221: What Drill Sergeants Can Teach You About Motivations - 1SG Melissa Solomon

Nov 13, 2018

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Watch 2010 Drill Sergeant of the Year puts Joe DeSena in his place. First Sergeant Melissa Solomon has a deep understanding of what it takes to motivate. She should, she’s a top professional.She knows fitness too! 1SG Solomon leads trainings in the Army Master Fitness Course to “create personal trainers in each company of 150 soldiers, to have them perform in optimal health.” Trained in how to master resiliency, she gives you tools for when “things aren't going your way- don’t quit- find another way and problem solve!” In this episode, wasting time and potential are not tolerated!

LESSONS

If your message isn’t getting across, regroup and rethink
To do your job well empower others
Give tasks that people are likely to fail to establish a baseline
Find alternate solutions and don’t quit
Be a sponge: coachable and teachable
Test your limits
Relinquish some of the comforts of home, embrace stress
Find your core resilience
Be mindful of your time, don’t waste it!
Find what motivates you - surround yourself with a “personal board of directors”
Write down what you want - set dates to achieve those goals
Have the tools you need - remove the excuses
Be a part of something bigger than “just you”
React to obstacles in a productive manner
Don’t make monsters out of challenges - just face them