Staying your authentic self - lessons learned from multiple military exits & government contracting

Timestamps:
⌚ 0:00 - Intro https://sheenapreneur.thinkific.com/courses/govcon-for-winners
⌚ 1:32 - Morning routine now as opposed to in the military Eric Stegal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriots/
⌚ 4:16 - time management in the calendar - not in the calendar, doesn't exist
⌚ 5:30 - How did you end up in the military? Serendipity moments, 9/11, and stuttering
⌚ 9:30 - Now I have my retirement paperwork, now what?
⌚ 13:00 - Becoming a DA Civilian during COVID
⌚ 16:07 - Medical retirement during covid and how I discovered panic attacks
⌚ 18:32 - what benefits I missed and how I wasted some of my final time in the military  
⌚ 22:05 - Leaving behind continuity  
⌚ 25:27 - why your health is more important now, and the education of 37 different jobs  
⌚ 29:23 - how tf do you manage mental stress and anxiety - VA mental health
⌚ 34:18 - MST - Military Sexual Trauma  
⌚ 38:28 - Why I really didn't want a retirement ceremony or gifts   
⌚ 41:15 - Space A - how it works  
⌚ 44:22 - How I started my business and how I managed to make it work alongside my military service - from real estates to facility management services
⌚ 50:23 - Being chaptered out of the miliary and landing in the best spot in my life  
⌚ 54:32 - After transitioning multiple times... Understand ALL the options
⌚ 59:16 - Transition resources
Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle - https://eckharttolle.com/power-of-now-excerpt/
The Secret - Rhonda Byrne - https://www.thesecret.tv/products/the-secret-book/
The E Myth - Michael Gerber - https://www.michaelegerbercompanies.com/product/the-e-myth-revisited/
ACP - Mentor Program - https://www.acp-usa.org/ (also mentioned by Justin Murphy on this episode - https://youtu.be/PN8QuDNS_fo)
VIP - Veterans Institute for Procurement - https://nationalvip.org/
IVMF - Institute for Veterans and Military Families - https://studentveterans.org/company/ivmf/
⌚ 1:03:41 - It's all about who you know...  
⌚ 1:06:52 - How a retirement sponsor might be able to help people get through retirement  
⌚ 1:10:32 - Time travel back to 16 years old - "Start building your confidence", "Don't be afraid to do more"  
⌚ 1:14:03 - A "TED talk" with transitioning military members: "Try new things"  
⌚ 1:17:32 - How to build a personal brand: "Stay your authentic self" The Madoff Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k31dKoFsniU
⌚ 1:22:05 - What is GovConNow? https://sheenapreneur.thinkific.com/courses/govcon-for-winners
⌚ 1:25:25 - There is more than one way to contract (Local, State, County, Fed, Corporate)  
⌚ 1:27:55 - GovConNow community on Circle  
⌚ 1:30:00 - Some final words about Veterans  
⌚ 1:32:02 - Where can you find Sheena Parker?  
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheenaparker/
https://linktr.ee/sheenaparker
https://www.youtube.com/@UCFIHg7tf3ZoDJEXp8w6zedQ
https://sheenapreneur.thinkific.com/courses/govcon-for-winners
⌚ 1:32:32 - Outro   

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