Episode 176: The Suffering of Vertical Momentum with Richard Kaufman

Episode 176: The Suffering of Vertical Momentum with Richard Kaufman
Richard Kaufman originally hails from Belleville, NJ. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1986-1988. Richard had a temporary break in service, he continued to serve in the Army National Guard from 1991-2012 in the following states, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. One of the missions of his unit was to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Richard was medically retired after 23 years of service. During his career, Richard had three Military Occupational Specialties. He served as a 19K (Ml Armor Crewman), 19D (Calvary Scout), and an 11B (Infantryman). As a MI Crewman, Rich worked as part of a team to operate armored equipment and fire weapons to destroy enemy positions. His role was to operate tanks and amphibious assault vehicles to engage and destroy the enemy. As a Calvary Scout, he would be the lead on platoon reconnaissance and security missions. As an Infantryman, Rich lead infantry teams in military operations, providing tactical and technical guidance to subordinates and professional support to both superiors and subordinates in the accomplishment of their duties. Richard left the military at the rank of Sergeant. Like many other veterans, Rich is no stranger to some of the struggles that is experienced by veterans that have served. He has had his struggles with substance abuse addiction, traumatic brain injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Recently, Rich celebrated 32 years of sobriety. Having come back from drug addiction, alcoholism, and homelessness, he now helps people struggling with depression or any other health fitness or addiction related issues. Recently, he suffered a minor setback with his sight and became partially blind. He did not let that situation slow him down one bit as he dedicated himself to other ventures. In the community, Rich is known as "The Comeback Coach". Rich is also the author of the book, A Hero's Journey From Darkness to Light. He also is the host of the 8 most listened to veteran podcast online, Success Your Why, Powers Your How. There he interviews a myriad of guest ranging from business leaders, vetrepreneurs, and other prominent figures to talk about their unique journey and struggles. He is pushing the #todayIdecide campaign, a campaign focused and assisting people with mental health struggles. Rich is married to his lovely wife, Michele and has 3 kids, Sean 18, Liam 16, and Linda Lee 8. He resides in North Arlington, NJ.
Richard thank you for your service to our country and your continued service to others!
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00:00 Episode 176: The Suffering of Vertical Momentum with Richard Kaufman
06:53 Who is Richard
09:03 1st Drink
14:58 Wasn’t Normal
16:53 Military
19:29 Boot Camp
22:53 Is the military my place
23:54 Cured of racism
27:54 Changing Mindsets
29:07 Sherrie Allsup
31:29 Not fitting in
33:45 Kicked out of the military
36:04 What am I doing
39:24 Robbing a Police Officer
43:33 What changed
45:14 Bad Soldier
47:43 Climbing up
53:46 Who is Richard now
57:49 Podcasting
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#Verticalmomentum #veteran #combackkid #coach #Sober
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Great episode!

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Yes it was. Richard is great