Episode 2: "Who We Are", w/ The Hero Games Crew

Questions from the PEOPLE!

1. Depression and how I handled it.

2. Our new LLC: Mountain/Youth Survival, Leadership and Culture Consulting, Purpose Finding Treks, and Violent Encounter Prevention and Survival.

3. "What is something you want, but don't have?" 

4. 2024 Hero Games

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Self-examination from HGC Founder, JD.

This week's topic is changing your perspective to find gratitude everywhere.

Links to articles referenced during episode:

1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301826526_Does_gratitude_writing_improve_the_mental_health_of_psychotherapy_clients_Evidence_from_a_randomized_controlled_trial

2. https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/#neuroscience

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Self-examination from HGC Founder, JD.

This week's topic is finding your purpose. Stop waiting for it to find you.

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Self-examination from HGC Founder, JD.

This week's topic is the duality of PEACE and WAR. 

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Self-examination from HGC Founder, JD.

This week's topic is WIN or DIE. Burn the ships, and let 'er rip tater chip!

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Self-examination from HGC Founder, JD.

This week's topic is prioritizing SERVICE over MONEY. Money is NOT a core value.

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Self-examination from HGC Founder, JD.

This week's topic is being content with where you are, while staying hungry for improvement.

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The boys are back in town! In this episode, all three HG Podcast hosts - JD, Johnny, and Willie - sit down with former Army Ranger and owner of OG Pumpkin, Angel Cortes, to discuss some hard hitting topics.

We talk WAR STORIES, survivor's guilt, Angel's kidney donation, ketamine therapy, and leaving your mark on your community.

Grab some tissues, crack a beer, and get ready to laugh your ass off.

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In this episode, Johnny returns to Co-Host alongside JD for an amazing conversation with Gold Star Wife, Niki Dahlke. SSG Jason Dahlke was Killed in Action during Objective Berlin on 29 August, 2009 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, and his family was honored at this year's Hero Games.

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In this episode, JD and Willie sit down with return guest, Army Ranger, Logan Lewis. You may remember Logan from Episode 14 where we talked Ranger Regiment, Afghanistan, and the death of his Squad Leader SSG Kevin Pape. If you haven't listened, head there now!

As for this one, we talk leadership; empathy, burnout, ego, good leaders and bad leaders.

If you're looking for an in depth conversation about leadership philosophy, this one's for you.

0:00             Introduction

3:27            Good Leader Experience

8:47            Ranger Regiment Leadership

54:38          Logan's Leadership Philosophy

1:13:27     Ego

1:43:38     Burnout

2:27:42     Bad Leaders

2:39:02      How do we measure our expectations of our subordinates?

3:03:15      Closing

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