There's lots of garbage career advice out there and I get why - its hard to apply principles across different disciplines, personal pursuits, and backgrounds. That was true until today - meet Joel Martycz.

After his time in the Air Force, Joel has gone on to work in the broadest array of fields I've ever seen from Space X to Target and Optum Health.

Joel breaks down how to position yourself properly for different industries, why titles don't mean anything and how to optimize for doing things you actually enjoy, and questions you should ask yourself to get to your true calling.

Episode Resources:

Joel on LinkedIn

Show Notes:

Reflecting on past year's goals and setting new ones. 0:00

Prioritizing processes over outcomes in personal growth and development. 3:43

Breaking down goals into smaller bite size pieces. 9:04

Joel's backstory. 12:13

How to pick a career. 17:36

Being a big fish in a small pond. 22:57

Why title chasing won't get you anywhere. 29:00

Maslow's hierarchy of needs. 34:16

Where family falls into the career conversation. 39:30

Nonprofits and social efforts. 46:45

Building a personal board of directors for career guidance and self-discovery. 52:16

Personal growth, meaningful work, and veteran community service. 56:34

Veteran support and employee resource groups. 1:01:43

Necessity of giving back to other veterans. 1:06:54

Applying military lessons to civilian life. 1:09:55

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The Scuttlebutt Podcast - The podcast for veteran owned businesses. Show host, Brock Briggs, talks with veteran owners and operators about specific tactics they're using to start, buy, and grow business. Get the tactics, templates, and case studies from the conversations for free at https://www.scuttlebuttpodcast.co/.