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Action | Ownership | Brotherhood IGNITEd is a brotherhood that challenges the status quo through self-improvement and accountability. Topics include: - leadership - tactics, and strategy - managing stress - mental health - physical fitness - organizational health - goal setting Be the person you were meant to be! Be IGNITEd! Visit https://linktr.ee/ignitedff.com to learn more! **The thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of myself and my guests. IGNITEd with Ryan Ro ...
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Sometimes it can be difficult to stay on track when it comes to achieving your goals. Discipline is the name of the game; doing a repeated behavior day in and day out until you achieve your desired outcome. This process can be monotonous which can lead to you falling off your desired path. One of the ways that I stay on track is by gamifying my goa…
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How do you define “wisdom”? Is it the practical application of knowledge? Is it simply the curation of information? There are lots of different ways to define the term “wisdom”, but I think my favorite way to describe the difference between knowledge and wisdom is this; “knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is understanding that it…
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Have you ever approached an escalator that goes up only to see an out of order sign that says, “Out of service, take the stairs”? What did you do when you saw that sign? Was it ever an option for you to just accept the fact that the fast and easy track to the next level was out of your reach and just decided to NOT take the stairs? You can probably…
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I’m an inquisitive person by nature. I ask a lot of questions. The more knowledge I have, the more I can make an informed decision. My curious nature has led me down the path of becoming a coach. I’ve obtained certifications in personal training, nutrition, peer support, and last year I obtained my master health coach certification which incorporat…
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200 EPISODES!!! If you would’ve told me 10 years ago that I’d be writing, producing, and publishing my own podcast, I’d tell you that you were crazy. Telling me that I’d get to 200 episodes would be even further from what I thought I could do! Not only did I not have the confidence in what I had to say having any value, but I didn’t have the techni…
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If we don’t have things to anchor us to who we want to be, then we won’t be able to achieve the goals we have for ourselves and our futures. We can anchor ourselves to our principles, our procedures, our attitudes, anything and everything that makes us who we are. I know you may be thinking, “how is an anchor, something that holds you down, going t…
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The most valuable commodity that we have on this planet is our TIME. What we DO with that time determines our experience while we are alive on this earth. If you aren’t consciously managing or utilizing your time in purposeful ways, then you aren’t taking advantage of the God-given gift you’ve been given and will ultimately find out that you’ve was…
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If you aren’t growing, you’re dying. You’ve heard me say this before, but I thought that as we come to the end of 2023, I just reiterate my point because as you all know; with a new year comes a new quarter and a new cohort to my coaching group The Forge. The concept of having a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset is what separates the DO-ers fro…
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As we go throughout our lives, we will find ourselves in situations where we are in direct competition with others. Sometimes competition presents itself through a game of pickleball and sometimes it presents as testing for a promotion at work. Regardless of how the element of competition shows up in our lives, it’s important to remember that just …
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You’ve heard me talk a lot about several different Japanese cultural concepts throughout my podcast. The reason for that is that I feel like Japanese culture is very conscientious and purposeful. From “Kaizen”, the practice of continual improvement, to “Ikigai”, the concept that everyone has a purpose and a reason for living and it is our responsib…
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With staffing at an all-time low among fire departments and other organizations across the continent, strategies for recruitment and retention have gained the spotlight. It seems organizations are more interested in scooping the proverbial water out of the boat rather than stopping the leak; and even then, some people are choosing to ignore the pro…
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You’ve heard me say it again and again, if you want to accomplish something big, break up the task into smaller sections. By doing this, we can take small but effective steps toward the bigger goals we have established for ourselves (or the goals that our organizations and leaders have established for us). I show people how to do this inside my coa…
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When we apply for a job, we typically do some investigating as to what the job entails. A great way to learn about the details of the job is by reading the “job description”. A job description informs you of all the tasks and roles that you would be responsible for if hired for the job. From there, you can decide if that’s something that sounds goo…
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“Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning.” - Viktor Frankl One of my all-time favorite books is Viktor Frankl's book “Man’s Search for Meaning”, but something recently stuck out to me in that title; the word “search”. Then it got me thinking, “why spend so …
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Communication is HUGE. Not just the fire service, but the world. Almost everything we do is to improve our ability to communicate with others through language or technology. Even as I sit here and record this podcast from a small town in Arizona, I’m reaching people all over the world and I make an active and conscientious effort to be clear in wha…
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You’ve heard me talk about how we should be focused on becoming assets and purge anything that makes us a liability. This is an active and ongoing process. Active building of yourself only happens with conscious effort and planning. It doesn’t happen by accident. In today’s episode, I will talk about how we can actively focus on becoming assets, wh…
