Bruce Lee… the Dragon! I grew up loving. Bruce Lee, and one of the few things my dad and I were able to bond over in my younger years was learning about him and watching his films. Much of it had to do with a shared heritage.. while my buddies were watching Arnold, Sly, Jean Claude.. Bruce was MY guy that I could see myself like and really resonate with!

Lee was so much more than a martial artist or movie star.. he was a game-changer.. innovator.. thought leader and philosopher (who actually studied it at the University of Washington!)

Lately, I’ve been taking a deep dive into philosophy- as I have at different times in my life. (Maybe it’s my approaching midlife to be examining it closer..!)

In this episode, I share 7 Bruce Lee quotes and concepts and expand upon them as they can support how we navigate a first responder career, life and more!

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Training Day. Sigh. (The movie was great, but the state-mandated, checkbox curriculums, death-by-Power Point, and so on.. is not). Too many trainers, leaders, bosses knowing teaching "the why" because they may not know "the why."

In our discussion, fmr paramedic turned police officer, sergeant, trainer, teacher, student (always!) Scott Savage and I explore how to TRULY use critical thinking so we don't rest on our laurels of yester-year and get into trouble (real talk, legal, and criminal trouble). Our talk includes how to apply real adaptive thinking to police situations, case law analysis, and forming better and best practices.

We talk use of force, physical engagements, and growth mindset as a few of these topics- which are relevant to any instructors, line-level, bosses, and students alike!

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Scott Savage is the founder and CEO of Savage Training Group. In 2023 he retired with 24 years of experience as an officer and sergeant in Northern California. His previous assignments include SWAT, Team
Leader on a Crisis Negotiation Team, and full-time assignment to a terrorism/ intelligence task force.

Scott and his instructors at the Savage Training Group are on a mission to raise the bar of law enforcement training. They teach courses such as how to control the
chaos when you're responding to "hot calls", what to do when an armed-suicidal-barricaded subject won't surrender (can you walk away?), science-based interviewing, and any other topic they feel
will help cops save lives and have great careers.

You can check out all the courses at savagetraininggroup.com.
https://www.instagram.com/savage_training_group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-savage-law-enforcement/

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Several weeks ago I found myself in a funk. There were many logical reasons: normal work stress, abnormal work stress, busy schedule, travel, mounting projects, and other angsty things floating in my head space.

I didn’t feel like doing anything. That’s not normal for me, despite how stressed or tanked I feel. That’s what feeling like crud can do.

However, I attacked my funk with tangible strategies. In a collaborative conversation with my friend, Chris Littrell, I shared about it. He asked if he could talk on it on his show, Gravity Podcast, to which I gladly agreed.

And- as I had wanted to share this anecdote and how he said it much better than I can even imagine talking about it myself- I share it with you. I hope this account gives you some hope, some awareness, some self-grace for the times you’ve felt low and find yourself in that place and space in the future.

(And check out Chris’ show if you haven’t!)

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