Insight Thru Experience Podcast

CCT, PJ, & TACP Candidate Round Table: Thoughts 36 Hours post-Exfil

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, I sat down with three successful candidates a few hours after they were hired into the 724 STG. Only 36 hours post-Exfil, these warriors discuss everything from preparation tips, the biggest challenge they faced, what success looks like, hotel life during Phase II, and much, more.
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S4 E11: Lessons from a Two-Time CCT Operator Candidate

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we interviewed a 2-time selection CCT candidate (callsign C-22). He was a non-select last fall and came back 6-months later and crushed this past operator selection (May 22).
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Our website has the information you need to be prepared when you come to your job interview here at the 724 STG. Take the time to read the information, listen to our podcasts, and prime yourself as much as possible so we get the best look at you when your here, and you can see if we are a good fit for you as well
Here is the link to an amazing mental prep document created by our mental performance coach: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PQeY...
Appreciate all of you tuning in to another Insight Thru Experience Podcast!  

S4 E10: Human Performance Optimization (HPO) Staff Round Table

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we gathered our Human Performance Optimization experts together to discuss all things Human Performance inside the 724 STG.
If you are interested in joining our HPO team, or if you are a AFSPECWAR operator thinking about making our unit your next assignment, this episode will prove both enlightening and beneficial.
These seven specialists are truly the best experts I have been around in their respective fields. Don't miss their wisdom! 
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S4 E9: PJ Operator MSgt Nick

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, me and Nick have a conversation about his life inside of AFSPECWAR and his last 10 years inside the 724 STG.
If you are thinking about joining AFSPECWAR, or if you are a current operator considering making this your next move, this conversation with Nick will prove beneficial.
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S4 E8: Selection Candidate Round Table Q&A

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we have brought together five candidates mere hours after they completed our grueling operator assessment and selection process. They volunteered to share their experiences to help those coming up behind them find success.
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00:00 Intro
04:07 Round Table intros
04:50 How's recovery been up to this point?
07:00 How are you mentally processing the experience?
09:58 Explain the value of the feedback you received after the process was over?
16:34 What did you value on a personal level about the process?
20:40 How did you prepare for selection?
24:37 What was your biggest weakness and how did you deal with it?
28:45 If you could go back and change something about your prep, what would it be and why?
33:33 What did you see in other candidates that you valued and tried to emulate?
37:58 What were some of the things you witnessed in others that was tripping them up?
44:37 When is a good time to leave the unit and why?
46:34 When did you hit your lowest point and what did you do about it?
55:26 When did you hit your high point and how did you capitalize on it?
59:33 What is the one event you want to go back and do again?
1:03:18 What's one thing an operator can do to prepare for operator selection?
1:07:15 Final thoughts around the table.

ItE Podcast S4 E7: Operator Round Table 1.0

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we have brought together 5 amazingly talented operators and leaders who sit down for over an hour and answer some questions thrown out to the table. If you are looking for information to help you decide if this might be a good assignment for you and your family, then listen to this entire episode.So much knowledge being dropped all the way through.
A big thanks to Eric, Murph, Jared, Duane, and Garron for taking the time to join me at the Operator Round Table!
 
00:00 Intro
03:13 Opening questions about stress
06:47 Why is this a good time for an operator to come to the unit?
13:30 What will operators possibly struggle with when they come to the unit?
19:08 What are the advantages of being a CCT up here vs. outside the fence?
24:56 What are the advantages of being a PJ up here vs. outside the fence?
29:23 What are the advantages of being a TACP up here (724 STG or 17 STS) vs. outside the fence?
32:08 What options are there for TACPs when they're looking to join the unit?
34:22 Why is this assignment valuable for officers and when is the best time to come up?
40:29 What are we looking for in the officers that come to A&S?
43:21 What do you value in the TACPs inside your organization?
44:37 When is a good time to leave the unit and why?
51:37 What can my family expect with an assignment here?
55:13 What has been your experience been like with the combat mission supporters here at the unit?
57:58 What are reasons why someone wouldn't come to selection?
1:00:23 What are some of the leadership and professional development opportunities that you have experienced at this assignment?
1:06:36 How can operators outside of the organization get exposure to what the unit does before they commit to a decision to come to A&S?
1:08:55 Final thoughts around the table.

S4 E6: ”Stress Tolerance” Changing Our Mindsets About Stress

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we will be discussing our mindsets around stress and learn how to adopt a "stress is enhancing" mindset. We lean on the expertise of two renowned Stanford psychologists who specialize in mindsets and stress: Dr. Kelly McGonigal, and Dr. Alia Crum.
Have you grown up hearing that stress is a negative "bug" inside our mental hardware? That it disrupts our focus, leads to negative outcomes in both performance and health, and debilitates our ability to thrive in our lives? This episode tries to shed light on the subject of our mindsets around stress and how we should view it as performance-enhancing and that biology has blessed us with this "feature" (not bug) inside our mental landscape.
 
Visit our YouTube channel for links to more info on stress mindsets:
https://youtu.be/qX8_jiKiUpM
 
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S4 E5: ”Drive”; Maintaining high levels of performance in all situations

Welcome to the Insight Thru Experience Podcast. In this episode, we will cover everything "Drive"--our fourth attribute in this series. Most people are driven when it comes to things they enjoy doing, but we are looking for people who can find the motivation to complete ALL tasks to high standards, regardless of what the task is.
 
Are you intrinsically motivated at work? If so, you may be a good fit for our organization.
 
Listen to this episode to learn why... This episode starts with revealing why we value drive so much, defining drive, revealing our expectations of candidates during selection, describing common drive pitfalls during selection, some examples from peer feedback, and finally, discussing two tips on how to stay focused and driven at all times.
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