Understanding that adversity is there very thing that will refine us and allow us to thrive. Often, we run away from pain, but my guest on this episode shares how instead of running from that pain we need to welcome it and push through it. My guess is non other than Ray "Cash" Care. Cash is an expert in teaching people to embrace the pain in their lives wether it is unexpected for sought after in one form or another to ultimately become more resilient. Ray believes that in order to become the best version of ourselves we first need be be broken down and then built back up. Getting rid of the negative self-talk and habits that are counter productive to our personal growth and peak performance as humans is at the core of what Ray Care teaches.

Cash is a Navy Seal Veteran who has completed numerous combat tours before retiring from the Navy and taking a job with the CIA and developing his skill sets in additional high-stress environments. Cash has transitioned from defending our country to now helping people improve their lives by teaching his four pillars, teamwork, problem solving, leadership and communication. Cash is a passionate Husband, Father, and expert in team building. Additionally, Ray is an instructor for Bedros Keuillian's Modern Day Knight Project and the Father son experience, The Squire Program.

Cash has a dynamic and charismatic personality and can often be found making an entertaining video on social media or being challenged to a pushup contest no matter what city he finds himself in. Cash does not hold back in this conversation as we talk about self-improvement, showing up for our families, embracing pain, and how to push through all of life's interruptions.

As children across the nation are preparing to return to school there are many important questions on the topic of school safety beyond the health concerns that parents need to be asking their children, their children's teachers and administrators. There are many questions about mental health and the toll the pandemic has had on children. It is critical that we all prepare now and know the risks that our schools face, not so we will live in a constant state of fear, but that we might be informed to have a greater level of confidence that the appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented to save the most lives should an act of evil come to our communities. "Knowledge diminishes fear," and this conversation with (Ret.) Chief Tony Pustizzi will move us one step closer to equipping ourselves with the information to engage in tough conversations with the local school systems.

On todays show Steve Hallman is joined by the founder of Veterans Club Inc, Jeremy Harrell. Jeremy shares his story of overcoming adversity in childhood and as an adult. After being deployed to Iraq in the U. S. Army Jermey had to confront an internal and external battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Jeremy found the courage to confront difficult circumstances head on and has overcome the effects of trauma in his own life and has since started the non-profit organization Veterans Club in the state of Kentucky to help other veterans learn learn about themselves through a variety of therapy methods.