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KP (00:03):
In the military, you're given a uniform and instructed
on how to do things and when todo them. But what happens when
the cadence fades, and you're nolonger wearing that uniform? I'm
Kp and I started this podcast tofill that silence with
direction, and to provideoverall support for my beloved
military family.
(00:25):
Welcome to the Morningformation. This episode is
powered by act now education, goto www.actnow education.com for
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active duty, veterans, militaryspouses, and children.
Lina Gomez (00:49):
That will to never give up on yourself or those you
care about. So these peopleserved, they've gone through so
many different situations intheir time in the service, and
they never gave up. And a lot ofthem, they never gave up on
those they served with.
KP (01:16):
Warriors fall in, it's time for formation. By the time this
episode publishes, it'll be justpast the New Year entering into
2023. So right off the bat, Iwant to say that I hope you had
a great New Year, I hope thatyou got your resolutions in. And
I hope you stick to your guns.
And I'm going to wish you avery, very, very happy new year,
(01:38):
even though it's late now.
And today, I have a specialepisode with someone who kind of
works in the background on themorning formation. Her name is
Lina Gomez. And I was veryfortunate last summer to have
met Lina, out of all places, itwas in a very crowded space, a
(02:03):
very virtual crowded space, alittle place called Fiverr.
Right. And so anyone out therethat's actually used Fiverr
before knows that it can be veryhit and miss when it comes to
finding someone who is of valueto not just what you want done.
But the actual product orproject that you have. And I was
(02:26):
very fortunate to find Linabecause A she's reliable, B
she's authentic. And C, shegenuinely cares about the
morning formation podcast andshe's shown me so much over the
last year. So thank you forjoining me on the morning
information. Lina, I reallyappreciate it. I hope you and by
(02:47):
the time this publishes, I hopeyou have a great new year.
Lina Gomez (02:50):
Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you. It's
been it's really cool to be onthe podcast that I listen to
every single week. So thank you,I think this is a great idea.
KP (03:01):
Yeah. So this last summer, I just kind of took a shot in the
dark. And I've used Fiverrbefore for different projects.
And I connected with with Lina.
And then we had a zoomconversation and then from there
really got to know who she wasas a person, because it's kind
of difficult when you're justmessaging back and forth on
Fiverr, scratched off a lottoticket.
(03:22):
And I found Lina and so here weare today. And you know, make
sure you stay tuned to the endof the podcast because Lina is
going to hit me with somelightning round questions. I
have no idea what she's going toask me. But Lina has listened
to...Lina do you know off thebat about how many episodes
you've listened to so far?
Lina Gomez (03:40):
Oh, you know what? That's a good
question. I wish I had thoughtabout that before. I don't know.
I mean, I've been working withyou for almost half a year now.
Yeah, since the summertime.
KP (03:54):
And for a while we were kicked out for a while we're
kicking them out every week,right? So you had you listened
to. You've listened to dozensand dozens and literally,
probably over 100 hours of ofdifferent conversations that
I've had with folks in themilitary community. What's
(04:15):
fascinating about that is, youknow, the community language and
the culture that we have in themilitary is so much different
than the civilian world. Butyou've managed so far to keep up
with it.
Keep up with the conversation, alot of people will get lost in
the first five minutes. So whatare your thoughts on that? Just
overall, like just havinglistened to all these different
(04:36):
episodes of the morningformation, all these different
stories? I mean, can you sharewith us? I guess some of the
things that you've learned sofar?
Lina Gomez (04:44):
Sure. So as far as like, like terms terminology,
right? There was so many thingsI didn't understand. And when I
listened to the episodes, I readalong with the transcript, but
sometimes memes, these autogenerated transcripts don't to
catch with the guest is sayingperfectly. So there were times
(05:06):
that I was scratching my headwondering like, what did this
person just say?
And many times I have to go onGoogle. And I kind of guess what
I think they're saying I use thecontext of, of the conversation.
And like I'm looking up terms,acronyms. Also, like, bases,
(05:27):
right military bases all overthe world. Sometimes I'm having
to look up like certain weaponrule weaponry. And I've learned
a lot. So now when I listen tothe episodes, I don't have to
look up as much, right? BecauseI've already learned so much.
But something that's kind offunny is, especially like, in my
(05:48):
first month or two of workingwith you and me searching these
things, random military thingson Google, like I said, weaponry
and bases and things about war.
And sometimes Google willconsider me suspicious. They
think my search activity is verysuspicious. They probably think
I'm like, planning somesomething bad. Like, no, I just
(06:09):
work for a military podcasthere. I don't have any, you
know, ulterior evil motiveshere. Yeah, I've learned a lot.
KP (06:23):
I definitely, I definitely love how you kind of leave, lean
forward in the foxhole is whatwe like to say in the military.
What that means is basically youare leaning forward, you're
taking the initiative to takethe extra step to understand and
learn a whole different culture,which is the military culture
(06:44):
and the language in itself. So Ireally appreciate that. But
taking it back to the beginning,when you first met me, you know,
what were your first impressionsof me, and assumptions that you
have about the morning formationwhen you first started working
Lina Gomez (07:00):
Okay, so my first impression of you KP, we're, I
with me?
consider us friends now. So Iwant to just tell you, I thought
you were kind of intimidating,like, kinda about your super
serious and kind of scary. I'msorry. Now I don't think that, I
(07:20):
don't think you're scaryanymore. No, you were just very
serious. And just like, hey, youknow, like,
I got stuff that needs to betaken care of, you know. I just,
I was I was kind of intimidated.
But over the time, I've realizedthat you and I, we joke around
all the time. Andwe've, we've got to know each
other. And then, as far as whatwas my assumption about starting
(07:41):
what what did I think about themorning formation podcast, what
it was going to be? I guess, I,I went into it thinking like it
was, if I'm being honest, I wentinto thinking it was probably
going to be boring, because, youknow, I'm a civilian. I'm not
part of the military community.
I've never if I'm beingcompletely just transparent.
(08:03):
I've never really put much focusor attention to the military in
general. And I wanted a job andI was like, Well, hey, this
guy's giving me a chance. I lovepodcasts. And I can work for
myself. So that let's figure itout. Let's see how it goes.
But yeah, I thought it was gonnabe boring. I thought it was
gonna be a bunch of I don'tknow, maybe just a bunch of
(08:26):
like, tough guys talking about?
I don't know, tough guys andgals talking about? I don't
know, just boring,
KP (08:35):
Right. Blowing stuff up.
Lina Gomez (08:36):
I don't know. I'm not trying to Yeah, I'm not
trying to disrespect of course.
Yeah, but yeah, those were myassumptions at first. And I now
know that I'm very wrong.
KP (08:47):
You wouldn't be far off the mark. Because even when I first
told, like, my local friends andfamily that I was going to be
doing a podcast, they thoughtthat I was going to be sitting
here talking about guns andblowing stuff up and, you know,
kicking down doors and all thiscool stuff, right?
But no, I mean, that's like,that's like Hollywood stuff. I
(09:10):
mean, that stuff is important.
Don't get me wrong, buteverybody, and their mom is out
there talking about, you know,kick ass stuff for, you know,
kill this or, in reality. I'mmore of a nerd. I really liked
the whole idea of careerplanning, career transition type
stuff. Leadership is a big thingfor me, you know, and
understanding leadership tryingto be a better leader trying to
(09:30):
be a better manager. So yeah,you wouldn't be far off the
mark. A lot of people were thesame way.
Well, when they thought thatwhen I told them I was going to
be doing a military communitypodcast so But you told me
before that listening tointerviews, specifically for you
(09:51):
know, the morning formationpodcast has had an impact on
your own life. You know, what,what lessons have you taken away
from the interviews Um, thatI've had for the show so far.
Lina Gomez (10:03):
Sure. So the main lessons that I have taken from
the morning formation podcast,are just general life lessons.
So, for example, listening tothese to these guests, and even
to yourself when you when you'retalking to them, what I've
learned is life skills such astenacity, and drive, never
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giving up no matter whatchallenge is in front of you.
And that comes from when thesepeople speak about their time in
the service, and a lot of themtheir time out of the service.
Right. And something else that Ireally appreciate from these
episodes is basically that willto never give up on yourself, or
(10:50):
those you care about. So thesepeople served, they've gone
through so many differentsituations in their time in the
service, and they never gave up.
And a lot of them, they nevergave up on those they served
with, right, so you hear somestories, for example, like
Esteban Encarnacion or the Medalof Honor. Earl Earl Plumlee.
(11:21):
So, you know, they didn't justgo and take care of themselves
when they took care of theirother soldiers that needed them,
right. And then you hear storiesof a lot of these people who
have, you know, retired from themilitary and their journey after
the service, the challengesthey've gone through, and the
(11:41):
fact that they're not willing togive up on themselves, and to
continue to succeed forward. Andit has helped me in my personal
life hearing these stories, eventhough I am a civilian, it has
helped me to keep pushingforward to not settling to not
putting myself down, and to keeppushing forward for myself and
(12:03):
the people that I care about.
KP (12:06):
Yeah, that's, I find it pretty incredible sometimes how
much our stories align with eachother. I mean, you see the
person that you see today, butyou don't see the road that was
traveled behind them, and howhard they work to get to where
they are and all the trials andtribulations, the obstacles that
(12:29):
they had to overcome. Just to bethe person that they are today,
whether it's monetarily, orwhether they're just a strong
person.
And their worth is theircharacter and their value
system. So like even talking toyou, and just personally talking
to you about some of the thingsthat you've endured, you know,
(12:49):
from the time when you were akid to today, I mean, a lot of
the things that you mentioned,like I can relate to as well.
And I think that's, you know, Ithink the difference between
somebody that goes through thatstuff. And someone that comes
out the other side, being abetter person is that you've
looked at all your situationsthat you've been through, and
(13:11):
you figured out like what wasthe lesson learned here? And how
can I do better.
And because I can tell you thatI have family members that have
been through the same thing thatI've been through, and they're
not doing, as well as me, youknow, whether it be mentally,
physically, or even career wise.
And I think at the end of theday, that's what I find quite
amazing about a lot of theguests that I talked to is that
(13:31):
we've all been through majorobstacles come from different
backgrounds.
