My Transition To College

I wanted to share some thoughts with my network as I transition from the military as these ideas are fresh in my mind, and I have ample time to reflect on as this chapter of my life as it concludes. Many service members like myself start their military careers without definitive direction on if their career goals are going to be either short or long term. I was the indecisive Airman, and there are thousands of servicemembers now who are as I once was. And during my transition hiring managers and recruiters have made me feel that my search of where I belong to my organization has impacted my transition to the civilian sector. I didn't start off with ambitious goals; I wanted to master my craft before I could visualize future roles and ranks, and even while learning my role as an
Thru analyzing my life before, during and my impending retirement, it revolved around my boundaries of my idealism. Who I am and what brings me happiness is that of helping people realize their potential and developing it. My desire for success and happiness had to include the happiness and success of the members of my team. As I sought to develop myself as a leader and manager and bringing my peers along with me sometimes by force (lol) on this journey it gave us new experiences and growth opportunities. It exposed us new avenues to explore and enlightened hidden virtues and skills that would not have been discovered if we didn't take the risk at that point in our careers. I constantly tell the people who work in close collaboration with me, that it is never too late to diagnose your life and future career goals! Analyze what you stand for, who you are, and use that discovery to develop yourself into what you want to be. We all have talents and skills we have not even tapped into and being open to nurturing and blueprinting them can only reap the rewards of personal and team