In this episode, Gerritt interviews Nick Long. Gerritt and Nick discuss the "virus of the mind", the importance of framing, and the process of letting go. Nick opens up about how the world broke him down and how he was able to get back on his own two feet. This process of standing back up starts with one initial step: a radically honest self-inventory of who we are.   --- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

In this episode, Gerritt discusses the classic need versus want dichotomy. As human beings, we have a tendency to focus on the outcome we desire and ignore taking the action which will actually get us there. Without the willingness to take responsibility for the individual steps associated with accomplishing our dreams, they will remain just that: dreams. --- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

Gerritt discusses being permission-based. When we're young, we're expected to ask permission before we do certain things, depending on how old we are. This is usually done to keep us safe. While the habit of asking for permission is usually to keep us safe when we're young, it can have the opposite effect when we're adults.   --- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

Gerritt discusses the story of the 300 Spartans and the importance of taking responsibility. In life, we need to show up each day and be someone who takes responsibility for our actions but what does taking responsibility for our life even look like? Taking responsibility looks like getting enough sleep, eating right, exercising, being honest with ourselves, and having the humility to take the time to understand other perspectives. In short, being responsible means doing the work necessary to accomplish our goals, whatever they may be.   --- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

Gerritt discusses Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of the United Kingdon, and the importance of choosing sides. When we choose a side in life, we create a public symbol that shows others where we stand. This is important because publicly choosing a side has a tendency to naturally reveal those who stand with us and those who stand against us which is valuable information to understand.   --- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

Gerritt discusses his recent trip to Mexico with his wife and the three lessons he learned while on a snuba diving expedition. First, we control our environment; second, don't move too fast; and third, point of view is important. With the global health pandemic still going on, it can be easy to feel like we don't control our environment, we keep having to make changes to our business model just to stay relevant, and the sky is falling. Spoiler alert: it's not.   --- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

In this episode, Gerritt discusses the pitfalls of self-fulfilling prophecies. In life, sometimes we're subject to a jarring experience which alters our worldview, for better or worse. In the worse case, it's not uncommon for the experience to consume us such that we build walls up around ourselves and what we believe we're able to accomplish. Are you ready to break down those walls and get after it?   --- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

Gerritt interviews Brad Gibb, co-founder of Tactical Cash Flow. Tactical Cash Flow "empower[s] those seeking a life of financial independence with the tools and strategies necessary to grow wealth, build cash flow, and create financial freedom." Additionally, Tactical Cash Flow has "debunked the archaic financial myths based on hope that are no longer effective in a modern economy and created a process to leverage the system.  Net worth is not, as we are made to believe, a measure of freedom.  True freedom allows you to spend time with the people you want, where you want, and when you want because your income isn’t limited to your time."   -- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

In this episode, Gerritt discusses the pitfall of hesitation. While it's important to take some time preparing to make a decision, it's also important to pull the trigger and do something. If we spend too much of our time planning, we risk overanalyzing a decision to the point where we don't do anything at all (which a decision in and of itself).   -- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.

In this episode, Gerritt discusses the importance of knowing your audience. If you've ever run advertisements and haven't had success, it's possible because it wasn't speaking to the right audience. Modern technology allows for a variety of unique insights in to the people who consume our content and if you're not taking advantage of it, you're falling behind.   -- Do you struggle to find the time to invest in yourself, family, AND your business? It doesn't have to be that way. Find out more at https://www.thetacticalbusinessman.com --- The Tactical Businessman is a podcast committed to one thing: Empowering people to find the answers they already know exists. Gerritt Bake is a retired SWAT officer and former undercover detective ready to equip you with the tools, tactics, and techniques needed to achieve success in every facet of your life. There is an approach to get what you want out of life...a tactical approach.