Life After The Military: Don Gleason & Matt Scherer; Military Transition Roundtable
Life After The Military
Shownotes Transcript
Do you want to know a secret to success?Do you want to follow a principle of the most successful people in the world?Are you familiar with Napoleon Hill and his book Think and Grow Rich?Ever hear of the Mastermind Principle?If you are a transitioning veteran or know any, you will get so much value from this week’s episode of @pivotalmomentsmedia’s @charliemikevets channel podcast #lifeafterthemilitary with our guests and Air Force veterans Matt Scherer and Don Gleason - two highly successful veteran entrepreneurs who serve as the President and Vice President of the Military Transition Roundtable (MTR).This veteran service organization applies one of Napoleon Hill’s principles of success: the Mastermind Principle. It simply states that if you want to achieve a level of success, you must surround yourself with people who have already achieved that level of success.In the episode, Don and Matt explain how transitioning veterans will increase their transition success and lower their stress by doing the following:
- Taking control of your transition
- Networking
- Enrolling in higher education
- Following through with connections
- Researching companies and working to understand how their profits are made, and how your position fits into that equation
Matt shares why doing the following will increase your transition success:
- Joining non-military groups
- Volunteering in the community
- Finding out the kinds of people you like to work with
- Gaining technical skills in the military pre-transition/using LinkedIn to connect with people with those same skills
Learn more about the MTR:
- The DISC personality assessment to start
- How the group helps veterans understand what they want when searching for a new job
- How having an accountability partner produces a staggering 500% uptick in the probability of reaching a goal
Social Media Links:LinkedIn:Don Gleason:https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-gleason/ Matt Scherer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattscherer/Twitter:Don Gleason: @DonGleason15Matt Scherer:@Matt_schererThe Military Transition Roundtable:https://militarytransitionroundtable.com/Scherer Communications: https://sherercommunications.com/Achieve New Heights, LLC: https://achievenewheights.com/