And yeah, and it makes me thinkand makes me actually have to go
back into, like my own life andand think about like, wow, like,
you know, we're not that farapart from each other. But we
decided to do our best to makethe best decisions that we can
(13:53):
and just learned from them. Sohaving listened to all the
shows, specifically within themilitary community, Lina has
your perspective of the militaryand the military community
changed since you startedworking with the morning
formation podcast.
Lina Gomez (14:10):
Absolutely, yes. So my perspective has changed
because I see. Well, I guess Idon't see right, I hear these.
All these guests talk aboutwhere they've come from. Every
single person that you've had onthe show has a different story.
Like you said, they all have adifferent background.
They've all gone throughdifferent things. And it's so
(14:31):
great to see such a mixture ofpeople in the military community
from all backgrounds, all waysof life. I realized that they're
all they all have great skillsin their respective areas. I
also realized that the militarycommunity is just full of people
(14:51):
who they're just regular people,right like myself who wanted
something better for their life.
They, they joined the militaryto accomplish whatever that goal
was, and during that time, theybecame stronger versions of
themselves.
And you can tell by the waythese people speak. And so I
(15:12):
have a really I have a realrespect for the individuals in
the military community. And my,my perspective has forever been
changed by my listening to themorning formation.
KP (15:23):
Yeah, and it's, I really appreciate it. Because a lot of
times people can't even get overthe first, that first berm that
first like five or 10 minutes,you lose people. When you start
throwing in acronyms, and youstart throwing in military
jargon. People can't even getpast that.
Because I know, from justpersonal in person conversations
with people, I can see thelights in their eyes turn off,
(15:47):
like as soon as I startedtalking about 240 Bravo. And I
started saying like the talkingabout weapons systems, or sure
acronyms, you know, so it's a
Lina Gomez (15:57):
TDY, NCO.
KP (15:59):
Exactly, it can be a very, very difficult thing for
anyone out there. You know, andI want to mention this too,
like, what makes you such agreat content creator, is that
you're you have a connection.
You're not just listening, andjust thumbing through audio, and
going Check, check, check,check, check, like you're,
you're listening, and you'reprocessing, like the message
(16:21):
overall.
And sometimes I think you get itmore than me. And, and I'm just
like, wow, how did she pull thatout of there? And I think that's
what makes you such a greatcontent creator, is that you
have that that skill set. And bythe way, earlier, you said you
were 30 years old,
Lina Gomez (16:35):
I will be 30 in two months.
KP (16:37):
You are not too old to join the military, young lady. I
think it's like 37, or 38 is thecut off. So you have some time.
You have some time.
Lina Gomez (16:47):
I mean, I already got the hair cut going. So
KP (16:50):
yeah, G.I. Jane going on there. Yeah. So you're ready to
go? I think honestly, I thinkmaybe it wouldn't be a bad
option. I mean, join the AirForce or the Navy, the Navy. I
don't know about the army man. Idon't know, I just, I don't
know, I don't know, I join, ifyou can join those other two
like that, I would try to hitthose first. But at any rate,
(17:11):
like I mentioned in anintroduction, you know, you
create a lot of the promotionalcontent for the episodes.
Your specialty is in thesoundbite videos you make, you
know, for the the morningformation podcasts and for all
my social media platforms aswell. So, how in the world? Do
you decide what parts of theepisode actually make it to
(17:35):
become content creation, like inthe reels and even the blogs and
things like that, you know,like, where do you come up?
Like, how do you decide like,What, is it just the most
impactful message? Or is it whatyou think people will like?
Lina Gomez (17:51):
Sure. So how I go about it is, when I'm listening
to the episode, before it'spublished before it goes live, I
go through the whole thing, Itake notes, and I copy down
great, like snippets, right. Andwhat I use for the soundbite
(18:13):
videos that you post on thesocial platforms is typically
anything that's, let's say veryentertaining. So for episodes
that go deep into like combatwar story type of deal. Those
are like really interesting,intriguing and entertaining.
So I will usually use somethinglike that, right? Because who
doesn't want to, you know, learnand see something interesting
(18:35):
like that. Other pieces ofcontent that I'll create are
more, let's say informative. Sofor example, you had an episode
with Michelle Parlette, who is aprofessor in California who runs
an ROTC program. So I wouldprobably use for episodes like
(18:55):
that more informative, right?
Because, hey, people need tolearn about, you know, whether
they're going into the militaryor learn things about when
they're retiring. And thenthere's other times that I just
simply choose something that Ifind is very inspiring, that
touches your heart. So those arelike the three main pillars that
(19:16):
I tried to stick to when I'mcreating the sound bites for the
morning formation. Entertaining,informative or inspiring.
KP (19:28):
Yeah, you have to find that main purpose in there because
every episode has a reason. Youknow, who you just mentioned
right now Lieutenant ColonelParlett. I mean, the position
she holds right now she'srunning this army ROTC battalion
down in San Diego StateUniversity.
So would it make sense for me togo on the podcast and talk to
(19:48):
her about her kickass deploymentto Afghanistan or Iraq or you
know, I think what's mostimportant for that is that right
now she's at a position whereShe can influence and impact the
lives of so many young adultsout there who are looking to go
into the military.
So finding that, and realizingthat this is the purpose, and
(20:11):
this is the point and this isthe value is, you know, and
that's, that's another thing.
You know, that's what again,that's what makes you such a
great content creator is thatyou're not just checking the
check in the block, goingthrough your processing, you're
listening, you're finding thatvalue in there.
And I think that's why I enjoyworking with you so much is that
you? You're not just here, likea robot, but you're actually a
(20:34):
human that's listening to it andsaying, What am I getting out of
this? And what would everyoneelse get out of this. So I
really appreciate everythingthat you've done. So far, you've
done a tremendous job, on thereels, on the blogs, on the
transcripts.
And not only that, but justproviding so much advice for me.
I mean, you're constantlythrowing out tips and advice,
and it really gets my gearsmoving in my head sometimes.
(20:58):
Because life can be very, verynoisy for me. I mean, I've got a
full time job, Father, I've got,you know, act now education as
well, that I'm involved with. SoI've got a lot of things going
on same time.
And I really appreciate youjumping in there sometimes and
just throwing some ideas at mebecause even this, I mean, this
was a great idea as well, Ireally appreciate you coming on
(21:18):
the coming on the podcast andintroducing yourself. So I like
for folks to see behind thecurtain and see where things
really happen to see how thegears really turned how the
machine works. It's not just,you know, me sitting here
talking and and that's it.
No, I've got Lina back here,making reels, doing blogs, like
doing all these great things.
And I can't tell you how much Ireally appreciate, you know.
(21:39):
2022 one of the best things wasgetting you on board for the
morning formation podcast. And Ireally appreciate that.
Lina Gomez (21:49):
Thank you so much KP, that was really a real
honor. And you know what I thinkyou because you helped me. I was
I was in a place where I washating the jobs that I had. A
lot of personal stuff going onthis year. And you gave me that
chance by hiring me on Fiverr.
And after I started working withyou, I was then able to have
(22:10):
opportunities to work with otherpodcasters.
So now I'm working withpodcasters of, you know, doing
podcast work from all differentindustries and different themes,
different topics. And so I wantto thank you for, for giving me
that chance, because now I'mable to do something I love,
which is helped podcasters topromote their message to get
(22:33):
more listeners and to help morepeople. So thank you,
KP (22:36):
Hey, listen to the honors all mine as I always say,
because I'm very fortunatebecause if not, I would still
have my stagnant picture onthere with the little soundbite
waves going around. And nothingis nice or as pretty as good as
what it is right now. And asmeaningful and impactful as
well. I've got so many greatcomments about about everything.
So Lina, I've asked you a seriesof questions, I want to give you
(22:58):
an opportunity to hit me backwith some questions as well,
just for folks out there to kindof get some answers to maybe
some of the questions they'rewanting to know. Because I know
you being an outsider, of themilitary community probably have
some questions for me as well.
Lina Gomez (23:17):
Yes, yes. So okay, so my first question for you Kp
is what's the main purpose ofthis podcast? What's the purpose
of the morning formationpodcast? Why did you start it?
What what are you hoping to, todo with this podcast?
KP (23:33):
So the main purpose, the main purpose of the morning
formation podcast, I guess itkind of serves two purposes. It
kind of serves my own mentalhealth. Because even though I
live in a city of like 30million people, a lot of times I
felt, I felt alone.
(23:54):
Unless I was with certaincrowds, or certain people, I
felt like I was reallymisunderstood. And when you join
the military, and you go to war,you go to go on a deployment.
And you you have that lifeevent. I mean, you change as a
person, your perspectiveschange, your values change, you
(24:17):
change as a person, whether youwant to or not, you can deny it
all you want, like I did for somany years, or you can just
accept it.
And I started this podcastbecause I missed being in front
of the formation. I missedhaving the conversations with
the young adults out there,trying to convince them to value
(24:38):
education over the here and nowwhat's going on today. What's
going on tomorrow, but let'stalk about what's going on five
years from now. What are yourgoals? What Where are you going
Why did you join here? What Whydid you come here? A lot of
with this?
times what I would witness whenI was a platoon leader in
Hawaii, I would witness theseyoung adults and they would they
would come, they would getassigned to Our company, they
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would come to the formation, dayone out, ask him Hey, so where
are you from? Why did you in themilitary?
What are your goals? And a lotof times, they would tell me all
well, you know, Sir, I want todo this, I want to do that I
want to, you know, get mycollege paid for. And what was
most disheartening to me was,you know, when you're young like
that, it's, it's, there's a lotof distractions. So this is, you
(25:22):
know, when they're 18,19 yearsold, 20 years old, it's their
first time away from home,they're getting a paycheck, they
put them in barracks with other,you know, young adults as well.
That's like a recipe for notgetting anything accomplished.
And I felt like as the leader,it's not just your job to worry
about what's happening thisweek, what's happening next
(25:43):
week. But to think about theperson. to think about the long
term goals of this person, it'snot about what we're doing while
we're serving in the uniform andin boots.
