What is Becoming Unstuck?
I believe that if you want to change the place you’re in, you have to start with the place within.
If you create a better place inside of you, that will eventually translate to the outer world and transform how you lead yourself, and those around you both at home and work.
This is the beginning of Becoming Unstuck.
About Ivan
I’m a 14-year Air Force veteran, with a penchant for art, business, and creating things.
I decided to stop following orders and become an entrepreneur.
During my time in the Air Force, I spent 9 years in construction managing projects and leading teams. I then spent 5 years teaching leadership for the Chief Master Sergeant Donald L. Harlow Airman Leadership School (yes, I know, long name, lol).
In this newsletter, I write about leading ourselves, leading others often adding a bit of humor and a conversational style of writing because it’s just so natural to do so.
Plus I like to feel like im in conversation WITH you and not just TALKING to you.
I also aim to give you actionable insights and steps you can apply in your daily life.
Why I started The Better Place & Becoming Unstuck
While driving home from work, in uniform, and talking to my wife…it hit me.
I don’t want to do this forever.
This feeling started in 2018, after 8 years of service.
We had met in Japan, I lived there for three years and eventually said goodbye to come back to the good ol’ US of A.
In 2017, we had our son.
Everything changed.
At the time, stress was high, work was demanding (it always was) and I would often say things like “ I hate this place.”
It turns out that a of other people did too.
When I started brainstorming my idea for a business, I knew, for certain it had to do with something “place.”
We all want a better place to work.
A better version of ourselves, better relationships, better friends, and a better life.
The big problem is that we don’t know how to get there and that journey is rarely easy. I realized that it all begins with you, with me, with what’s inside of us.
To have all those things we need to lead ourselves better but we can’t do that if we don’t know ourselves.
So my goal with the better place is to help you know yourself better, so you can lead yourself better. And it all starts with Becoming Unstuck.
This is the part of the story where I came up with the phrase “To change the place you’re in, start with the place within.”
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What your membership means to me
Every 5 weeks the Air Force entrusted me with 16 service members from different branches. for 8-10 hours per day, we would train physically, learn leadership, study the National Defense Strategy, and focus on mission principles.
During this time I made connections and watched as service members unlocked new versions of themselves as they ventured into their roles as supervisors in the military.
This newsletter is the continuation of that journey.
My aim is to take all I have learned from my career and help you become unstuck.
Find that better version of you within.
Your contribution is what keeps me doing this work.
It doesn’t have to be monetary, it can be sharing with a friend, liking, or subscribing.
In fact, the paid tier doesn’t give you extra because all my work is free for you, because becoming unstuck should cost a fortune.
I hope you find this newsletter as a key part of your days and your journey to change the place within you.
See you on the next one.
“To change the place you’re in, start with the place within.”
-Ivan
