HINDSIGHT
Volume 1
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"...Gold dripping from the bottom of your heart. Tingling throughout your entire body because you’re so engulfed by whatever it is you are Passionate about and everything else in the world is background noise. Finding what we are Passionate about is imperative to discovering who we are or will become. From a young age we are doused in the interests and beliefs of our legal guardians. From the moment we are able to adopt ideals or perceivable independence, speculation and influences are set forth in attempts to achieve a desired effect."
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About the Book
Remembering where we come from can be as much a burden as it can be a reward. Everyone experiences life differently. Everyone perceives life through different eyes, each looking at life from different angles. Much like the cover of this book, a picture can look like one thing from one angle, and something completely different from another. The point of Hindsight Volume 1 is to enhance your own perception while challenging your critical thinking skills. This is merely a foundation of what is to come. Everything we experience, suffer through, endure and enjoy in life contributes to how we perceive people, situations, news, information and life itself. Accept this challenge not only for yourself, but for everyone around you and the life you wish to lead. Look to the future after you put everything in your Hindsight into perspective.
About the Author
Born in Southern Iowa, I was raised between the country and the city. I spent time with pigs, cows and horses. I began working in the Food Industry when I was 16 and moved onto the Food and Beverage department of a casino in Iowa just after my 19th birthday (July 2007) where I learned every job within the department from then to present (November 2019). Chores, schoolwork and playing hard were part of everyday life. I always wanted to join the military and finally did 2 weeks after my 23rd birthday. I joined the Iowa Army National Guard as an Intelligence Analyst, obtaining a top-secret security clearance and a skill set where we were taught about critical thinking skills and how to apply them as analysts. Afterall, our decisions could someday be the difference between life and death. In the Guard, I learned and applied much about leadership, selfless service and responsibility. I attended the Warrior Leadership Course (WLC) as an E-4 and became a Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) not long after. Instead of picking up a promotion to E-6, it was time to find a new home. I switched to the RSP (Recruit Sustainment Program) where I served as cadre to the Drill Sergeant and Warrant Officer in charge. There we spent time training new recruits the basics of becoming a soldier in the United States Army. As part of our training requirements, cadre members were sent to a ten-day course called the Foundation Instructor/Facilitator Course (FIFC) where we learned how to become effective Instructors and Facilitators. In addition to FIFC, we were also privileged to attend the two-day ASIST (Assisted Suicide Intervention Skills Training) class. Each experience ultimately added depth to my own outlook on life and how I choose to interact with people.