But it's about where are theygoing to go in the next 20
years? Is this person going tostay on course? Or are they
going to go off course whilethey're here, and hit the hit
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the bars and the pubs on Fridaynight instead of hitting the
Education Center and stayfocused. So that was one thing I
miss the most about being in themilitary. And that's the main
reason I started the morningformation podcast. The other
reason was, is I was sick andtired of hearing about veterans
and all the negative stuff. Iknow. So I knew personally, so
(26:25):
many veterans that had utilizedtheir time in the military to
catapult themselves to the nextlevel.
But we don't talk about that,like the folks out there that
are selling real estate, killingit as entrepreneurs, doing well
as executives, isn't they'renever highlighted. It's always
about the drunk down at the bar,or, you know, my uncle who lives
(26:46):
at the end of a lake somewhere.
It's never about, like, how themilitary service helped out, you
know, any individual.
So I wanted to highlight thosepeople, man. And you know, over
the years, like you mentioned,some of the folks that we talked
about, I mean, those are peoplethat are out here, just killing
it in life. Those are the twomain reasons why I started the
morning permission podcast. Butthat's a great question, though.
(27:09):
And I'm glad that you, because Iget that a lot. I get that
question a lot.
Lina Gomez (27:14):
So next question.
What is in store for the morningformation in 2023? What type of
topics or ideas do you plan onexpanding on?
KP (27:24):
So this is the thing, Lena, I want to bridge that
communication gap, I want tobridge that message gap between
the military and the civilianside of our society. I really
think that there's a lot of lifelessons to be learned, I think
that there's a lot of leadershiplessons to be learned.
(27:46):
I want to focus more onleadership. And the reason I say
that is because I have foundmore civilians who have never
served before, have amisconception on what leadership
really is. I really think thatjust because you're in the
military doesn't mean thatyou're a good leader. And just
because you have screwed up inthe past, or you've messed up in
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the past, doesn't make you a badperson. It doesn't make you a
bad leader. What's important isis that you take that lesson
that you learned, and you applyit to your future, I guess your
future concepts, your futuredecisions. So
that's what I want to focus onin 2023, is I want to focus on
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some impactful leadership,qualities and some values,
because I really think that ourworld, our society, specifically
is missing leadership, and we'remissing mentorship. We don't
have mentorship here. That's alost art. People think it's
weird. Whenever I tried tointervene, and try to offer
(28:53):
advice for a young adult peoplewere like, What do you care? I'm
like, why don't you care?
Like, I don't understand that.
Like, why aren't you sharing theknowledge, at least if they
don't listen, they don't listen.
But at the end of the day,someone needs to be talking to
these young folks and helpingthem with the simple things, how
to be professional, how to lookprofessional, how to sound
professional, no one's doingthat. But at any rate, yeah. So
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in 2023, that's what I want tofocus on. I think that's what we
need the most. Still gonna, youknow, be geared around the
military. But I want us to focusmore on how how the military can
offer great leadership lessons,and how it can apply to your
life and make you elevate to thenext level.
Lina Gomez (29:38):
That's cool. That sounds awesome. I'm really
excited for that. That'll becool to listen to. Let's see
another one. Real quick. So youput a lot of attention and time
into the morning formation. Youare so dedicated, you know, you
care about offering theseinsightful interviews. You want
to have good quality, goodproduction quality for your
(30:00):
listeners, and you just want togive back overall. So how can
listeners give back to you inthe show? Like, what ways can
they support you? So you cancontinue to make these awesome
episodes for the future?
KP (30:14):
You know, and that's, that's a great question. And it's one
that I hate to answer becauseI've never I don't make any
money off of the moreinformation podcast. I just
started selling T shirts on theMore Information podcast, but
out of that, because I usePrintful. And because once you
people don't know, but once yousign up for like the online
store, and you sign up for thepayment service, all those
(30:37):
things cost money, so I'm losingmoney actually, like selling the
shirts.
Lina Gomez (30:42):
There's like barely any profit.
KP (30:43):
Yeah, right. I think I'm getting I mean, when it's all
said and done. I mean, I getcharged like $30 a month just
even have the store Printfultakes about 70% of the entire
profit. And then I've got nowthe payment. Thank you so much.
Really, I'm just making a couplebucks out of every Yeah, but
it's more about the support.
Okay, and, and wearing thebrand, I think is more important
than anything else right now. Imean, buying it. Yeah, so buying
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it.
Lina Gomez (31:10):
Okay.
KP (31:11):
Yeah, buying a shirt is a is a great way to, but also to I
have I've signed up for buy me acoffee. So that's that link is
on all of my episodes as well.
But what does that mean? Let'sbuy me a coffee. So buy me a
coffee is it's a, it's a waythat you can donate to the
podcast directly. It's not likePatreon where you're getting
(31:33):
anything offered to it. But Ihope in the future that I can
maybe create, like a community
Lina Gomez (31:39):
A donation place where they can donate to you.
or a club.
KP (31:44):
Yes, yes, yes, exactly. It's a donation place where you can
donate to the more informationpodcast. And what that does is
it helps with all these feesthat I have.
So everything from the platformwe're using right now to record
to the hardware that I use,things like that, because a lot
of this stuff can be a trueMoney Pit, even the
(32:06):
transcriptions all that stuffthat I do is you know, I pay for
it on my own and, and inreality, you know, it would be
nice to be able to have to kindof breakeven on all this, just
to keep things going.
But yeah, so and then I'm alsoaffiliate for soldier socks, so
you can find that information onmy it'll be actually on the
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bottom of this description aswell. But you can find it
anywhere on my website. On thefirst page there you can also
find it at the bottom of thedescription on any of my
episodes as well, but anythingis appreciated.
Lina Gomez (32:40):
Perfect. Okay, so they can buy shirts, they can
donate to you on buy me a coffeethey can purchase through
affiliate links and, like freeways, what are what's a free way
for someone to want to supportthe morning formation? Like what
can they do that they don't haveto maybe spend?
KP (32:56):
Yeah, if you don't want to spend any money at all, I mean,
that's great, too. All I want isfor you to share. Just share the
the episodes. I mean, it's thatsimple. I mean, that doesn't
cost anything at all, if youcould share it. You know, with
people on LinkedIn, tick tockInstagrams, a big one, I'm
looking to grow my community onthere even more.
Lina Gomez (33:18):
Okay, so just Okay, so support in general. Okay, so
people you heard that go supportthis guy and all the work that
he's done, and because you'rekind of supporting me too, since
I work for him. Okay, so,alright, KP. So my last question
for you is, I know that you'veprobably made really good
(33:39):
connections and friendshipsthrough the morning formation.
How has that impacted you inyour life?
KP (33:47):
It's impacted me more than I realized. I did not think that I
would be so overwhelmed withpeople who find my content.
Interesting. I didn't I guess Ididn't know what to expect. I
was just contacted last weekwith from Lita Citroen, and
she's the TEDx speaker, whohelps out with the helps with
(34:12):
the military community as far asbuilding brand reputation, and,
and career transition.
And she contacted me last weekand asked if I'd be interested
in doing an interview formilitary.com to do an article,
and I'm like, Well, yeah, yeah.
So I mean, it's just like, thefact that she would pick me to
do that is quite honorable, andjust over the last year, so even
(34:33):
when I went to the militaryinfluencer conference, I was
really overwhelmed with theamount of people that I met
there who I had previouslyinterviewed and people that I've
connected with as well. Justonline and there's just, you
know, I don't I guess I'm veryfortunate.
I hear some podcasters out therelike, why don't have anyone to
interview and I'm like, Well,how do you not have anyone to
(34:53):
interview like there's so manyinteresting people out here who
have awesome stories and I can'tfind time, enough time to
interview people.
So, overall, I would say betweenthe morning information podcast
and being involved with act noweducation, meeting folks like
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you, Lina, you know, because inreality, I did meet you through
the podcast, we wouldn't betalking if we, if we didn't do
work together on the podcast,it's been. It's been life
changing.
And it's been refreshing at thesame time. And I take a deep
breath when I say that, becauseas I told you, before, I live in
a city of almost like, what 30million people, but I at times
(35:34):
feel alone, I at times feelmisunderstood. Even when I
started doing this podcast,people were like, what's it for?
I don't understand it. And thenI tried to explain it to them.
They're like, that sounds like alot of work for a lot of
nothing. And, like, Well, it'sbecause you don't care. Like I
care, you know. And so, yeah,I've been very blessed. I, I
(35:58):
think overall, it's, it's keptme. It's kept me focused. And
it's kept me purposeful, aswell. You know, and I think
that's, you can't, you can't youknow, you can't really, you
can't buy that. You can't buythat, you know, when you're
replenishing your own soul.
Lina Gomez (36:15):
Absolutely. Yeah.
It's, it fulfills your soul. Andthat's, in my opinion, the most
important thing. I think that'sawesome. KP Cool. Well, thanks
for answering all thosequestions.
KP (36:25):
So thank you so much for, for putting me on man and
actually having, you know, turnturning it around on me. Like, I
ask people a lot of questions,but I don't get much of an
opportunity to answer questionsmyself.
Lina Gomez (36:38):
Yeah. And I wanted to hear you because you always
have like, I always find the KPsnippets of wisdom every episode
I listened to. And I'm like,somebody needs to talk and ask
this guy some more questions.
KP (36:50):
We'll go ahead and jump into the lightning round. Now, I know
that you were inspired by a talkshow host right. Chris Fallon on
this one, right? So or is itFallon? Jimmy Fallon? Whatever,
I don't watch. I don't watch TV.
Hardly. But um, so Lina wasinspired by Jimmy Fallon, who's
a talk show host on conducting alightning round. So let's have a
little bit of fun. I have noidea what questions you're going
(37:11):
to ask me. so fire away Lina.
Lina Gomez (37:16):
Okay, yeah. So, basically, so people have a
little background, I'm going tosay like a few words or a
phrase. And KP has to say thefirst thing that comes to his
mind. And you know, you have tobe quick. And it has to be just
like a few words yourself. Andthere's no right or wrong
answers. Okay. This is justmeant to be fun and light
(37:36):
hearted. Okay.
KP (37:37):
I'm worried because you have a very creative mind.
Lina Gomez (37:42):
Some of this stuff is military. related. Some of it
is not. So are you readykeeping? Yeah. All right. The
morning formation, the Mondaymorning formation.
