Episode 18 - The Secrets To A Successful Career
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In this episode, I'm joined by David Ortiz, a police officer in Arizona, who shares his experience as a police officer who worked SWAT, K9, Interdiction, and a variety of other assignments. We talk about what it takes to make it through the career, even when things aren't going your way. David shares his experiences when it comes to finding harmony with the career and home life.
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Episode 17- The Suicide Epidemic
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The "S" word. No one wants to say it. But so many first responders and military personnel struggle with it. Why? That's a great question. And it's one we tackle during this episode. My guest, Trevor Hill, is a Marine who served multiple tours of duty in the Middle East. He shares his experience with suicide, as well as how he has dealt with PTSD and issues in his life. Learn the strategy he uses to calm his mind.
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Episode 16- How is your career affecting your relationship with your kids?
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What kind of relationship do you have with your kids? As cops, we are pulled in so many different directions and this can really take its toll on our family relationships if we aren't being proactive. Check out the highlights from this episode: Gerritt's first narcotics deal.(01:19) Life has a way of throwing you curveballs, which is what happened when Gerritt and Melissa found out she was pregnant with her first child. (01:59) Police work forces you to become a different person (3:55) How this career can affect your relationships. (4:09) Cops often become...
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Episode 15- You Will Always miss 100% of the Shots You Don't Take
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Sometimes as cops, we become accustomed to asking for permission before taking action. To have success in life, this mentality needs to change. It's time to stop asking for permission and start taking ownership of your life.
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Episode 14- The Obstacle is The Way
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When faced with difficult times, you have 2 ways of looking at things. You can either look at the trial in front of you as an “obstacle” or as an “opportunity” to change something for the better
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Episode 13- 4 Tips to Help Police Officers Cope
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Gerritt discusses 4 tips to help police officers cope with the day-to-day rigors and trauma that come with the job.
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Episode 12: What's Your 20 in Life?
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Think back to the classic story of Alice in Wonderland. When she is brought to a fork in the road and questioning which way to turn, the Cheshire Cat asked her where she wanted to go and she replied "I don't know." His response to that was, "Then it doesn't matter which road you take."
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Episode 11: Infinite Whiplash: The Effect of Going Zero to 100 Every Day as a Cop and What to Do About it.
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A lot of us really have no idea what it’s like to be a police officer before we actually get in the line of duty. One thing is for sure, no two days are the same. You are constantly thrown from one situation into another, with no notice. Discover how to deal with what Gerritt refers to as "Infinite Whiplash" and come out on top.
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Episode 10- Show up in Your Personal Life Like You Show up in Your Professional Life
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In this episode of Win the Daily War, Gerritt talks about the FNG mentality. If you don’t know what that means, you will learn why it’s so important to master it, not only at work, but at home too. Check out the highlights here:
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Episode 9- Are you the HERO of your own life?
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In order to be a hero at work, at home and at life, you need to follow a framework that makes that happen. Check out the highlights of this episode and listen in to what Gerritt has to say about what it means to be a HERO:
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How many times have you heard that as a cop? Probably more than you could remember. But it is significant because unless we know where we are to begin with, along with goals of where we want to be, we will never go anywhere.
Think back to the classic story of Alice in Wonderland. When she is brought to a fork in the road and questioning which way to turn, the Cheshire Cat asked her where she wanted to go and she replied "I don't know." His response to that was, "Then it doesn't matter which road you take."
So often this happens to us in life, where we don't fully understand where we are, in order to take the correct action to get where we really want to be. Check out the Highlights here:
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- Boy Scout Orienteering (01:23)
- What to do when you don’t know where you are (03:18)
- You must know where you are starting from in order to know where you are going. (05:21)
- The one thing that will tell you where you are and where to go (04:21)
- Are you driving around like a cop with no GPS? (06:28)
- When you know exactly where you are, you can plan where you are going (06:55)
- Cops get really good at knowing how to figure out where they are at work (07:26)
- Most police officers have no idea where they are in their personal lives (08:02)
- What we learn about direction from Alice in Wonderland (8:30)
- What’s Your 20? (10:04)
- The Four Areas of Life to Work on (10:27)
- Do you Know where you are in each area of life right now? (10:55)
- How to figure out where you are (11:46)
- More is not a real thing (12:15)
- Spend some time discovering where you are now (13:38)
- Get your hero’s journey pdf now! (14:09)
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About The Show
From the brink of divorce, health problems, and near suicide to having the life of his dreams.
Meet Gerritt Bake, a retired SWAT officer who has spent the last 4 years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to uncover the formula that brings a voice to Heroes everywhere and guides them on how to turn their frustrated and disconnected lives around and become a Hero in their own right.
He shares everything he learned about being a police officer and about balancing the demands of work, home life, and the community. This show is for first responders who want to unlock the path to master the fundamentals to win at work, at home, and in life.
He reveals the most significant "a-ha moments" in his journey of rebuilding his personal life and professional career, including tough lessons learned and beating the odds to create the life of his dreams. He interviews some of the most successful cops, celebrities, and thought leaders in the first responder space who practice everything we preach.
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