Kenny Leahman: Dropping Cover... A Story of Authenticity and Risk

Send us a message!My guest today is Kenny Leahman.I first learned a piece of Kenny’s story from an article in Yahoo News with the headline: Retired CIA officer opens up about coming out as gay during ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ era: ‘I was terrified every single day.’Immediately, I wanted to have Kenny on my podcast and today is the day I get to share our conversation with you!  We got to meet in person last year and I’ve learned more about Kenny’s story, his work of dropping cover – in the professional sense, in the sense of coming out as gay, and as you’ll hear, in other ways in life, for we all have things we choose to keep undercover.Kenny is retired from the Central Intelligence Agency after a 24-year career.  He now is a coach, educator, and consultant who helps others discover what really matters by focusing on values-based living and leadership.  Kenny says, “Make choices based on what matters.  If it doesn’t matter, let it go.”Kenny, thank you SO much for being part of my life and sharing these pieces of your story and life here on Make Life Less Difficult.  Your story is deeply impactful, your wisdom is poignant and prescient, and your vulnerability is inspirational.  Kenny is offering a new workshop, Discover, Decide, and Do What Matters.  You’ll find links below to this workshop, Kenny’s website, and the article where I first read about him. Kenny's website: https://www.kennyleahman.com/Article from YahooNews!Support the showMake Life Less Difficult~   Support:buymeacoffee.com/lisatilstra