KP (37:55):
The Monday morning formation. Oh,
Lina Gomez (37:57):
so basically Okay, here, we can get this you can
cut that part out. So basically,like I'm gonna just say like a
few words and you can likefinish the sentence. You can be
like the Monday morningformation, you could be like
communication or something likethat. So sometimes I'm just
gonna give you a word orsometimes I'll give you a phrase
that you finish. Okay. So, allright. Are you ready? KP?
KP (38:21):
I'm ready.
Lina Gomez (38:22):
Okay. The Monday morning formation.
KP (38:25):
I'm hung over
Lina Gomez (38:28):
nine weeks of basic training.
KP (38:31):
Oh, boy.
Lina Gomez (38:35):
Buzz cuts
KP (38:40):
I have a bad head.
Lina Gomez (38:44):
Group A in basic training.
KP (38:48):
Oh, man. A roller coaster that I did not want to be on.
Lina Gomez (38:53):
Okay, there you go.
Okay. The army.
KP (38:56):
Oh, you must not have done very good on the ASVAB
Lina Gomez (39:02):
the Marines.
KP (39:03):
You really didn't do good on the ASVAB.
Lina Gomez (39:08):
The Navy.
KP (39:10):
You did okay. On the ASVAB.
But enjoy staying on a ship forlike a year.
Lina Gomez (39:17):
Okay, the Air Force?
KP (39:19):
Nerds.
bunch of nerds.
Lina Gomez (39:23):
Okay.
I mean that lightheartedly.
I know I know you love Air Forcepeople. Okay, um, deployment
during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
KP (39:33):
Oh, walking into a dark room. Walking into a dark room.
Yeah.
Lina Gomez (39:39):
Hawaiian food is.
KP (39:41):
So Ono.
Lina Gomez (39:44):
I have no idea what that means
KP (39:45):
good. It means good in Hawaii
Lina Gomez (39:47):
Okay. The number one skill for podcasting. You have
to pick one real quick.
KP (39:52):
Number one skill for podcasting is preparedness.
Lina Gomez (39:56):
Okay? Jiu Jitsu gyms.
KP (40:00):
are not created equal.
Lina Gomez (40:03):
Podcast guests should
KP (40:09):
podcast guests should go to a quiet room. Okay.
Lina Gomez (40:15):
The Monday through Friday work week.
KP (40:20):
Sleepwalking
Lina Gomez (40:22):
audiobooks are physical books,
KP (40:26):
audio books,
Lina Gomez (40:28):
the best vet, the best veteran mentorship program,
you have to pick one.
KP (40:36):
Act Now education.
Lina Gomez (40:38):
You're right if you said if you didn't say you'd get
in trouble. okay. The bestonline learning for elevating
your career and knowledge
KP (40:51):
I would say DOL coach,
Lina Gomez (40:54):
okay. Best College football team.
KP (40:59):
Hmm.
Lina Gomez (41:00):
Pick one
KP (41:01):
Ohio State.
Lina Gomez (41:03):
Football or jujitsu?
KP (41:05):
jujitsu all day.
Lina Gomez (41:07):
Okay. deadlifts or squats.
KP (41:11):
Squats.
Lina Gomez (41:12):
Ah, I like deadlifts anyway. What's your favorite
military themed movie?
KP (41:19):
Saving Private Ryan.
Lina Gomez (41:21):
I know you have little kids. What's your
favorite children's movie?
KP (41:25):
Oh, Goonies.
Lina Gomez (41:29):
Okay.
KP (41:30):
That's kind of mine. I guess.
It's gonna, It's okay. That'scool. That works. Okay, finally,
what does Aloha mean?
Aloha, it means hello. And itmeans goodbye. So yesterday we
had the Army Navy game so yeahyou probably got that off my
post right?
Lina Gomez (41:46):
I did. I saw your Instagram posts.
KP (41:48):
Aloha means hello and goodbye. Goodbye Navy. I
love college football, by theway. So
Lina Gomez (41:52):
I know you do.
That's why I mentioned it.
KP (41:54):
But it's very competitive.
Very quick. It actually got justreal quick.
I got a something in my DM boxtoday, where I mentioned the
Coast Guard and it's just makingfun of the Coast Guard because
you know, they're always DoD orDHS. They don't know what they
want to be but somebody DM meand they said, Well, did you
know that? Did you know that theCoast Guard?
Oh, I'm tired of people here.
I'll just read it to you. "I'mtired of people marginalizing
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the Coast Guard and promotingmisconception that Coast Guard
veterans aren't entitled?" Itwas a joke, man. I guess the
Coast Guard can't handle a joke.
Lina Gomez (42:26):
Oh, burn.
KP (42:30):
I don't care. Like it's YOU the day it's like, rote learn
how to take a joke. Alright,it's just kidding.
Lina Gomez (42:35):
Yeah. And then you know, what, if he actually
listened to your podcast, hewould know that you have the
respect for everyone who's who'shelped in the service of any
form. You know?
KP (42:44):
That's how I know you're, that's how I know are a question
whether or not you really aremelting. Because in the
military, we give each other alot of crap. I mean, one of my
first guest was Frank Frank,Matt Tao, who is the he's the co
founder for crans ready to eat.
And, you know, Marines are knownas cran. eaters. And we poke fun
at each other, you know, and webicker back and forth. So it's
(43:08):
like, Come on, man. Like it.
It's all part of the it's allpart of the humor, the military
humor, so
Lina Gomez (43:17):
yeah, and at the end of the day, like, you know,
y'all are y'all have like thesimilar goal. You're all a team.
You know why focus on the littlethings.
KP (43:26):
We all got each other's backs.
Lina Gomez (43:27):
Yeah. Well, thank you so much for agreeing to do
that lightning round. I know. Itwas kind of random, and I got
you on the spot. But that wasfun. Thank you.
KP (43:37):
It was fun. It was definitely fun. Like I was like,
it made me think like, yeah,what what's the first thing that
comes to mind for these things?
I really appreciate that. And Ireally appreciate you joining me
on the podcast today. And, youknow, given everyone out there
an opportunity to learn a littlebit more about you. And if
anyone out there is interestedin leveling up your own social
media platform. Lina, where canthey get to get in touch with
(44:02):
you?
Lina Gomez (44:04):
Sure. So I would say the easiest is probably my
website. It's www.LinaLaRue.xyz.
I'm also on Instagram. And wecan make sure that we put my
contact information in the shownotes. I believe that dedicated
podcasters deserve to haveengaging content to promote to
(44:25):
their episodes because y'all putso much time and energy into
this. You deserve to have morelisteners that you are helping
out. So please contact me if youneed any engaging promotional
content.
KP (44:40):
Most definitely. And so Lina. Real quick. What are the
different types of content thatyou specialize in?
Lina Gomez (44:46):
Sure. So for KP, I do a lot of different things. I
help him with, you know, sometranscript work, simple blog
summary of the episodes, but Iactually specialize mostly in
creating engaging video soundbites. So a lot of podcasters
still have, you know thosestatic images with a moving
(45:08):
waveform to promote theirepisodes. And I'm just going to
be honest.
And if I hurt your feelings,sorry, that's boring and it's
not engaging, you're not goingto get enough people to go
download your episode. So I makeengaging video sound bites that
get people hyped and excited togo download your episode.
KP (45:23):
That's what I'm talking about. So get in touch with
Lina, if you're looking atcreating engaging, not just
fillers, but you're looking atcreating some engaging content
for your own platforms. Andreally quickly, Lina, just to
end the show, was there anythingthat we didn't cover today that
you'd like to like to mention?
Lina Gomez (45:45):
Yes, I would like to thank all of the previous
guests, and future guests thatare to come on the morning
formation. You have, you allhave changed my life. You
inspire me, every single time Ilistened to an episode. I have,
I've improved my own career, Ihave taken on certain
(46:08):
opportunities just by beinginspired by the whole military
community that I listen to.
And I want to thank thelisteners because you listeners
are supporting the morningformation and you're supporting
be the guests. Every time youlisten, every time you give a
(46:28):
shout out to kp on on socialmedia and tell him how much you
appreciate listening. So I thinkthe guests and the listeners,
KP (46:36):
most definitely, and by the time this publishes, like I
said, it'll be at the beginningof 2023. So just a few weeks
from now, this is that's why Iwanted to make this a special
episode to have you on boardbecause we've got a lot in store
for 2023. And, you know, it'slike I always say, right, we
walk off in a direction withoutan Azmuth, right, walk off in a
(46:58):
direction. And that's what we'redoing, we're gonna walk off into
Azmuth and 2023. And we're gonnago in this direction.
But as we walk in thatdirection, there's going to be
different opportunities that aregoing to present themselves to
us. And so I'm looking forwardto continuing doing work with
with you Lina.
And and I honestly hope thateveryone out there had a great
New Year, I hope that if youmake a resolution to go to the
(47:20):
gym more, I hope you followthrough with it. They say that's
when they say that's when thegyms make the most money is at
the beginning of the year. Butwith that being said, have a
safe and happy new year. AndLina, I wish you the same as
well. And thank you for givingme this opportunity today.
Lina Gomez (47:36):
Thank you KP.
KP (47:38):
All right, folks, and for everyone else out there, thank
you for tuning in, I reallyappreciate it go down to the
description, you're gonna findall Llinas of contacts down
there on her platforms as wellwhere you can take a look at
some of her content. She'sdefinitely a content creator
that sets herself apart fromeveryone else, mainly because of
her connection to the material,but then also her authenticity,
(48:01):
which you can't find thatanywhere else.
So thank you so much, Lina, andthank you everyone out there for
listening. As for now, asalways, I want you to stay
tuned, stay focused, and staymotivated. Warriors fall out.
You've been listening to themorning formation podcast. I
hope you found today's materialshelpful and of value to your
(48:24):
current situation. You canconnect with me on Instagram at
the underscore morningunderscore formation underscore
podcast.
Or you can connect with me viaemail at the formation
podcaster@gmail.com. Also, Iwould like to thank my partners
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at act no education for theirsupport, authenticity, community
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education.com whether today'sshow took you back to an
historic time or helped youthink about tomorrow. Thank you
for tuning in. And I lookforward to seeing you again.
