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Your Final Marching Orders w/ Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach

Your Final Marching Orders w/ Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach

By Ritchie R Thomas

My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach, and I help our brave men and women in the US Armed Forces mentally transition from a soldier's mindset to a business professional's mindset. Why, because civilians teach them to create a resume after they transition out of the military and not a life. I'm here to help with that.
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My Top 10 Lessons Learned in the Military

Your Final Marching Orders w/ Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's CoachApr 23, 2021

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 THIS is the #1 Website Veterans Need to be Using if You’re Transitioning Out of the Military 👇🏽

THIS is the #1 Website Veterans Need to be Using if You’re Transitioning Out of the Military 👇🏽

🚨 YOU, Have a Billion $ Network 🚨  

THIS is the #1 Website You Need to be Using if You’re Transitioning Out of the Military 👇🏽  

As a military speaker, almost weekly I am speaking to someone who is getting ready to transition out of the #military and I am noticing a huge INconsistency w/ how #veterans:  

🎯 see themselves
🎯 sell themselves
🎯 BRAND themselves to the marketplace  

And the reality is they’re ‘selling the image of a soldier, which is cool, but that is not what is going to get them hired.  I am on a personal mission to help our brave men and women mentally transition from a soldier’s mindset to a business professional’s mindset…  So the goal is I now need them to--  

🚨 see themselves  
🚨 sell themselves  
🚨 BRAND themselves to the marketplace   

As business professionals  

🎯 b/c soldiers don’t get hired, business professionals do. 🎯  

📚 It's why I encourage my veterans and soldiers to become a student, of business and I believe the best way to do that is to utilize the #1 website for job seekers, LinkedIn.   

 📚That’s right, LinkedIn is the social website for business professionals and it’d be the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd website I’d be on if I was beginning my military transition journey.  What other website can you research a job, whose currently in the role, compare their skills to yours, learn about the company, AND connect w/ the hiring manager directly?  As well as sell yourself, promote yourself, and brand your skillsets to that industry.   

 👉🏽 I believe most transitioning veterans have a visibility issue, in tath the market doesn’t ‘see them’ so how can the market ‘hire them’ let's check out this workshop on Linkedin to do just that. 

 This is just one of many strategies I coach, mentor, and train my soldiers on as I essentially created my own military transition program.  

You got this, and I got you ❤️👊🏽  

𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 🪖 

And I ❤️ to create the content I wish I had when I was transitioning out of the military  

👉🏽𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗨𝗦 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸)?  
👉🏽𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄/ 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁?  
👉🏽𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 need a speaker at your next military transition event, please contact me in the info on my about page:  www.ritchiethomas.com

Jul 18, 202239:27
Top 10 Ways Transitioning Military Veterans Can Build a Brand Using LinkedIn

Top 10 Ways Transitioning Military Veterans Can Build a Brand Using LinkedIn

To my #militarytransition team, check out these 10 Ways to Brand Yourself to the Marketplace Using #LinkedIn as your transition out of the #military begins.    

While I understand soldiers have a huge amount of resources built-in while they're in the military, I can't help but notice the statistics that show high veteran unemployment could be caused by poor health, selection, employer discrimination, skills mismatch, or job search.  

The reality is soldiers are trained for the combat battlefield and not the economic battlefield.  

So as America's #1 Military Speaker, I've developed my own military transition program to help our transitioning veterans mentally transition, from a soldier's mindset to a business professional's mindset.  

You got this and I got you ❤️👊🏽  

And I ❤️ to create the content I wish I had when I was transitioning out of the military  

👉🏽𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗨𝗦 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸)?  

👉🏽𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄/ 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁?  

👉🏽𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 need a speaker at your next military transition event, please contact me in the info on my about page:  www.ritchiethomas.com  

Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach 🪖 

America's #1 Military Speaker

Jul 11, 202254:58
What is Your Legacy Beyond the Uniform? ❤️ 🤘🏽

What is Your Legacy Beyond the Uniform? ❤️ 🤘🏽

What is Your Legacy Beyond the Uniform? ❤️ 🤘🏽

Legacy, legacy, legacy...

Many soldiers tie their identity to the military uniform, which makes their military transition even harder.  As a military speaker, it is my job to challenge and push you--

So I ask, how are you loving on the world, supporting the world, and showing up for the world as Bety White, John Madden, and Bob Saget did?

We need your leadership...
We need your voice...
We need your example...
We need your love...
We need you...

This and more, on another 'Saturday Session w/ A Soldier's Coach'
#militarytransition #transitioningmilitary #military

𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 🪖
👉🏽𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗨𝗦 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸)?

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄/ 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁?

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 

#𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵👈🏽

Jan 15, 202222:48
Military Transition to Civilian Life in 2022

Military Transition to Civilian Life in 2022

These are the 5 Things I would be thinking about if I were beginning my military transition to civilian life in 2022.                           

As a veteran motivational speaker, a large part of my role is to help the audience go on an emotional journey, in this case, a journey of #militarytransition ...  

