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Is Your Faith in a Successful Job-Hunt Unshakable?
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Is Your Faith in a Successful Job-Hunt Unshakable? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Beshalach - Exodus13:17-17:16 Not all the redeployers coming through Sembach are looking forward to goi…
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How the Military Prepared You for Entrepreneurship
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6 Essential Qualities for Military & Business Success Over the last decade, the number of veterans in business has declined. Despite many programs supporting veteran entrepreneurship, not much has changed. Whil…
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How to Deal with Disrespectful Civilians
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Do You Distinguish Direct from Offensive Communication? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Bo – Exodus 10:1-13:16 Over the last decade, I’ve noticed a softening in the military. You don’t hea…
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Are You Wasting Your Time Getting Certifications?
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Are You Wasting Your Time Getting Certifications? Certifications top most veterans’ list of important job qualifications. But recall you didn't have any when entered the military. Success came from your attitud…
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How to Read God’s Clues for Improving Your Life
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Do You Feel Like You’re Being Punished by Your Problems? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Va’eira – Exodus 6:2-9:35 When things go wrong, why do they hit our most vulnerable spots? Wouldn…
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How to Ensure You Connect with Your Spouse
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Do You Think Your Marriage has a Communication Problem? Having been away from their spouse for up to a year, most of the sailors coming through WTP recognize the challenge posed by reconnecting. Even with tools l…
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How to Handle the Demands of Transitioning
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Have You Reached the Moment of Truth? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Shemos – Exodus 1:1-6:1 Back on active duty, I get those annoying emails. The training officer sends reminders of some…
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How to Use Pain to Overcome Transition Hurdles
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Do You Make Pain Your Reintegration Ally? As many as a hundred and fifty sailors come through WTP Sembach each week. Few had an easy time during deployment. The heat and austere operating environment challenged…
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How to Be Wealthy and Virtuous
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Do You Know the Source of Money’s Value? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Vayechi – Genesis 47:28-50:26 These days, few people question the virtue of military service. Most veterans want…
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How to Adapt Your Identity to the Private Sector
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Do You Know the Military Traits that Challenge Civilians? Reservists who deploy for six to twelve months face a daunting challenge. They need to quickly adapt to military life. In processing helps awaken their…
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How to Reduce Mistakes During Your Transition
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Do You Know Your Worst Enemy and Best Ally? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Vayigash – Genesis 44:18-47:27 The military exemplifies a can-do environment. Many a shipmate’s desk has the slo…
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10 Books that Will Improve Your Life in 2018
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Are You Surging Your Growth Through Reading? As in past years, reading a book per week hardly makes a dent in all the great ones out there. This year I focused on personal development and history & biography. My…
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How to Make a Safer Transition by Taking Risks
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Are You Ready to Do What You Haven’t Done Before? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Mikeitz – Genesis 41:1-44:17 Even if transition assistance programs did their job, your reintegration in…
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How to Have the Civilian Life You Want
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Are You Getting in Your Own Way? Zig Ziglar, the famous motivational coach, tells a story about when he decided to lose weight. He started running. He ran in hot weather and cold, rain and shine. I’ve followed…
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How to Make Your Dreams Come True
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Do You Know the 2 Steps to Fulfilling Your Dream? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Yayeishev – Genesis 37:1-40:23 When you decided to leave military service did you dream of a better life?…
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Do You Have a Crusader for Your Transition?
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How to Crush Your Own Resistance Cold weather has come to Germany. Temperatures often drop to the low 30s. The application of tissue after tissue to my runny nose has made it look like Rudolph’s. So while on a tr…
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Has Searching for Employment Made You Angry?
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How to Stay Calm Throughout Your Job-Hunt Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Vayishlach - Genesis 32:4-36:43 No one I’ve met has had a hassle-free transition. Plans fall apart. People who s…
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How to Create Relationships When You Don't Know How
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4 Steps to Creating Solid Professional Connections Creating the relationships you need to get the job you want can be difficult. When the military assigns you to a unit everyone understands they need to build a…
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How to Get Trapped Doing Work You Hate
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Do You Think You Deserve a Great Job? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Vayeitzei – Genesis 28:10-32:3 You never have to negotiate your military salary. For that matter, all the terms of e…
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Do You Know How to Ace a Meeting for a Job?
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How to Get Hiring Managers on Your Side Last week I took my redeployers (the people who come to WTP) to Koblenz. Before the Nazis came to power, 800 Jews lived there. Only twenty-two survived the war. I felt so…
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What Do You Do When Someone Disrespects You?
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How to Handle a Hostile Civilian Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Toldos – Genesis 25:19-28:9 The sailors who come to WTP Sembach agree that civilians appreciate our sacrifices. When they…
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Do You Improve Resilience with Every Task?
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How Botched Undertakings Lead to Success Guten tag. You may not have heard. But a couple of weeks ago the Navy deployed me to the Warrior Transition Program in Sembach, Germany. My last active duty time was tw…
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How to Communicate with Private Sector Employers
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Can You Speak So Civilians Will Listen? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Chayei Sarah – Genesis 24:29 Many civilians consider the way we speak to people to be too formal and stiff. What mil…
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How to Fulfill Your Desire to Keep Serving
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Have You Chosen the Right Role Model? Parsha [Passage of Scripture] Nugget [Precious Idea] Vayeira – Genesis 18:1-22:4 One thing military people can take pride in is our basic decency. Countless veterans hav…
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