Stay safe and stay motivated.
Warriors Fallout
In the military, you're given a uniform and instructed
on how to do things and when todo them. But what happens when
the cadence fades, and you're nolonger wearing that uniform? I'm
Kp and I started this podcast tofill that silence with
direction, and to provideoverall support for my beloved
military family.
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Welcome to the Morningformation. This episode is
powered by act now education, goto www.actnow education.com for
free comprehensive educationalresources and opportunities for
active duty, veterans, militaryspouses, and children.
Lina Gomez (00:49):
That will to never give up on yourself or those you
care about. So these peopleserved, they've gone through so
many different situations intheir time in the service, and
they never gave up. And a lot ofthem, they never gave up on
those they served with.
KP (01:16):
Warriors fall in, it's time for formation. By the time this
episode publishes, it'll be justpast the New Year entering into
2023. So right off the bat, Iwant to say that I hope you had
a great New Year, I hope thatyou got your resolutions in. And
I hope you stick to your guns.
And I'm going to wish you avery, very, very happy new year,
(01:38):
even though it's late now.
And today, I have a specialepisode with someone who kind of
works in the background on themorning formation. Her name is
Lina Gomez. And I was veryfortunate last summer to have
met Lina, out of all places, itwas in a very crowded space, a
(02:03):
very virtual crowded space, alittle place called Fiverr.
Right. And so anyone out therethat's actually used Fiverr
before knows that it can be veryhit and miss when it comes to
finding someone who is of valueto not just what you want done.
But the actual product orproject that you have. And I was
(02:26):
very fortunate to find Linabecause A she's reliable, B
she's authentic. And C, shegenuinely cares about the
morning formation podcast andshe's shown me so much over the
last year. So thank you forjoining me on the morning
information. Lina, I reallyappreciate it. I hope you and by
(02:47):
the time this publishes, I hopeyou have a great new year.
Lina Gomez (02:50):
Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you. It's
been it's really cool to be onthe podcast that I listen to
every single week. So thank you,I think this is a great idea.
KP (03:01):
Yeah. So this last summer, I just kind of took a shot in the
dark. And I've used Fiverrbefore for different projects.
And I connected with with Lina.
And then we had a zoomconversation and then from there
really got to know who she wasas a person, because it's kind
of difficult when you're justmessaging back and forth on
Fiverr, scratched off a lottoticket.
(03:22):
And I found Lina and so here weare today. And you know, make
sure you stay tuned to the endof the podcast because Lina is
going to hit me with somelightning round questions. I
have no idea what she's going toask me. But Lina has listened
to...Lina do you know off thebat about how many episodes
you've listened to so far?
Lina Gomez (03:40):
Oh, you know what? That's a good
question. I wish I had thoughtabout that before. I don't know.
I mean, I've been working withyou for almost half a year now.
Yeah, since the summertime.
KP (03:54):
And for a while we were kicked out for a while we're
kicking them out every week,right? So you had you listened
to. You've listened to dozensand dozens and literally,
probably over 100 hours of ofdifferent conversations that
I've had with folks in themilitary community. What's
(04:15):
fascinating about that is, youknow, the community language and
the culture that we have in themilitary is so much different
than the civilian world. Butyou've managed so far to keep up
with it.
Keep up with the conversation, alot of people will get lost in
the first five minutes. So whatare your thoughts on that? Just
overall, like just havinglistened to all these different
(04:36):
episodes of the morningformation, all these different
stories? I mean, can you sharewith us? I guess some of the
things that you've learned sofar?
Lina Gomez (04:44):
Sure. So as far as like, like terms terminology,
right? There was so many thingsI didn't understand. And when I
listened to the episodes, I readalong with the transcript, but
sometimes memes, these autogenerated transcripts don't to
catch with the guest is sayingperfectly. So there were times
(05:06):
that I was scratching my headwondering like, what did this
person just say?
And many times I have to go onGoogle. And I kind of guess what
I think they're saying I use thecontext of, of the conversation.
And like I'm looking up terms,acronyms. Also, like, bases,
(05:27):
right military bases all overthe world. Sometimes I'm having
to look up like certain weaponrule weaponry. And I've learned
a lot. So now when I listen tothe episodes, I don't have to
look up as much, right? BecauseI've already learned so much.
But something that's kind offunny is, especially like, in my
(05:48):
first month or two of workingwith you and me searching these
things, random military thingson Google, like I said, weaponry
and bases and things about war.
And sometimes Google willconsider me suspicious. They
think my search activity is verysuspicious. They probably think
I'm like, planning somesomething bad. Like, no, I just
(06:09):
work for a military podcasthere. I don't have any, you
know, ulterior evil motiveshere. Yeah, I've learned a lot.
KP (06:23):
I definitely, I definitely love how you kind of leave, lean
forward in the foxhole is whatwe like to say in the military.
What that means is basically youare leaning forward, you're
taking the initiative to takethe extra step to understand and
learn a whole different culture,which is the military culture
(06:44):
and the language in itself. So Ireally appreciate that. But
taking it back to the beginning,when you first met me, you know,
what were your first impressionsof me, and assumptions that you
have about the morning formationwhen you first started working
Lina Gomez (07:00):
Okay, so my first impression of you KP, we're, I
with me?
consider us friends now. So Iwant to just tell you, I thought
you were kind of intimidating,like, kinda about your super
serious and kind of scary. I'msorry. Now I don't think that, I
(07:20):
don't think you're scaryanymore. No, you were just very
serious. And just like, hey, youknow, like,
I got stuff that needs to betaken care of, you know. I just,
I was I was kind of intimidated.
But over the time, I've realizedthat you and I, we joke around
all the time. Andwe've, we've got to know each
other. And then, as far as whatwas my assumption about starting
(07:41):
what what did I think about themorning formation podcast, what
it was going to be? I guess, I,I went into it thinking like it
was, if I'm being honest, I wentinto thinking it was probably
going to be boring, because, youknow, I'm a civilian. I'm not
part of the military community.
I've never if I'm beingcompletely just transparent.
(08:03):
I've never really put much focusor attention to the military in
general. And I wanted a job andI was like, Well, hey, this
guy's giving me a chance. I lovepodcasts. And I can work for
myself. So that let's figure itout. Let's see how it goes.
But yeah, I thought it was gonnabe boring. I thought it was
gonna be a bunch of I don'tknow, maybe just a bunch of
(08:26):
like, tough guys talking about?
I don't know, tough guys andgals talking about? I don't
know, just boring,
KP (08:35):
Right. Blowing stuff up.
Lina Gomez (08:36):
I don't know. I'm not trying to Yeah, I'm not
trying to disrespect of course.
Yeah, but yeah, those were myassumptions at first. And I now
know that I'm very wrong.
KP (08:47):
You wouldn't be far off the mark. Because even when I first
told, like, my local friends andfamily that I was going to be
doing a podcast, they thoughtthat I was going to be sitting
here talking about guns andblowing stuff up and, you know,
kicking down doors and all thiscool stuff, right?
But no, I mean, that's like,that's like Hollywood stuff. I
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mean, that stuff is important.
Don't get me wrong, buteverybody, and their mom is out
there talking about, you know,kick ass stuff for, you know,
kill this or, in reality. I'mmore of a nerd. I really liked
the whole idea of careerplanning, career transition type
stuff. Leadership is a big thingfor me, you know, and
understanding leadership tryingto be a better leader trying to
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be a better manager. So yeah,you wouldn't be far off the
mark. A lot of people were thesame way.
Well, when they thought thatwhen I told them I was going to
be doing a military communitypodcast so But you told me
before that listening tointerviews, specifically for you
(09:51):
know, the morning formationpodcast has had an impact on
your own life. You know, what,what lessons have you taken away
from the interviews Um, thatI've had for the show so far.
Lina Gomez (10:03):
Sure. So the main lessons that I have taken from
the morning formation podcast,are just general life lessons.
So, for example, listening tothese to these guests, and even
to yourself when you when you'retalking to them, what I've
learned is life skills such astenacity, and drive, never
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giving up no matter whatchallenge is in front of you.
And that comes from when thesepeople speak about their time in
the service, and a lot of themtheir time out of the service.
Right. And something else that Ireally appreciate from these
episodes is basically that willto never give up on yourself, or
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those you care about. So thesepeople served, they've gone
through so many differentsituations in their time in the
service, and they never gave up.
And a lot of them, they nevergave up on those they served
with, right, so you hear somestories, for example, like
Esteban Encarnacion or the Medalof Honor. Earl Earl Plumlee.
(11:21):
So, you know, they didn't justgo and take care of themselves
when they took care of theirother soldiers that needed them,
right. And then you hear storiesof a lot of these people who
have, you know, retired from themilitary and their journey after
the service, the challengesthey've gone through, and the
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fact that they're not willing togive up on themselves, and to
continue to succeed forward. Andit has helped me in my personal
life hearing these stories, eventhough I am a civilian, it has
helped me to keep pushingforward to not settling to not
putting myself down, and to keeppushing forward for myself and
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the people that I care about.
KP (12:06):
Yeah, that's, I find it pretty incredible sometimes how
much our stories align with eachother. I mean, you see the
person that you see today, butyou don't see the road that was
traveled behind them, and howhard they work to get to where
they are and all the trials andtribulations, the obstacles that
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they had to overcome. Just to bethe person that they are today,
whether it's monetarily, orwhether they're just a strong
person.
And their worth is theircharacter and their value
system. So like even talking toyou, and just personally talking
to you about some of the thingsthat you've endured, you know,
(12:49):
from the time when you were akid to today, I mean, a lot of
the things that you mentioned,like I can relate to as well.
And I think that's, you know, Ithink the difference between
somebody that goes through thatstuff. And someone that comes
out the other side, being abetter person is that you've
looked at all your situationsthat you've been through, and
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you figured out like what wasthe lesson learned here? And how
can I do better.
And because I can tell you thatI have family members that have
been through the same thing thatI've been through, and they're
not doing, as well as me, youknow, whether it be mentally,
physically, or even career wise.
