In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: From SWAT to the Private Sector Creating a Lane For Yourself in Law Enforcement Special Operations and Narcotics Investigations Becoming an Expert The Pros and Cons of K9 Work Dogs Have Bad Days Too High Op Tempos and Violence Take Their Toll The Danger of Being Emotionally and Mentally Checked Out Becoming a LEO at a Young Age When Work Life Balance is Anything But PTSD and Operator Syndone in Law Enforcement Living in the War Zone Bonded Through Trauma Moving on From Law Enforcement What You Need to Know About the Brotherhood Transferable Skills From LE to the Private Sector Physical, Mental and Spiritual Wellness How We Self-Medicate Redeveloping a Relationship With God Relinquishing Control We Thrive in Chaos so We Create it at Home Moving Beyond the Trauma Loop The Maddox Initiative Helping Others From the Other Side   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes:   Eric Maddox is a former law enforcement officer with 13 years of experience. He specialized in street crimes, K9, and tactical operations (SWAT).    After leaving law enforcement for a career in the private sector, Eric has a strong passion to help people in the first responder career field who want to make a change.    Through his consultancy, Maddox Initiative, Eric  provides 1 on 1 high level coaching and services to help his clients bridge the gap between their LE careers and the private sector so that they can achieve their “dream” life on their terms.    You can find Eric Maddox online at:    IG: @MaddoxInitiative  Website: www.MaddoxInitiative.com  LinkedIn: Maddox Initiative   Until Next Time… Out of role.   

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About:   Recognizing How Your Experiences Can Help Others Remember That You Are Necessary  Why I Love the Word ‘Indispensable’ How to Make Yourself Absolutely Necessary  The Importance of Being Indispensable Mindset Matters Process Thinking and Alabama Football Prioritizing Character Over Skill The Metrics Matter - The Gap vs. The Gain You Are Who You Surround Yourself With The Tone Comes From the Top - The Shackleton Example   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes:   I love the word “Indispensable,” but what do I mean when I encourage you to become indispensable?  I mean you must become “absolutely necessary” to those you serve.  Today on the podcast we talk about the importance of becoming more indispensable and give you five tips on how to achieve it.   Until Next Time…out of role! 

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: How What We Did in 2013 Created the Circumstances for Where We Are Now Condo Update and Why We Bought Our New Place Fitness and Entrepreneurship The Importance of Choosing Adversity Building a Strong Foundation for Business Through Hard Athletic Pursuits Choosing How You Suffer It’s Not Lucky - It’s Resilience, Perseverance and Determination The Foundation You Build Today Will Serve You or Fail You Tomorrow What Energy Are You Showing Up With? How Dad Bod Energy Infects Everything That You Do Adversity and Mindset What Does the Taylor Swift Eras Tour Have to Do With You?   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes: The roots of our entrepreneurial success came from the adversity that we cultivated through years of racing, coaching and failing at business. The foundation we built while racing Ironmans and ultramarathons and pursuing tough cases in law enforcement pay dividends today in how we show up in our businesses, for our children and for one another.  The roots create the fruit.  What are you planting today and how is it going to help you succeed tomorrow?   Until Next Time…out of role! 

