Leading & Inspiring by Living a Life of Value & Purpose w/ John Spencer| Everyday Leadership Podcast

“My definition of leaders is that inspirer. I inspire people to attack that hill or eat right for my kids. My role as a leader is to provide that inspiration. And, that's the hardest, most grey thing there is in my definition. ” - Col John Spencer Col John Spencer is an award-winning scholar, professor, author, combat veteran, and internationally recognised expert and advisor on urban warfare and other military-related topics. Serving over twenty-five years in the active Army as an infantry soldier, Spencer has held ranks from Private to Sergeant First Class and Second Lieutenant to Major. His assignments as an Army officer included two combat deployments to Iraq as both an Infantry Platoon Leader and Company Commander, a Ranger Instructor with the Army’s Ranger School, a Joint Chief of Staff and Army Staff intern, a fellow with the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Strategic Studies Group, and Co-Founder, Strategic Planner, and Deputy Director of the Modern War Institute at West Point. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times, NY Daily News, Wired Magazine, Politico, The Hill, Foreign Policy Magazine, Defense One, Army Magazine, and many other publications. Spencer is also a regular military analyst and commentator for CNN, MSNBC, BBC, and numerous news and media organisations. He currently lives in Colorado Springs, CO, with his wife and three children. Some key points we discuss: ▶Discuss John's childhood, time spent in the military and his passion for writing. ▶Talk about John's family, how he raises his children, whether or not the military served as a model for fatherhood and how his experience in the military transformed him from a soldier to a father. ▶Discussion about leadership, John's ongoing growth as a leader, and the military's contribution to his leadership development. ▶Conversation about John's process of self-actualisation and self-awareness. ▶Discussion about mental health, John's greatest lesson on setbacks and challenges. ▶Conversation about how John defines leadership and how the struggle is part of the learning process. What's next? Take the 'What Habit is Eating Up Your Time?' Quiz: 🚀https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6307e572efea8a001872a188 🔔 SUBSCRIBE IF YOU ARE NEW AND TURN THE BELL ON Where to Find Col John Spencer? ▶ You can contact him via https://www.johnspenceronline.com/contact ▶https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwspencer2018/ ▶https://www.facebook.com/JohnSpencerOnline ▶https://www.instagram.com/spencerguard/ ▶https://twitter.com/SpencerGuard MindsetShift 🌐 https://mindsetshift.co.uk/ ✿ Social Links: ▶ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbel... ▶ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sopeagbelusi/ ▶Twitter - https://twitter.com/SopeAgbelusi ▶ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbel… ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mindsetshift00 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬...? 👍 Like the video (it helps a ton!) 💬 Comment if you made it till the end! 🔗 Share the video with anyone you think it might help :) Thanks for being with us! #EverydayLeadership #EverydayLeadershipPodcast