My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach and after serving 6 years in the US Army and walking right into The Great Recession of 2008 (COVID-19 of 10 years ago), I realized I made a ton of mistakes in transitioning out of the US Army.  It is my goal to minimize your mistakes and maximize off of mine for your personal development. I re-worked and compiled the biggest issues in career & military transition and created a list of relevant military transition videos, courses,  coaching engagements, military speaking engagements, and awesome military transition workshops.  

For more info. on the #1 military transition workshops or to request Ritchie to speak to your troops visit: 

www.ritchiethomas.com  

You got this ❤️ 👊🏽  

This is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach 

America's #1 Military Speaker

Jan 08, 202224:49
Top 10 Ways I'd Invest My Military Deployment $

Top 10 Ways I'd Invest My Military Deployment $

What's up all!  My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach (America's #1 Military Speaker & Trainer) and after serving 6 years in the US Army I transitioned out in 2007 and walked right into The Great Recession.  I've spent the last 12 years during my career transition rebuilding my business skillset and a large portion of that has been w/ a focus on finances.  I walk through 10 Ways I'd invest my military pay, salary, and deployment if I could do it all over again.  Utilizing such resources as LinkedIn to help get the job done.  Check it out.

Military transition, Military transition, Military transition... 👊🏽❤️

Apr 23, 202135:09
Top 10 Websites for Remote Jobs for Military Veterans During Their Military Transition

Top 10 Websites for Remote Jobs for Military Veterans During Their Military Transition

What's up everyone... I'm Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach (America's #1 Military Speaker & Trainer) and after serving 6 years in the US Military (Army) I transitioned out and walked right into The Great Recession (2007). It was a roller coaster to mentally transition from a soldier's mindset to a business professional's mindset, but I've learned some valuable lessons and in this video wanted to show how our veterans (and transitioning active duty) can find remote jobs and which of the best 10 websites to do just that.

--Military Transition, Military Transition, & Military Transition...👊🏽❤️

Apr 23, 202149:31
Top 10 Mistakes Army Soldiers Make Transitioning Out of the US Military

Top 10 Mistakes Army Soldiers Make Transitioning Out of the US Military

My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach (America's #1 Military Speaker) and after serving 6 years in the US Army and walking right into The Great Recession of 2008 (COVID-19 of 10 years ago), I realized I made a ton of mistakes in transitioning out of the US Army.  It is my goal to minimize your mistakes and maximize off of mine for your personal development.

--Military transition, Military transition, Military transition...👊🏽🙏🏽❤️

Apr 23, 202129:21
My Top 10 Books Every Military Soldier Should Read Before Transitioning Out of the US Army

My Top 10 Books Every Military Soldier Should Read Before Transitioning Out of the US Army

My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach (America's #1 Military Speaker & Trainer) and after spending 6 years in the US Army and transitioning out of the military in 2007 I realized I was in a world of hurt financially, professionally, and just all around.  I knew I had to rebuild myself and often wished I had a guide to do so; after repeatedly hearing how many books millionaires and billionaires read, I started to study them.  I wanted to know what made them successful, leaders, and how I could rebuild myself after serving in the US Military. After researching and compiling dozens and dozens of the most sought after books, I narrowed it down to 10 for numerous reasons: economics, understanding the dollar, understanding business, mentally toughness, and yes, even crafting a life plan.

Military transition, Military transition, Military transition...👊🏽❤️

Apr 23, 202117:25
My Top 10 Reasons You're Not Getting Hired After You Transition Out of the Military

My Top 10 Reasons You're Not Getting Hired After You Transition Out of the Military

My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach (America''s #1 Military Speaker & Trainer), and after serving 6 years in the US Military (Army) I transitioned out and right into The Great Recession (2007) and it was a roller coaster to mentally transition from a soldier's mindset to a business professional's mindset.


So Here Are My Top 10 Reasons Why You're Not Getting Hired After You Transition Out of the Military

Apr 23, 202139:59
How I Would Transition Out of the Military Today

How I Would Transition Out of the Military Today

What's up everyone... My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach (America's #1 Military Speaker) and after serving 6 years in the US Army and walking right into The Great Recession of 2008 (COVID-19 of 10 years ago), I realized I made a ton of mistakes (in both business & life) in transitioning out of the US Army.  It is my goal to minimize your mistakes and maximize off of mine for your personal development. I re-worked the biggest issues in career transition and compiled a list of My Top 10 Moves to Successfully Transition out of the Military


Military Transition, Military Transition, Military Transition, ❤️👊🏽

Apr 23, 202126:36
My Top 10 Lessons Learned in the Military

My Top 10 Lessons Learned in the Military

What's up all?  My name is Ritchie Thomas, A Soldier's Coach (a military speaker and trainer) and after spending 6 years in the US Military and countless hours in military training and career transition,  I wanted to sum up my Top 10 lessons learned in the US Army.  Utilizing such resources as  LinkedIn and business 101 is a primary focus for you all here.

As always, my focus is military transition, military transition, military transition.

Apr 23, 202120:47