And I think at the end of theday, that's what I find quite
amazing about a lot of theguests that I talked to is that
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we've all been through majorobstacles come from different
backgrounds.
And yeah, and it makes me thinkand makes me actually have to go
back into, like my own life andand think about like, wow, like,
you know, we're not that farapart from each other. But we
decided to do our best to makethe best decisions that we can
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and just learned from them. Sohaving listened to all the
shows, specifically within themilitary community, Lina has
your perspective of the militaryand the military community
changed since you startedworking with the morning
formation podcast.
Lina Gomez (14:10):
Absolutely, yes. So my perspective has changed
because I see. Well, I guess Idon't see right, I hear these.
All these guests talk aboutwhere they've come from. Every
single person that you've had onthe show has a different story.
Like you said, they all have adifferent background.
They've all gone throughdifferent things. And it's so
(14:31):
great to see such a mixture ofpeople in the military community
from all backgrounds, all waysof life. I realized that they're
all they all have great skillsin their respective areas. I
also realized that the militarycommunity is just full of people
(14:51):
who they're just regular people,right like myself who wanted
something better for their life.
They, they joined the militaryto accomplish whatever that goal
was, and during that time, theybecame stronger versions of
themselves.
And you can tell by the waythese people speak. And so I
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have a really I have a realrespect for the individuals in
the military community. And my,my perspective has forever been
changed by my listening to themorning formation.
KP (15:23):
Yeah, and it's, I really appreciate it. Because a lot of
times people can't even get overthe first, that first berm that
first like five or 10 minutes,you lose people. When you start
throwing in acronyms, and youstart throwing in military
jargon. People can't even getpast that.
Because I know, from justpersonal in person conversations
with people, I can see thelights in their eyes turn off,
(15:47):
like as soon as I startedtalking about 240 Bravo. And I
started saying like the talkingabout weapons systems, or sure
acronyms, you know, so it's a
Lina Gomez (15:57):
TDY, NCO.
KP (15:59):
Exactly, it can be a very, very difficult thing for
anyone out there. You know, andI want to mention this too,
like, what makes you such agreat content creator, is that
you're you have a connection.
You're not just listening, andjust thumbing through audio, and
going Check, check, check,check, check, like you're,
you're listening, and you'reprocessing, like the message
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overall.
And sometimes I think you get itmore than me. And, and I'm just
like, wow, how did she pull thatout of there? And I think that's
what makes you such a greatcontent creator, is that you
have that that skill set. And bythe way, earlier, you said you
were 30 years old,
Lina Gomez (16:35):
I will be 30 in two months.
KP (16:37):
You are not too old to join the military, young lady. I
think it's like 37, or 38 is thecut off. So you have some time.
You have some time.
Lina Gomez (16:47):
I mean, I already got the hair cut going. So
KP (16:50):
yeah, G.I. Jane going on there. Yeah. So you're ready to
go? I think honestly, I thinkmaybe it wouldn't be a bad
option. I mean, join the AirForce or the Navy, the Navy. I
don't know about the army man. Idon't know, I just, I don't
know, I don't know, I join, ifyou can join those other two
like that, I would try to hitthose first. But at any rate,
(17:11):
like I mentioned in anintroduction, you know, you
create a lot of the promotionalcontent for the episodes.
Your specialty is in thesoundbite videos you make, you
know, for the the morningformation podcasts and for all
my social media platforms aswell. So, how in the world? Do
you decide what parts of theepisode actually make it to
(17:35):
become content creation, like inthe reels and even the blogs and
things like that, you know,like, where do you come up?
Like, how do you decide like,What, is it just the most
impactful message? Or is it whatyou think people will like?
Lina Gomez (17:51):
Sure. So how I go about it is, when I'm listening
to the episode, before it'spublished before it goes live, I
go through the whole thing, Itake notes, and I copy down
great, like snippets, right. Andwhat I use for the soundbite
(18:13):
videos that you post on thesocial platforms is typically
anything that's, let's say veryentertaining. So for episodes
that go deep into like combatwar story type of deal. Those
are like really interesting,intriguing and entertaining.
So I will usually use somethinglike that, right? Because who
doesn't want to, you know, learnand see something interesting
(18:35):
like that. Other pieces ofcontent that I'll create are
more, let's say informative. Sofor example, you had an episode
with Michelle Parlette, who is aprofessor in California who runs
an ROTC program. So I wouldprobably use for episodes like
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that more informative, right?
Because, hey, people need tolearn about, you know, whether
they're going into the militaryor learn things about when
they're retiring. And thenthere's other times that I just
simply choose something that Ifind is very inspiring, that
touches your heart. So those arelike the three main pillars that
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I tried to stick to when I'mcreating the sound bites for the
morning formation. Entertaining,informative or inspiring.
KP (19:28):
Yeah, you have to find that main purpose in there because
every episode has a reason. Youknow, who you just mentioned
right now Lieutenant ColonelParlett. I mean, the position
she holds right now she'srunning this army ROTC battalion
down in San Diego StateUniversity.
So would it make sense for me togo on the podcast and talk to
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her about her kickass deploymentto Afghanistan or Iraq or you
know, I think what's mostimportant for that is that right
now she's at a position whereShe can influence and impact the
lives of so many young adultsout there who are looking to go
into the military.
So finding that, and realizingthat this is the purpose, and
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this is the point and this isthe value is, you know, and
that's, that's another thing.
You know, that's what again,that's what makes you such a
great content creator is thatyou're not just checking the
check in the block, goingthrough your processing, you're
listening, you're finding thatvalue in there.
And I think that's why I enjoyworking with you so much is that
you? You're not just here, likea robot, but you're actually a
(20:34):
human that's listening to it andsaying, What am I getting out of
this? And what would everyoneelse get out of this. So I
really appreciate everythingthat you've done. So far, you've
done a tremendous job, on thereels, on the blogs, on the
transcripts.
And not only that, but justproviding so much advice for me.
I mean, you're constantlythrowing out tips and advice,
and it really gets my gearsmoving in my head sometimes.
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Because life can be very, verynoisy for me. I mean, I've got a
full time job, Father, I've got,you know, act now education as
well, that I'm involved with. SoI've got a lot of things going
on same time.
And I really appreciate youjumping in there sometimes and
just throwing some ideas at mebecause even this, I mean, this
was a great idea as well, Ireally appreciate you coming on
(21:18):
the coming on the podcast andintroducing yourself. So I like
for folks to see behind thecurtain and see where things
really happen to see how thegears really turned how the
machine works. It's not just,you know, me sitting here
talking and and that's it.
No, I've got Lina back here,making reels, doing blogs, like
doing all these great things.
And I can't tell you how much Ireally appreciate, you know.
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2022 one of the best things wasgetting you on board for the
morning formation podcast. And Ireally appreciate that.
Lina Gomez (21:49):
Thank you so much KP, that was really a real
honor. And you know what I thinkyou because you helped me. I was
I was in a place where I washating the jobs that I had. A
lot of personal stuff going onthis year. And you gave me that
chance by hiring me on Fiverr.
And after I started working withyou, I was then able to have
(22:10):
opportunities to work with otherpodcasters.
So now I'm working withpodcasters of, you know, doing
podcast work from all differentindustries and different themes,
different topics. And so I wantto thank you for, for giving me
that chance, because now I'mable to do something I love,
which is helped podcasters topromote their message to get
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more listeners and to help morepeople. So thank you,
KP (22:36):
Hey, listen to the honors all mine as I always say,
because I'm very fortunatebecause if not, I would still
have my stagnant picture onthere with the little soundbite
waves going around. And nothingis nice or as pretty as good as
what it is right now. And asmeaningful and impactful as
well. I've got so many greatcomments about about everything.
So Lina, I've asked you a seriesof questions, I want to give you
(22:58):
an opportunity to hit me backwith some questions as well,
just for folks out there to kindof get some answers to maybe
some of the questions they'rewanting to know. Because I know
you being an outsider, of themilitary community probably have
some questions for me as well.
Lina Gomez (23:17):
Yes, yes. So okay, so my first question for you Kp
is what's the main purpose ofthis podcast? What's the purpose
of the morning formationpodcast? Why did you start it?
What what are you hoping to, todo with this podcast?
KP (23:33):
So the main purpose, the main purpose of the morning
formation podcast, I guess itkind of serves two purposes. It
kind of serves my own mentalhealth. Because even though I
live in a city of like 30million people, a lot of times I
felt, I felt alone.
(23:54):
Unless I was with certaincrowds, or certain people, I
felt like I was reallymisunderstood. And when you join
the military, and you go to war,you go to go on a deployment.
And you you have that lifeevent. I mean, you change as a
person, your perspectiveschange, your values change, you
(24:17):
change as a person, whether youwant to or not, you can deny it
all you want, like I did for somany years, or you can just
accept it.
And I started this podcastbecause I missed being in front
of the formation. I missedhaving the conversations with
the young adults out there,trying to convince them to value
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education over the here and nowwhat's going on today. What's
going on tomorrow, but let'stalk about what's going on five
years from now. What are yourgoals? What Where are you going
Why did you join here? What Whydid you come here? A lot of
with this?
times what I would witness whenI was a platoon leader in
Hawaii, I would witness theseyoung adults and they would they
would come, they would getassigned to Our company, they
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would come to the formation, dayone out, ask him Hey, so where
are you from? Why did you in themilitary?
What are your goals? And a lotof times, they would tell me all
well, you know, Sir, I want todo this, I want to do that I
want to, you know, get mycollege paid for. And what was
most disheartening to me was,you know, when you're young like
that, it's, it's, there's a lotof distractions. So this is, you
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know, when they're 18,19 yearsold, 20 years old, it's their
first time away from home,they're getting a paycheck, they
put them in barracks with other,you know, young adults as well.
That's like a recipe for notgetting anything accomplished.
And I felt like as the leader,it's not just your job to worry
about what's happening thisweek, what's happening next
(25:43):
week. But to think about theperson. to think about the long
term goals of this person, it'snot about what we're doing while
we're serving in the uniform andin boots.