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: From FAST Company to Entrepreneur What You Do Doesn’t Matter, Who You Are Does Having Your Priorities Straight: Being a Husband and Father First ‘The Ring Walk’ in Boxing and in Life Using a Threshold Check We’re Never in a Hurry to Rush to Our Deaths The Challenge of Working From Home Our Kids are Watching Adapting and Overcoming in Entrepreneurship The Chaos Sandwich or The Shit Sandwich Putting Chaos into Order in Your Life and Business The Tactics You Employ Get You to Your Long Term Goal Transitioning From a Structure Environment to Self Management Don't’ Be a 40-Year Old Working Out like a 20-Year Old The Holistic View of Strength in Your Life Aesthetics vs. Functional Strength Your Relationship with Food and Pattern Recognition Fixing Ancestral Issues with Health Lifestyle Change vs. Lifestyle Evolution The Aggregation of Incremental Gains Get Strong and Do Stuff What is the Return on Investment? Brandon’s Amazing Comeback Story and Mindset Tips   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes:   A self-described Man, Husband, Father, Coach, & Entrepreneur; Brandon Mancine joined the Marines out of high school, working in Special Operations as a machine gunner with FAST Company. After his enlistment, he started a career in Personal Training/Coaching. With over 20 years of experience, Brandon has helped thousands of men & women change their lives for the better. He also has an incredible comeback story that you won't want to miss.   Brandon is an online coach specializing in over 40 transformations. To connect with Brandon email him at "[email protected]" or follow him on Instagram @coachbrandonmancine & @bmfcoach   Until Next Time… Out of role. 

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: Condo Update The C.O.P.S. Conference and Recent LE Shootings in Houston and Austin Why It’s Important to Meditate on Our Mortality The Lifespan Equation That Will Focus Your Mind The Benefits of Practicing Memento Mori Prioritize and Focus Living Mindfully Gratitude and Perspective Taking Action Personal Growth Reflection and Legacy   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes: Remembering your mortality isn't about living in fear; it's about living intentionally. It's a call to make the most of the time you have, to appreciate life, and to make meaningful contributions to the world. We talk about it today on the podcast!   Until Next Time…out of role!   

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: Stoicism and Policing You Need to Be Able to Communicate What the Job Takes Out of You Understanding and Tolerance in Policing Finding Common Ground  Stoicism as a Self Help Philosophy The Dichotomy of Control Obstacle Becoming Opportunity Facing Adversity Every Day The Importance of Rigorous Exercise  Active Suffering vs. Passive Suffering Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Stoicism Not Letting Stuff live Upstairs Catching and Clearing Bad Thoughts The Perfect Sage Doesn’t Exist Recognizing and Rectifying Our Emotions True Ownership and True Freedom The Stoic Cop   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes:   Bill Mauro is a 10 year veteran in law enforcement and the author of The Stoic Cop. He has experience in corrections, patrol, and investigative operations. In his spare time, he enjoys studying and applying different schools of thought and suffering through daily rigorous exercise. The Stoic Cop is available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle. And Bill provides tactical strength and conditioning training to individuals through his website tscfitops.com   This is a great conversation with a fellow law enforcement officer, author and practicing Stoic about how we can benefit in our careers and personal life from understanding the dichotomy of control and applying Stoic principles of voluntary adversity and equanimity to our daily interactions.   You can find Bill online at Instagram at @thestoiccop   Until Next Time… Out of role.  

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: Policing and Autism Becoming an Autism Dad When Purpose Grabs You By The Throat The Importance of Understanding Autism as a LEO Serving Two Communities That You Love It Truly is a Spectrum The Risk of Not Training Police on Autism Response What is Stimming? Autism and Social Awareness It Can Be a Sensory, Intellectual, Communication and/or Social Disability Autism and Expressive Language Their Sensory Experience is Different Than Yours Introducing Your Special Needs Child to Law Enforcement Serving Those Who Protect and Serve Knowing How to Read People is Critical   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes:   Jerry Turning is a former police officer and K9 handler and the founder of Blue Bridge Autism Training for First Responders.    When Jerry’s son was diagnosed with Autism in 2007, Jerry realized that despite having participated in dozens of calls for service involving autistic individuals, he knew next to nothing about Autism.    Jerry began documenting his journey as an Autism dad in the blog Bacon and Juice Boxes and his writing began to resonate with other special needs parents around the world. After he revealed that he was a police officer, he began receiving hundreds of messages from other special needs parents who were concerned that their loved ones would be misunderstood by first responders.    Realizing the need for better education, Jerry began Blue Bridge Autism Training to train law enforcement around the world about Autism and best practices for responding to calls involving autistic individuals.  You can learn more about Blue Bridge Training at www.bluebridgetraining.com and you can find Jerry on social media at:   IG: @bluebridgetraining  Facebook: Bacon and Juiceboxes LinkedIn: Blue Bridge Autism Training   Until Next Time… Out of role.   