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We all have an idea of what we think “perfection” looks like in our minds, but our path to that so-called perfection can be exhausting. This is only compounded when we compare ourselves, our work, and our progress to other people. Accepting that someone will always be better than you at something helps you maintain humility, but also accept that ac…
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We all know how it feels to be not listened to. Whether people are half-listening, continually interrupting, or aren’t paying attention to you at all, we know how that feels. And it doesn’t feel good. But is it our job to force people to listen to us or is it our job to show people what it looks like to be a good listener? The answer to that questi…
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Oftentimes we spend so much time overcomplicating things that we wind up never taking steps toward accomplishing the things we want to accomplish. Some people call this “paralysis by analysis”. Allowing the complexity of a situation to overwhelm us can stop us in our tracks when we’re trying to set goals and take steps to achieve them. In today’s e…
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Regardless of what you do in life, whatever you’ve touched is a signature of your standard. What I mean by that is your involvement is a reflection of your principles, attitude, and the quality of work you’re putting into this world. Whether you’re impacting things on a global scale or focused on making an impact in your community, how you’re showi…
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When we hear the words “health & wellness” we might think of the umbrella that that phrase covers, or committees that are bogged down in bureaucracy. Being able to identify the elements of health and wellness and how they apply to you are crucial when it comes to staying in the infinite game that is the fire service and life in general. Being able …
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Grant-writing might not sound all that sexy, but one thing that might get you excited about it is just how much money is out there if you’re looking for it! So many agencies rely on grant money to make sure they can meet their annual operational standards. Why not approach it with a tactical perspective? Dr. Violet Rymshaw is the CEO of INNOVATIVE …
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Chief Freddie Fernandez entered the fire service in 1983 and rose to Deputy Fire chief for Miami Fire-Rescue before retiring in 2014. Chief Freddie served as a recruit instructor in 1990 and participated in dozens of officer development classes during his 32 years at MFR. Since 1999, he has helped thousands of firefighters across the nation get pro…
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If you work as a first-responder and hear the word “energy”, you might immediately think of a cup of coffee or an energy drink. These substances seem to be the quick lifelines that we reach for in order to help us forget that we’re tired and help us push through. But I’d like you to know that there are more productive, longer-lasting, healthier way…
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Strong and meaningful relationships are essential to our well-being as humans. Our ability to start and maintain meaningful relationships can bring meaning to our lives as well as reduce our stress, but quality relationships take work. As firefighters and first-responders, we tend to bond over extreme situations and then keep people at bay who don’…
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You all have heard me use this adage before, “Civilize the mind, but make savage the body”. That’s a Samurai proverb that I embraced about 10 years ago. I love the dichotomy of making the mind as formidable as the body and vice versa. Oftentimes we feel we have to sacrifice one or the other. And there are a lot of stereotypes out there of the muscu…
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I recently read a quote that went something like, “A healthy person has a thousand wishes, an unhealthy person only has ONE.” In a time where we are being told that our health relies on other people wearing masks or that our genetics make it impossible to live healthy lives, it can be difficult to push through all that nonsense and make moves towar…
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As firefighters and EMS providers, we train for situations that other people might not ever see in their lives. This means that we set up scenarios that test our ability to physically perform, keep our emotions in check, and mentally adapt to whatever the situation may throw at us. We are literally forging adversity. By doing this, we better prepar…
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You’ve heard the term “complacency kills’. Well, why is that? Officially it’s because we get to a point where we are satisfied in our situation in spite of the deficiencies we harbor and as a result, we expose ourselves to danger. This could look like a firefighter not checking their gear every morning. It could look like a father gaining 50 lbs du…
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There is SO much information out there in the world today! Along with all the information out there comes the different ways that we can learn it. I’m a huge supporter of learning by doing. In the FIRE and EMS world, there are many things that we teach to our new people through this method. In today’s episode, I share with you what exactly it means…
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I love movies. I love the story-writing that goes into them. When we watch a movie or read a book, we are watching character development play out right before our eyes. Ultimately, regardless of what movie we are watching, the story comes down to one theme, “who am I?” I recently read an article that stated there are 3 versions of you. The author a…
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I’m a firm believer in leaving things in better shape than you found them, if it’s simply picking up a gum wrapper off the floor or cleaning out the fridge at work. It doesn’t matter what mess you inherit. What matters is how you turn things over.This is the definition of integrity in action.I learned of a new term while the World Cup was going on …
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As we go through the motions, shift by shift, and week by week, we often forget to take moments to ourselves, but not only that, we forget to be actively grateful for what we have. I have been given so much in my life and with Thanksgiving in our rearview mirror, I want to make sure that I'm not just spending one day a year being grateful, but that…