But it's about where are theygoing to go in the next 20
years? Is this person going tostay on course? Or are they
going to go off course whilethey're here, and hit the hit
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the bars and the pubs on Fridaynight instead of hitting the
Education Center and stayfocused. So that was one thing I
miss the most about being in themilitary. And that's the main
reason I started the morningformation podcast. The other
reason was, is I was sick andtired of hearing about veterans
and all the negative stuff. Iknow. So I knew personally, so
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many veterans that had utilizedtheir time in the military to
catapult themselves to the nextlevel.
But we don't talk about that,like the folks out there that
are selling real estate, killingit as entrepreneurs, doing well
as executives, isn't they'renever highlighted. It's always
about the drunk down at the bar,or, you know, my uncle who lives
(26:46):
at the end of a lake somewhere.
It's never about, like, how themilitary service helped out, you
know, any individual.
So I wanted to highlight thosepeople, man. And you know, over
the years, like you mentioned,some of the folks that we talked
about, I mean, those are peoplethat are out here, just killing
it in life. Those are the twomain reasons why I started the
morning permission podcast. Butthat's a great question, though.
(27:09):
And I'm glad that you, because Iget that a lot. I get that
question a lot.
Lina Gomez (27:14):
So next question.
What is in store for the morningformation in 2023? What type of
topics or ideas do you plan onexpanding on?
KP (27:24):
So this is the thing, Lena, I want to bridge that
communication gap, I want tobridge that message gap between
the military and the civilianside of our society. I really
think that there's a lot of lifelessons to be learned, I think
that there's a lot of leadershiplessons to be learned.
(27:46):
I want to focus more onleadership. And the reason I say
that is because I have foundmore civilians who have never
served before, have amisconception on what leadership
really is. I really think thatjust because you're in the
military doesn't mean thatyou're a good leader. And just
because you have screwed up inthe past, or you've messed up in
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the past, doesn't make you a badperson. It doesn't make you a
bad leader. What's important isis that you take that lesson
that you learned, and you applyit to your future, I guess your
future concepts, your futuredecisions. So
that's what I want to focus onin 2023, is I want to focus on
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some impactful leadership,qualities and some values,
because I really think that ourworld, our society, specifically
is missing leadership, and we'remissing mentorship. We don't
have mentorship here. That's alost art. People think it's
weird. Whenever I tried tointervene, and try to offer
(28:53):
advice for a young adult peoplewere like, What do you care? I'm
like, why don't you care?
Like, I don't understand that.
Like, why aren't you sharing theknowledge, at least if they
don't listen, they don't listen.
But at the end of the day,someone needs to be talking to
these young folks and helpingthem with the simple things, how
to be professional, how to lookprofessional, how to sound
professional, no one's doingthat. But at any rate, yeah. So
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in 2023, that's what I want tofocus on. I think that's what we
need the most. Still gonna, youknow, be geared around the
military. But I want us to focusmore on how how the military can
offer great leadership lessons,and how it can apply to your
life and make you elevate to thenext level.
Lina Gomez (29:38):
That's cool. That sounds awesome. I'm really
excited for that. That'll becool to listen to. Let's see
another one. Real quick. So youput a lot of attention and time
into the morning formation. Youare so dedicated, you know, you
care about offering theseinsightful interviews. You want
to have good quality, goodproduction quality for your
(30:00):
listeners, and you just want togive back overall. So how can
listeners give back to you inthe show? Like, what ways can
they support you? So you cancontinue to make these awesome
episodes for the future?
KP (30:14):
You know, and that's, that's a great question. And it's one
that I hate to answer becauseI've never I don't make any
money off of the moreinformation podcast. I just
started selling T shirts on theMore Information podcast, but
out of that, because I usePrintful. And because once you
people don't know, but once yousign up for like the online
store, and you sign up for thepayment service, all those
(30:37):
things cost money, so I'm losingmoney actually, like selling the
shirts.
Lina Gomez (30:42):
There's like barely any profit.
KP (30:43):
Yeah, right. I think I'm getting I mean, when it's all
said and done. I mean, I getcharged like $30 a month just
even have the store Printfultakes about 70% of the entire
profit. And then I've got nowthe payment. Thank you so much.
Really, I'm just making a couplebucks out of every Yeah, but
it's more about the support.
Okay, and, and wearing thebrand, I think is more important
than anything else right now. Imean, buying it. Yeah, so buying
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it.
Lina Gomez (31:10):
Okay.
KP (31:11):
Yeah, buying a shirt is a is a great way to, but also to I
have I've signed up for buy me acoffee. So that's that link is
on all of my episodes as well.
But what does that mean? Let'sbuy me a coffee. So buy me a
coffee is it's a, it's a waythat you can donate to the
podcast directly. It's not likePatreon where you're getting
(31:33):
anything offered to it. But Ihope in the future that I can
maybe create, like a community
Lina Gomez (31:39):
A donation place where they can donate to you.
or a club.
KP (31:44):
Yes, yes, yes, exactly. It's a donation place where you can
donate to the more informationpodcast. And what that does is
it helps with all these feesthat I have.
So everything from the platformwe're using right now to record
to the hardware that I use,things like that, because a lot
of this stuff can be a trueMoney Pit, even the
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transcriptions all that stuffthat I do is you know, I pay for
it on my own and, and inreality, you know, it would be
nice to be able to have to kindof breakeven on all this, just
to keep things going.
But yeah, so and then I'm alsoaffiliate for soldier socks, so
you can find that information onmy it'll be actually on the
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bottom of this description aswell. But you can find it
anywhere on my website. On thefirst page there you can also
find it at the bottom of thedescription on any of my
episodes as well, but anythingis appreciated.
Lina Gomez (32:40):
Perfect. Okay, so they can buy shirts, they can
donate to you on buy me a coffeethey can purchase through
affiliate links and, like freeways, what are what's a free way
for someone to want to supportthe morning formation? Like what
can they do that they don't haveto maybe spend?
KP (32:56):
Yeah, if you don't want to spend any money at all, I mean,
that's great, too. All I want isfor you to share. Just share the
the episodes. I mean, it's thatsimple. I mean, that doesn't
cost anything at all, if youcould share it. You know, with
people on LinkedIn, tick tockInstagrams, a big one, I'm
looking to grow my community onthere even more.
Lina Gomez (33:18):
Okay, so just Okay, so support in general. Okay, so
people you heard that go supportthis guy and all the work that
he's done, and because you'rekind of supporting me too, since
I work for him. Okay, so,alright, KP. So my last question
for you is, I know that you'veprobably made really good
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connections and friendshipsthrough the morning formation.
How has that impacted you inyour life?
KP (33:47):
It's impacted me more than I realized. I did not think that I
would be so overwhelmed withpeople who find my content.
Interesting. I didn't I guess Ididn't know what to expect. I
was just contacted last weekwith from Lita Citroen, and
she's the TEDx speaker, whohelps out with the helps with
(34:12):
the military community as far asbuilding brand reputation, and,
and career transition.
And she contacted me last weekand asked if I'd be interested
in doing an interview formilitary.com to do an article,
and I'm like, Well, yeah, yeah.
So I mean, it's just like, thefact that she would pick me to
do that is quite honorable, andjust over the last year, so even
(34:33):
when I went to the militaryinfluencer conference, I was
really overwhelmed with theamount of people that I met
there who I had previouslyinterviewed and people that I've
connected with as well. Justonline and there's just, you
know, I don't I guess I'm veryfortunate.
I hear some podcasters out therelike, why don't have anyone to
interview and I'm like, Well,how do you not have anyone to
(34:53):
interview like there's so manyinteresting people out here who
have awesome stories and I can'tfind time, enough time to
interview people.
So, overall, I would say betweenthe morning information podcast
and being involved with act noweducation, meeting folks like
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you, Lina, you know, because inreality, I did meet you through
the podcast, we wouldn't betalking if we, if we didn't do
work together on the podcast,it's been. It's been life
changing.
And it's been refreshing at thesame time. And I take a deep
breath when I say that, becauseas I told you, before, I live in
a city of almost like, what 30million people, but I at times
(35:34):
feel alone, I at times feelmisunderstood. Even when I
started doing this podcast,people were like, what's it for?
I don't understand it. And thenI tried to explain it to them.
They're like, that sounds like alot of work for a lot of
nothing. And, like, Well, it'sbecause you don't care. Like I
care, you know. And so, yeah,I've been very blessed. I, I
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think overall, it's, it's keptme. It's kept me focused. And
it's kept me purposeful, aswell. You know, and I think
that's, you can't, you can't youknow, you can't really, you
can't buy that. You can't buythat, you know, when you're
replenishing your own soul.
Lina Gomez (36:15):
Absolutely. Yeah.
It's, it fulfills your soul. Andthat's, in my opinion, the most
important thing. I think that'sawesome. KP Cool. Well, thanks
for answering all thosequestions.
KP (36:25):
So thank you so much for, for putting me on man and
actually having, you know, turnturning it around on me. Like, I
ask people a lot of questions,but I don't get much of an
opportunity to answer questionsmyself.
Lina Gomez (36:38):
Yeah. And I wanted to hear you because you always
have like, I always find the KPsnippets of wisdom every episode
I listened to. And I'm like,somebody needs to talk and ask
this guy some more questions.
KP (36:50):
We'll go ahead and jump into the lightning round. Now, I know
that you were inspired by a talkshow host right. Chris Fallon on
this one, right? So or is itFallon? Jimmy Fallon? Whatever,
I don't watch. I don't watch TV.
Hardly. But um, so Lina wasinspired by Jimmy Fallon, who's
a talk show host on conducting alightning round. So let's have a
little bit of fun. I have noidea what questions you're going
(37:11):
to ask me. so fire away Lina.
Lina Gomez (37:16):
Okay, yeah. So, basically, so people have a
little background, I'm going tosay like a few words or a
phrase. And KP has to say thefirst thing that comes to his
mind. And you know, you have tobe quick. And it has to be just
like a few words yourself. Andthere's no right or wrong
answers. Okay. This is justmeant to be fun and light
(37:36):
hearted. Okay.
KP (37:37):
I'm worried because you have a very creative mind.
Lina Gomez (37:42):
Some of this stuff is military. related. Some of it
is not. So are you readykeeping? Yeah. All right. The
morning formation, the Mondaymorning formation.
