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PODCAST: Always Eat the Pie | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 039

Always Eat the Pie | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 039

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Monday Morning Roll Call is released every week by On The Blue Line and provides a short overview of issues that matter to you and provides encouragement for the week ahead.

In this episode we discuss:

  • This week, I discuss the importance of taking time to connect with others. I discuss the concerns with “busyness” and how so often we are just busy for the sake of being busy.
  • I then encourage you to connect with someone you haven’t spoken to in a while, take an extra moment to have dessert with them, and lastly find time in your personal life that you can take to simply enjoy the moment. 

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PODCAST: Don’t Eat the Marshmallow | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 038

Don’t Eat the Marshmallow | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 038

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Monday Morning Roll Call is released every week by On The Blue Line and provides a short overview of issues that matter to you and provides encouragement for the week ahead.

In this episode we discuss:

  • This week, I tell a story from my teenage years about delaying gratification.
  • I discuss “The Marshmallow experiment,” which is properly titled: 

The Cognitive and attentional mechanisms in delay of gratification. 

Mischel, Walter; Ebbesen, Ebbe B.; Raskoff Zeiss, Antonette 

[Article] Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. 21(2):204-218, February 1972.

  • Lastly, I discuss the importance of remembering the promise of a future reward that is greater than your temporary circumstances in order to keep in track in delaying gratification. 

After the episode: 

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HONOR | EDUCATE | DEFEND

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PODCAST: It’s Not My Problem | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 037

It’s Not My Problem | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 037

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Monday Morning Roll Call is released every week by On The Blue Line and provides a short overview of issues that matter to you and provides encouragement for the week ahead.

In this episode we discuss:

  • This week, I discuss a recent conversation about who is really at fault when officers make mistakes.
  • I offer an overview of leadership and the need to seek opportunities to learn and grow. 
  • Lastly, I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving week and say thank you to each of you who have helped support this mission. 

After the episode: 

On The Blue Line was founded and is operated by active-duty law enforcement to fulfill the mission of providing guidance, resources and community for law enforcement officers, first responders, and military personal in their off-duty lives.

HONOR | EDUCATE | DEFEND

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PODCAST: Be The Line | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 036

Be The Line | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 036

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Monday Morning Roll Call is released every week by On The Blue Line and provides a short overview of issues that matter to you and provides encouragement for the week ahead.

In this episode we discuss:

After the episode: 

On The Blue Line was founded and is operated by active-duty law enforcement to fulfill the mission of providing guidance, resources and community for law enforcement officers, first responders, and military personal in their off-duty lives.

HONOR | EDUCATE | DEFEND

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PODCAST: Thank You for Your Service | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 035

Thank You for Your Service | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 035

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Monday Morning Roll Call is released every week by On The Blue Line and provides a short overview of issues that matter to you and provides encouragement for the week ahead.

In this episode we discuss:

After the episode: 

On The Blue Line was founded and is operated by active-duty law enforcement to fulfill the mission of providing guidance, resources and community for law enforcement officers, first responders, and military personal in their off-duty lives.

HONOR | EDUCATE | DEFEND

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PODCAST: A Story of Hope | The Interview Room | 006

Welcome to THE INTERVIEW ROOM | Episode 006 | A Story of Hope

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Meet this Weeks Guest: Jonathan Hickory

Jonathan Hickory Author, Break Every Chain

Jonathan Hickory is a Master Police Officer in Charlottesville, Virginia. In his 16 plus years of police experience, Jonathan has mentored and instructed other officers in police driving methods and as a Field Training Officer. Jonathan spent seven years investigating the reconstruction of fatal vehicle crash sites and three years as a motorcycle officer.  Jonathan proudly serves as a member of the Police Department’s Peer Support Team providing Critical Incident Stress Management support to fellow officers.  He also leads a Life Safety team with The Point Church in Charlottesville and the local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers. Jonathan has been married to his wife Stacy for over 15 years and has two beloved children.

     As a veteran officer, Jonathan has worked the streets, facing the darkest moments of humanity. After battling alcoholism and PTSD related depression for years, he found himself in the middle of the ultimate battle of good versus evil; the battle for his soul, considering suicide. After allowing the enemy to destroy his life and his family for so long, Jonathan cried out for the help from the only One who could save him. 

     Turning to God has given Jonathan a new light in the perpetual darkness. As an author and speaker, Jonathan now helps others who are struggling with the difficulty of surviving this fallen world. Jonathan continues to speak life into others as he shares the power of what God can do.

Show Notes from This Episode

The Interview Room releases weekly. In here, I interview leaders from all walks of life highlighting strong and meaningful conversations that provide insight, guidance, warnings, and encouragement for the listener. 

In this episode, I sit down with Jonathan Hickory the author of Break Every Chain:

  • Jonathan shares his story which is captured in his book, Break Every Chain. Jonathan has over 16 years of law enforcement experience and shares with us stories of personal struggle, loss, darkness and having no faith and no hope. However, these are not the end, rather the beginning of the greater story which is one of forgiveness, restoration, and hope.

HOW TO CONNECT WITH JONATHAN:

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PODCAST: Take Off Your Mask! | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 034

Take Off Your Mask! | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 034

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Monday Morning Roll Call is released every week by On The Blue Line and provides a short overview of issues that matter to you and provides encouragement for the week ahead.

In this episode we discuss:

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PODCAST: What does Esprit De Corps even mean? | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 033

What does Esprit De Corps even mean? | MONDAY MORNING ROLL CALL | Episode 033

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Monday Morning Roll Call is released every week by On The Blue Line and provides a short overview of issues that matter to you and provides encouragement for the week ahead.

In this episode we discuss:

  • This week we discuss the term Esprit De Corps and what it means.
  • We discuss the importance of fostering a sense of pride and fellowship with your team in any line of work.
  • Lastly, we give actionable steps that leaders can take to build Esprit De Corps among their team.  

After the episode: 

On The Blue Line was founded and is operated by active-duty law enforcement to fulfill the mission of providing guidance, resources and community for law enforcement officers, first responders, and military personal in their off-duty lives.

HONOR | EDUCATE | DEFEND

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