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How You Resist Becoming More and What to Do About It

How You Resist Becoming More and What to Do About It

According to The Economist, an average of 550 service members are leaving the military every day, totaling over 200,000 veterans who are, in many cases, quickly being humbled by adversity in a world that went on without them. My name is Chris Hoffmann, CEO &...

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Top 4 in Demand Soft Skills Veterans Carry that will Impact 2019

Top 4 in Demand Soft Skills Veterans Carry that will Impact 2019

“The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.” — Robert Greene, International Best Selling author of six books Talents, gifts, and skillsets are always on the minds of Ambitious Veterans seeking a purpose out of the uniform. You...

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Ego: Edging Growth Out

Ego: Edging Growth Out

As Veterans, we transition from the Military with Ego’s the size of Super Man, and we wake up one day as Clark Kent and we still have the same EGO we had the day before. How does that work? Well, let’s look at why we needed the EGO in the Military.  The easy answer is...

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Gaining Perspective in 2019

Gaining Perspective in 2019

When is the last time you just paused and looked at the view from where you are at in life? Sometimes we are so hung up on running forward and chasing success. We don’t slow down and notice where we are on the road. When is the last time you considered the success you...

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Our First Transition

Our First Transition

When we think of a veteran, we often think about someone who transitioned from the Military to civilian life.  As a veteran helping other veterans transition, I often think about who they are today, or who they desire to be tomorrow.   At the Ambitious VET Network, we...

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Desire + THE GAP = Results

Desire + THE GAP = Results

Do you have desires?  I think its natural for human beings to have these in life.  It's what drives us to do things one way or another.  It’s all rooted in a desire or an idea we want for our life.    The problem comes in when life doesn’t always give what you want;...

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Building a Personal Brand that Monetizes: Part 4 of 4

Building a Personal Brand that Monetizes: Part 4 of 4

You can cut down a tree with a hammer, but it takes about 30 days. If you trade the hammer for an ax, you can cut it down in about 30 minutes. The difference between 30 days and 30 minutes is skills. -Jim Rohn  Imagine… getting out of the uniform with a HUGE vision,...

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Building a Personal Brand that Monetizes: Part 3 of 4

Building a Personal Brand that Monetizes: Part 3 of 4

“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.” – Niels Bohr We have been digging into the art of building your value and mastering the process of being someone in something. In step three we will briefly dive into “Being known...

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Building a Personal Brand that Monetizes: Part 2 of 4

Building a Personal Brand that Monetizes: Part 2 of 4

“Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do” -Elvis Presley Now, that we have started the process of building your value by gaining a deeper self-awareness around your WHY and COMMITMENT which only will...

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