s a graduate of LeadershipSouthern Maryland. She currently lives in Staunton, VA. In her free time, Emily lovesto hang out with friends and family as well as swim, hike, camp, and read.