KP (37:55):
The Monday morning formation. Oh,
Lina Gomez (37:57):
so basically Okay, here, we can get this you can
cut that part out. So basically,like I'm gonna just say like a
few words and you can likefinish the sentence. You can be
like the Monday morningformation, you could be like
communication or something likethat. So sometimes I'm just
gonna give you a word orsometimes I'll give you a phrase
that you finish. Okay. So, allright. Are you ready? KP?
KP (38:21):
I'm ready.
Lina Gomez (38:22):
Okay. The Monday morning formation.
KP (38:25):
I'm hung over
Lina Gomez (38:28):
nine weeks of basic training.
KP (38:31):
Oh, boy.
Lina Gomez (38:35):
Buzz cuts
KP (38:40):
I have a bad head.
Lina Gomez (38:44):
Group A in basic training.
KP (38:48):
Oh, man. A roller coaster that I did not want to be on.
Lina Gomez (38:53):
Okay, there you go.
Okay. The army.
KP (38:56):
Oh, you must not have done very good on the ASVAB
Lina Gomez (39:02):
the Marines.
KP (39:03):
You really didn't do good on the ASVAB.
Lina Gomez (39:08):
The Navy.
KP (39:10):
You did okay. On the ASVAB.
But enjoy staying on a ship forlike a year.
Lina Gomez (39:17):
Okay, the Air Force?
KP (39:19):
Nerds.
bunch of nerds.
Lina Gomez (39:23):
Okay.
I mean that lightheartedly.
I know I know you love Air Forcepeople. Okay, um, deployment
during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
KP (39:33):
Oh, walking into a dark room. Walking into a dark room.
Yeah.
Lina Gomez (39:39):
Hawaiian food is.
KP (39:41):
So Ono.
Lina Gomez (39:44):
I have no idea what that means
KP (39:45):
good. It means good in Hawaii
Lina Gomez (39:47):
Okay. The number one skill for podcasting. You have
to pick one real quick.
KP (39:52):
Number one skill for podcasting is preparedness.
Lina Gomez (39:56):
Okay? Jiu Jitsu gyms.
KP (40:00):
are not created equal.
Lina Gomez (40:03):
Podcast guests should
KP (40:09):
podcast guests should go to a quiet room. Okay.
Lina Gomez (40:15):
The Monday through Friday work week.
KP (40:20):
Sleepwalking
Lina Gomez (40:22):
audiobooks are physical books,
KP (40:26):
audio books,
Lina Gomez (40:28):
the best vet, the best veteran mentorship program,
you have to pick one.
KP (40:36):
Act Now education.
Lina Gomez (40:38):
You're right if you said if you didn't say you'd get
in trouble. okay. The bestonline learning for elevating
your career and knowledge
KP (40:51):
I would say DOL coach,
Lina Gomez (40:54):
okay. Best College football team.
KP (40:59):
Hmm.
Lina Gomez (41:00):
Pick one
KP (41:01):
Ohio State.
Lina Gomez (41:03):
Football or jujitsu?
KP (41:05):
jujitsu all day.
Lina Gomez (41:07):
Okay. deadlifts or squats.
KP (41:11):
Squats.
Lina Gomez (41:12):
Ah, I like deadlifts anyway. What's your favorite
military themed movie?
KP (41:19):
Saving Private Ryan.
Lina Gomez (41:21):
I know you have little kids. What's your
favorite children's movie?
KP (41:25):
Oh, Goonies.
Lina Gomez (41:29):
Okay.
KP (41:30):
That's kind of mine. I guess.
It's gonna, It's okay. That'scool. That works. Okay, finally,
what does Aloha mean?
Aloha, it means hello. And itmeans goodbye. So yesterday we
had the Army Navy game so yeahyou probably got that off my
post right?
Lina Gomez (41:46):
I did. I saw your Instagram posts.
KP (41:48):
Aloha means hello and goodbye. Goodbye Navy. I
love college football, by theway. So
Lina Gomez (41:52):
I know you do.
That's why I mentioned it.
KP (41:54):
But it's very competitive.
Very quick. It actually got justreal quick.
I got a something in my DM boxtoday, where I mentioned the
Coast Guard and it's just makingfun of the Coast Guard because
you know, they're always DoD orDHS. They don't know what they
want to be but somebody DM meand they said, Well, did you
know that? Did you know that theCoast Guard?
Oh, I'm tired of people here.
I'll just read it to you. "I'mtired of people marginalizing
(42:15):
the Coast Guard and promotingmisconception that Coast Guard
veterans aren't entitled?" Itwas a joke, man. I guess the
Coast Guard can't handle a joke.
Lina Gomez (42:26):
Oh, burn.
KP (42:30):
I don't care. Like it's YOU the day it's like, rote learn
how to take a joke. Alright,it's just kidding.
Lina Gomez (42:35):
Yeah. And then you know, what, if he actually
listened to your podcast, hewould know that you have the
respect for everyone who's who'shelped in the service of any
form. You know?
KP (42:44):
That's how I know you're, that's how I know are a question
whether or not you really aremelting. Because in the
military, we give each other alot of crap. I mean, one of my
first guest was Frank Frank,Matt Tao, who is the he's the co
founder for crans ready to eat.
And, you know, Marines are knownas cran. eaters. And we poke fun
at each other, you know, and webicker back and forth. So it's
(43:08):
like, Come on, man. Like it.
It's all part of the it's allpart of the humor, the military
humor, so
Lina Gomez (43:17):
yeah, and at the end of the day, like, you know,
y'all are y'all have like thesimilar goal. You're all a team.
You know why focus on the littlethings.
KP (43:26):
We all got each other's backs.
Lina Gomez (43:27):
Yeah. Well, thank you so much for agreeing to do
that lightning round. I know. Itwas kind of random, and I got
you on the spot. But that wasfun. Thank you.
KP (43:37):
It was fun. It was definitely fun. Like I was like,
it made me think like, yeah,what what's the first thing that
comes to mind for these things?
I really appreciate that. And Ireally appreciate you joining me
on the podcast today. And, youknow, given everyone out there
an opportunity to learn a littlebit more about you. And if
anyone out there is interestedin leveling up your own social
media platform. Lina, where canthey get to get in touch with
(44:02):
you?
Lina Gomez (44:04):
Sure. So I would say the easiest is probably my
website. It's www.LinaLaRue.xyz.
I'm also on Instagram. And wecan make sure that we put my
contact information in the shownotes. I believe that dedicated
podcasters deserve to haveengaging content to promote to
(44:25):
their episodes because y'all putso much time and energy into
this. You deserve to have morelisteners that you are helping
out. So please contact me if youneed any engaging promotional
content.
KP (44:40):
Most definitely. And so Lina. Real quick. What are the
different types of content thatyou specialize in?
Lina Gomez (44:46):
Sure. So for KP, I do a lot of different things. I
help him with, you know, sometranscript work, simple blog
summary of the episodes, but Iactually specialize mostly in
creating engaging video soundbites. So a lot of podcasters
still have, you know thosestatic images with a moving
(45:08):
waveform to promote theirepisodes. And I'm just going to
be honest.
And if I hurt your feelings,sorry, that's boring and it's
not engaging, you're not goingto get enough people to go
download your episode. So I makeengaging video sound bites that
get people hyped and excited togo download your episode.
KP (45:23):
That's what I'm talking about. So get in touch with
Lina, if you're looking atcreating engaging, not just
fillers, but you're looking atcreating some engaging content
for your own platforms. Andreally quickly, Lina, just to
end the show, was there anythingthat we didn't cover today that
you'd like to like to mention?
Lina Gomez (45:45):
Yes, I would like to thank all of the previous
guests, and future guests thatare to come on the morning
formation. You have, you allhave changed my life. You
inspire me, every single time Ilistened to an episode. I have,
I've improved my own career, Ihave taken on certain
(46:08):
opportunities just by beinginspired by the whole military
community that I listen to.
And I want to thank thelisteners because you listeners
are supporting the morningformation and you're supporting
be the guests. Every time youlisten, every time you give a
(46:28):
shout out to kp on on socialmedia and tell him how much you
appreciate listening. So I thinkthe guests and the listeners,
KP (46:36):
most definitely, and by the time this publishes, like I
said, it'll be at the beginningof 2023. So just a few weeks
from now, this is that's why Iwanted to make this a special
episode to have you on boardbecause we've got a lot in store
for 2023. And, you know, it'slike I always say, right, we
walk off in a direction withoutan Azmuth, right, walk off in a
(46:58):
direction. And that's what we'redoing, we're gonna walk off into
Azmuth and 2023. And we're gonnago in this direction.
But as we walk in thatdirection, there's going to be
different opportunities that aregoing to present themselves to
us. And so I'm looking forwardto continuing doing work with
with you Lina.
And and I honestly hope thateveryone out there had a great
New Year, I hope that if youmake a resolution to go to the
(47:20):
gym more, I hope you followthrough with it. They say that's
when they say that's when thegyms make the most money is at
the beginning of the year. Butwith that being said, have a
safe and happy new year. AndLina, I wish you the same as
well. And thank you for givingme this opportunity today.
Lina Gomez (47:36):
Thank you KP.
KP (47:38):
All right, folks, and for everyone else out there, thank
you for tuning in, I reallyappreciate it go down to the
description, you're gonna findall Llinas of contacts down
there on her platforms as wellwhere you can take a look at
some of her content. She'sdefinitely a content creator
that sets herself apart fromeveryone else, mainly because of
her connection to the material,but then also her authenticity,
(48:01):
which you can't find thatanywhere else.
So thank you so much, Lina, andthank you everyone out there for
listening. As for now, asalways, I want you to stay
tuned, stay focused, and staymotivated. Warriors fall out.
You've been listening to themorning formation podcast. I
hope you found today's materialshelpful and of value to your
(48:24):
current situation. You canconnect with me on Instagram at
the underscore morningunderscore formation underscore
podcast.
Or you can connect with me viaemail at the formation
podcaster@gmail.com. Also, Iwould like to thank my partners
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at act no education for theirsupport, authenticity, community
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education.com whether today'sshow took you back to an
historic time or helped youthink about tomorrow. Thank you
for tuning in. And I lookforward to seeing you again.
Stay safe and stay motivated.
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