Gratitude

Good morning, Cadre crew. I had an awesome video that I watched yesterday from Carrie Mankey. And Carrie was talking about grounding or what worked for her when she was feeling maybe a little overwhelmed or whatnot. So I took her advice and I went back to the lair and just kind of found myself in a moment of reflection myself yesterday. And so yesterday I've had the privilege to start an organization that I'm really proud of called Northstar behavioral health. And I sat through the leadership meeting yesterday and I didn't say a word.

I just listened. I just sat in. And it's something I've been absent from for some time. And, you know, when you, when you take a step back and you, and you listen to the dialogue and, you know, what's transpired of, you know, those organizations from that organization from day one with those, those people that, that took a risk and, you know, substantial amount of fear and, you know, anxiety with a new endeavor, a new, a new opportunity. And, you know, I'm looking through the room and, you know, again, the organization's less than seven years old.

And I'm looking through the room in leadership and I see six years of being a leader, you know, five plus years, five plus years, four years and three years. And sometimes only the years is simply because that particular program or quote unquote line item has only been alive that long. But, you know, I've learned a lot in that process. Right. And I've learned a lot about, you know, what it takes for the organization to be successful and what it takes for, you know, hiring the head of the snake. And you're kind of seeing this play out at Cadre.

And what I mean by that is, you know, finding individuals that are, that are leading, you know, particular segments of the organization. And so you just sit there and you reflect and you think about the early days of each one of those particular leaders in going through a tough, tough patch. I mean, tough, right? Like Elon Musk always says, starting a business is like chewing glass and staring at the sun. It's really complicated. It's very difficult. There's so many different things. But, you know, when you take a step back and you see it and you see it unfold and now you have individuals that you've been mentoring for years now are leading companies and leading different parts of the organization.

It's just really eye opening and it's very reflective. And so, Carrie, thanks for inspiring me. But if I had everybody here today, if I had everybody at Cadre here today and the 1718 individuals and even the individuals that maybe are no longer part of Cadre, you know, what would I say to them? What would I tell them? And I would tell them this. I would say, each individual brings such a gift, brings such a gift to each other, brings such a gift to the world, and brings such a gift to Cadre. And so let's take a step back and let's unpack that together, and we're going to go through.

I'll do the best I can. If I forget everybody, anyone, I'm. God, I'm going to feel like s***. But let's start with. Let's start with Katie. Katie, you just have this way about you. Your smile, your ability to communicate, your ability to inspire. What you've been through with your family, especially your daughter. I just feel like you're something special in this world. Carrie, I don't even think you know quite yet what leaps and bounds that you've jumped through with this world, especially overcoming what you've overcome.

Alec, seeing you lead from the tech front is so inspiring in how you're doing it and the way in which you can take these ideas, these whiteboard ideas, and putting them into action. Chris Edge. I just wanted to say two words. Brutal honesty. Man, you're really something in the way that you can communicate and share what's ever in your heart. Your sleeve, your mind, you name it. Nick. Nick Hansen. Joy, you know, just. Just joy and love and vitality that you bring to the world. Craig, man, Craig, you are so intuitive, and you have this.

You have this way about you that you can, like, take what somebody's almost feeling and thinking and speak it out loud. And that is such a gift. It is such a gift to this world. Emily. Emily Reller is, you know, from a marketing campaign and seeing how this is unfolding, you know, when you talk about hiring the head of the snake like we are, I'm very, very confident that, you know, we have found the right individual to share the communication of what we matters in our heart at Cadre to be able to do so.

You know, Benny Lum, Ben, we haven't seen you as much as we'd like to, but I'm telling you, brother, when you are involved or anything with your charisma, in your ability to really just bring energy, energy to the place and energy to the world, we can see why the things that you do in Southern California affect young men and young men for the benefit. Ethan. Ethan, you're the silent assassin. You don't have to talk much, but your actions are everything. And when you do speak. And when you speak in any which way, everybody listens.

Doctor E. You know, doctor Everett, I have learned so much from you so far, and I think the rest of the team can say the same thing. And again, you kind of got a little bit of that Ethan, you know, that silent vibe to you. But when you open up, brother, it is a beautiful moment for all of us to be able to share. James. James, the way that you just go all in on something, like you go all in on it and no turning back. Ferociously fearless. It carries a lot of spark for a lot of other individuals. Kyle, man, you know, your ability to have grace and hold grace through all the different things that you're trying to hold together right now, you're kind of the glue, you know, whether it's tech, human reason, you name it.

So you have 17 different hats, and I don't think anybody quite knows how many hats you're different you're wearing right now. But I'm just telling you, so appreciative of all the efforts that you're driving, man. And you just have such a huge, huge future at Cadre, and we can all see it. Tommy Nejas, again, another newcomer to Cadre. Tommy's I think best moments are going to come in our future. What's to be had with more video production and more cutting and editing and whatnot. But again, Tommy, just having those initial conversations with you thus far have been super critical and crucial.

You know, there's also some folks that, gosh, I know I'm missing some people and I can't do this. So, Evan, Evan, dude, you're world class all around, I think working to see your purpose and your passion unfold in front of all of our eyes. Like, we literally can see what you're passionate about, what your purpose is in this life. Literally right in front of us brought up Nick, Chris, edge. Gosh, if I'm missing somebody, I am going to have to come back on here live because now I'm going to feel like an absolute jerk.

But there's also some individuals that are no longer with us, and we need to thank them, too. Having those folks part of the journey with us. Farhiya, Tony, Jenny, Hema, you know, being able to learn from you guys and being able to find out some. Some cases maybe what we're doing wrong or what we're learning from with each other. And thanks for, you know, just believing in the moment. You know, with. With Cadre, it might not have been forever, but in the moment, we really appreciate that. And I think that we'll all be better from it and, you know, definitely providing that.

That insights and guidance and feedback for us. But like I said, I just had this. This reflection yesterday where I wanted to take a step back and I wanted to get down to the ground level and head back into the layer of the work and see what that looks like six years later. And seeing those individuals six years later at one roundtable, the way that that culture, it's really inspiring. And what I'm just going to try to say is I'm never going to lose the fabric of what's so important is the mission, the vision, the values.

I may make mistakes along the way, and we will make mistakes along the way at Cadre, but I'm just going to tell you all, like, we got this and we got it together. And so, again, those moments of reflection are vital and they are everything. And let's treat each other the right way. Let's do right by each other. Let's take a step back and be humble and own when we make mistakes or own when we may screw up. But we're all here for one another. Let's continue to be here for one another through the good, the bad and everything in between.

So, love you guys with, with all my heart, and thanks for being on this journey with me. You guys have inspired me and brought me so much new purpose and joy in my life with, with, with Cadre, and I really appreciate that, and I look forward to our future. So thanks, you guys. Have a wonderful day. Keep driving change and do the best you can to be the best you can every day and just be fearless and ferocious and, you know, take those risks and chances when you need, because what we're trying to do, like, I was watching this video and I shared it with leadership yesterday.

Like, we don't really know. Let's be honest. We really don't know what we're trying to do. But, you know, let's. Let's. Let's attack it, and let's attack it openly and give it all we got. So. All right. Take care of you guys. Have a wonderful day. It's beautiful in Minnesota. I'm just walking by the lake today and no boats out yet or anything like that. It's still 45 degrees, but it's going to get into the sixties. We'll take that as a monumental win for humanity at this point. Take care of you guys.

Bye. Bye.