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That is how I impact everyone I come into contact with. I pour my passion into every piece so they all hold a special place in my heart. The fact that he was a brother-in-arms made it so much better than just another random customer.
I can see in my final products what I used to call mission complete. We would take a moment to gather our thoughts and learn from our experience to get better. I do that now when I do my final look over. What did I do well? What can I improve on? Do those questions sound familiar? I could see that the more my mind was healing from war the better my final product was getting. I could approach projects with a calm mind and this allowed me to think through my projects more completely.
I was starting to see how the military had prepared me for entrepreneurship. A lot of what we learned as non-commissioned officers and even lower enlisted can be directly applied to successfully running your own business. The decision-making process, adapt and overcome, mission first mentality are all things that as Veterans of war we have become more experienced in a rather short period of time. But how could I use what I had learned to help other Veterans recover from their war injuries?
I started reaching out to other Veterans, inviting them to come hang out and learn. I really wanted to help them find their purpose and just hang out with other guys like me. I wanted to have someone to talk to when things were bothering me, as well as be an ear for them to share their burdens with. I’ve had multiple Veterans tell me how working with their hands is peaceful and calming. It provides instant gratification that combats
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