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: Engagement Farming After a Tragedy Lewiston, Maine and the Siloing of Opinion How to Deal With Anger  How did Marcus Aurelius Deal with Anger? Being Angry is not a Strategy, it's a Mood Anger Leads to Irrational Behavior and Clouded Judgment Meeting Anger With Compassion Take a Breath The Space Between the Action and Our Reaction It Takes Two to Tango Fleeting Emotions Anger is Temporary and Transitory   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes: We all get angry from time to time - emotions make us human. But the space between an action and our reaction offers us the opportunity to pause and consider our response.    In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius discusses anger in relation to the dichotomy of control and the Stoic virtues.  On the podcast today we dive into the emperor’s best tips on dealing with anger.  Until Next Time…out of role!  

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: It’s Okay to Be a Cop Positivity in Policing Becoming a Street Psychologist High Crime Neighborhoods Appreciate the Police Policing in the Community You Grew Up In Learning About Gangs From Punk Rocker to Police Officer Proactive Policing & Community Interaction Establishing Relationships: Cops Can’t Just Parachute In How Zero Tolerance Policing Backfires The Power of Letting People Vent The Evolution of the Opioid Crisis Wholesale and Retail Dope Are We Communicating Well Enough? Picking the Right TFOs Gangs And Fraud The Disruptors Podcast with B.C. and Ski Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes:   B.C. grew up in a single parent home in the skateboarding and punk rock scene of the 1980s and 90s and ran from the police a little. After barely graduating high school, he did 4 years in the US Army and then graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in Psychology and earning membership into Psi Chi, The National Honors Society for Psychology.    After college, B.C. joined a large police department in the South where he worked in patrol, detective division, gang unit, drug unit, aggravated assault unit, homicide unit, intel center, and supervisor of the violent crimes section, as well as being assigned to the FBI Task Force.    B.C. utilized his skills in psychology to communicate better with the communities he policed and became so skilled at gang investigations that he became a certified instructor who developed gang disruption, investigation, and awareness courses to educate other officers, agents, and deputies and criminal subculture courses to educate citizens.    B.C. is now retired from the force and works as a writer and a co-host on The Disruptors Podcast with BC & Ski where he continues to have interesting and engaging conversations with people from all walks of life.   You can find B.C. on Instagram at @the_disruptors_podcast    Until Next Time… Out of role.  

In This Episode, We Get Tactical About: Are You a Yes Man? Every Yes is Also a Corresponding No People Pleasing and FOMO Are You Solving Your Problems or Someone Else’s Problems? Being a Yes Man Actually Makes You Less Promotable Our Mental Health Suffers When We Don’t Establish Boundaries Know Your Priorities  Practice Self Awareness Set Boundaries Pause and Reflect Be Polite and Direct Use “I” Statements Offer Alternatives Be Assertive Be Consistent Learn to Deal With Guilt Prioritize Self-Care Seek Support   Resources + Links:   Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey   Connect with Kristofor on Substack | https://kristoforhealey.substack.com   How can Kristofor help you become an indispensable man? https://linktr.ee/krhealey   Download a FREE COPY of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man   Buy your copy of the book, here!   Shoot us a message on Instagram with your biggest takeaway @team_healey   Show Notes: If you want to feel less overwhelmed and become more productive, you need to say no more often.   And as hard as it is to say no, studies show that doing so is beneficial to your mental health because you feel better about yourself when you have healthy boundaries and standards in place that allow you to operate with greater efficiency on things that matter. You need to start saying no more often if you want to achieve more of your goals. We give you tips on how to do so on today’s podcast. Until Next Time…out of role!