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Back in 2017 I learned of a horrendous statistic; firefighter and first-responder suicides outnumbered line of duty deaths (LODDs). This hit me hard and I wanted to learn more about why this was happening. The more I learned, the more I realized I needed to share what I’d learned with my brothers and sisters across the world. I decided that the bes…
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I was recently asked what I think separates arrogance and confidence and my answer was this: humility and ability. If you don’t have the ability to execute, then you are being arrogant and false in your capability. If you are capable but not humble about it, then a sense of arrogance still remains. However, if you introduce humility along with your…
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In order to get to be the person we want to be and get to where we want to be in life and in our careers, we’ve got to start by looking within to identify who and where we are. We’ve got to be introspective. We can do this in a few different ways; we can perform 360 evaluations where we ask for insight from those we work for, those we work with, an…
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I was recently a part of a group of people who were working toward establishing a new vision, mission, and values for their organization. I was SUPER excited to be a part of it because I really want to see this organization thrive with the new leadership that recently took the helm. Anytime you want to know where you want to go, as an organization …
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When we hear the words “health & wellness” we might think of the umbrella that that phrase covers, or committees that are bogged down in bureaucracy. Being able to identify the elements of health and wellness and how they apply to you are crucial when it comes to staying in the infinite game that is the fire service. Being able to not only identify…
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Firefighter wellness isn’t just about working out and training for the “big one”, it’s about being mentally healthy, spiritually sound, and having our nutrition dialed in. When we hear the term “diet”, we can’t help but think of restrictions; tightening our belt figuratively so we can tighten the belt literally. Megan Lautz is a registered dieticia…
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Sometimes it can be hard to find the humility sweet spot between the spectral ends of ego. If we believe we are more capable than we are then we are victims of dunning-kruger syndrome where our ego outweighs our ability. On the other end of that, if we are of the mindset that we aren’t good enough and that other people deserve things more that we d…
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Have you ever come off of a bad or frustrating call, and get on the truck or back to the station and use that sacred space to debrief and express your feelings and frustration to your crew only to hear someone on your crew say something like, “It could’ve been worse!” or “we’re just lucky to have jobs!”? When people respond to your vulnerability an…
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As firefighters, we are expected to perform incredible physical tasks at the drop of a hat. But we should all be asking ourselves the same question, “am I ready to answer that call?” Being strong isn’t the only thing we should be focusing on. We should be focusing on all of the elements that will make us effective firefighters, and more functional …
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When we start out in our careers, we are incredibly passionate for the job and the opportunity to live our dreams! Sometimes the light gets a little dim and sometimes we burn out altogether. It's this burnout that can cause us to lose our identity, our sense of meaning, or even our lives due to suicide. In today's episode, I will talk to return gue…
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When I first started my career in the fire service, we used paper reports that had carbon copies that we had to file and keep records of. Now, things are digital and we don’t use nearly the amount of paper and ink that we used to. Even though things have changed, we still need to be rockstars when it comes to documentation. If it doesn’t get docume…
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Early on in my pursuit of becoming a firefighter, I was told about a principle that I keep on the back burner to this day. That principle is more of a question that I can repeatedly ask myself if something I was doing ever raised a question within myself. I’ve witnessed a lot of people come and go from the fire service, whether it’s due to resignin…
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If you listened to last week’s episode, then you heard me announce this new program I’m developing for people looking to connect with me and others in an exclusive group called “The Cadre”. Well, just as a refiner’s fire forges steel into its intended purpose, this group exists to refine us as men and women in the fire service into our highest qual…
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As firefighters and EMS professionals, we see things sometimes on a daily basis that “normal people” don’t see their entire lives. The traumatic things we see take a toll, whether we want to admit it or not. In today’s episode, I will talk about how the unpredictability of the things we see affects us, how confronting (not ignoring) our emotions wi…
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Last week I focused on how if you aren’t growing, then you’re dying. Growth looks different for everyone. The question that really matters is, “what does growth look like for you?” The key to growth is to learn new things. But what kinds of things should we be learning and how do we choose? In today’s episode, I will talk about why it’s important f…
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If you aren’t growing, you’re dying. Think about that statement. Think of all the living things on this earth and then accept the fact that if they aren’t growing, they are dying. The same goes for us. The opposite of growth is death. As we progress through our lives, we hinge our purpose on a sense of growth. If you don’t have something to work to…
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If you aren’t watching Ted Lasso on Apple TV+, then you are missing out! Jason Sudeikis plays an American college football coach who heads to London to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League soccer team. There’s a specific episode that’s my absolute favorite. Season 1, Episode 8. It’s titled “The Diamond Dogs” and we’ll get into w…
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