Mission First: Dr. Rich Stowell on the Warrior Ethos at Home, at Work, and at School

Dr. Rich Stowell is a PhD in Communications, a first sergeant in the Army, and the Director of Communications at Alpine School District, the largest school district in Utah. He began his career as a math teacher in California, earned a master's degree in teaching mathematics, then followed an urge to join the military. He scored a 99 on the ASVAB, trained at the Defense Information School after basic training, and served deployments doing strategic communication, storytelling, social media, and recruiting work for the Army. His doctoral dissertation studied the Warrior Ethos. At home he makes the Sunday meals, and he and Esther are raising two sons and two daughters. What this conversation gives you: The four statements of the Warrior Ethos and how they apply to schools, marriage, business, and raising kids. Why naming your mission is step one, and what to do when you don't know what your mission is yet. How to parent in the phone era: teaching kids to manage their phones instead of trying to take them away. In Dr. Rich Stowell's words: "If you don't know what your mission is, then that's your mission." Every season-one episode now has fresh clips going out on our channels. Comment PLAYBOOK on any clip and the Season One Collection, every playbook, guide and worksheet from the season for $79, lands in your DMs.