#6-7 Making Memes Pages Great Again. Same goes for good leadership. w/ @tropiclightmeme. What Soldiers think about good leaders and what brings the best out of them.

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In today’s episode, you will hear directly from a Soldier. And not just your random Soldier, but one who understands what 1,000s of Soldiers are thinking and saying every day. One who runs several meme pages, and our local favorite @tropiclightmeme. 

Great leaders are not born, they are developed over time. Learning from both good and bad leadership. Listen to the stories our Soldiers are seeing from some of the best and worst examples of leadership.  

We hope you enjoy today’s conversation with @tropiclightmeme. 

Key topics covered include:
•The purpose of Tropic Light Meme (0:05-0:59, 6:42-7:14): The meme page aims to showcase the positive aspects of the Army and counteract the common negativity found in other unit-related meme pages. The creator started it to share a different, more positive experience than what they encountered at their previous duty station.
•The importance of positive experiences and good leadership (0:29-0:36, 2:06-2:18, 3:17-3:30, 36:40-37:14): The interviewee emphasizes that strong leadership, valuing families, providing quality training, and offering purpose are crucial for soldiers to feel motivated and choose to stay in the Army.
•The origin and growth of Tropic Light Meme (9:41-11:39): The page was created because the 25th Division lacked a unit-specific meme page. It gained significant traction during a JPMRC exercise when administrators shared real-time content and started "Almost Friday" photo submissions.
•Impact of social media on morale (15:08-16:00): The ability for soldiers to use their phones during exercises like JPMRC significantly boosted morale, allowing them to share experiences and connect, which indirectly led to the rise of pages like Tropic Light Meme.
•Personal motivation for joining the Army (1:00-1:20, 19:33-22:20): The interviewee comes from a military family with a strong history of service, including a great-grandfather killed in action in WWII. A vivid childhood memory of 9/11 further cemented their desire to serve.
•Best experiences in the Army so far (1:22-2:05, 22:45-25:20):
•Jungle School (1:25-1:39, 22:47-23:19): Described as a significant and positive experience with valuable training.
•Being stationed in South Korea (23:20-24:08): Witnessing the geopolitical divide and the importance of defending democracy.
•Future goals and personal growth (25:21-29:18): The interviewee aims to earn their Ranger tab (25:30-25:33), which they see as a way to set themselves apart, gain leadership experience, and further develop self-belief.

Why Teach Me to Fish?

Catch someone a fish, feed them for a day.
Teach them to fish, feed their family for life.

Our purpose is to help Leaders better understand what drives People to serve. In any organization, the core of recruiting and retaining talent revolves around leadership. And not just average leadership, but motivated, values-based, inspirational leadership.

Our Pursuit here is to get a little bit better every day.

Progress = Small Victories and stacking habits.

Habits like Getting up early, working your butt off, learning something new, Being positive and Surrounding yourself with phenomenal People.

Thanks for investing some time for yourself and thinking about the kind of People and experiences in your life that inspire you to be the best version of yourself.

I hope these conversations spark some ideas on what you can do to inspire People too.

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