Monday Motivation: “How Did You Choose The Name Cadre And Why??!?”

Good morning, Cadre family. Good morning. Good morning. I went to bed last night getting everything ready to go for the week. And I had my notebook. You guys are well aware of my process at this point on Sunday, Sunday night, some point I at least review, call it an hour and a half to two hours to prepare for the week. And then I do quick 15 minute check ins with myself every single night before the following day. So I'm just prepared, ready, willing to go, crush it, knock it out of the park. So yesterday, starting at call it Sunday.

Excuse me, Sunday evening, I kind of was going into the week feeling a little like, iffy. I was just like, oh, how am I gonna do this? What do I got this week? And then I spent that almost two hours. And I'm telling you, like, I am ready to dominate and absolutely take it to this week. And I can't wait. So good morning, Good morning to everybody. Thank you for joining Sherry Recovery Cafe says good morning, Cadre family. Well, what a great segue with the Cadre family. Good morning, Cadre family.

Specifically the word Cadre. So I've been asked a lot about how Cadre came to be. That is the name. How did you choose the name? So I wanted to share that story today. So I was reading this book several years back. Good morning. From sunny Lake Vermilion. Good morning, smzobs. Hope you're having a wonderful day. So I was reading this book probably like five, seven years ago, somewhere on that ballpark. And it was called Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins. Write that one down. David Goggins, Can't Hurt me.

And it was in, I want to say, chapter two, where he specifically talked about his Cadre. And how he referenced Cadre. It's a military term, right? How he referenced Cadre was like, well, and I just couldn't let my Cadre down. And when I was thinking about that, I was like, okay, I'm guessing I know what he means, but I'm gonna Google it, I'm gonna research it, I'm gonna look it up, right? So I started in this wild escapade of what Cadre is and ultimately figuring out with this idea. About five years ago, I had a napkin in a dream with just kind of eyeballing this thing.

And I always knew after researching it that Cadre was going to be Cadre because the definition specifically states a group of individual trained. Trained for a particular purpose. And I don't think that there's anybody more trained in the world than us on dealing with. We're Dealing with, like, we know ourselves very, very well. Ultimately, getting the help you need and ensuring that you're doing right by yourself is different. But then it's like we have our Cadre to care for our Cadre. So it's like we have our team of people trained particularly to help each other.

And I just think it was the most beautiful thing, but full circle. Okay, so here I am, I'm on a road trip. You guys ready for this? So I'm on a road trip and it is our first day out. We are in South Dakota. So we drove from Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, all the things, right? Good morning, everybody. That's popping in. Good morning. Good morning. So we're on a road trip and we're in South Dakota. We're about, I mean, five hours on our total drive of 25 hours. Okay, so we're in South Dakota and there's an individual that pulls up next to us.

Texas plates, excuse me, Oklahoma plates. And we're pulling up right next to them, and we're at a random coffee shop. My friend and I get out, we are having a cup of coffee, and an individual comes up to us. And he was the guy who was driving the big Oklahoma rig, I mean, huge rig. And we were asked, where are you coming from? Where are you coming from? And so we're telling him we're on our way out, and he's saying he's on his way back and. And he went out to the Tetons and Montana and he was like, just saying, you know, he can't wait for, you know, our trip and our experience.

They went to Zion. All the above, right? So this guy was just jacked and he was coming off a three week amazing road trip. And he's like, you will have it too, right? And then he said, I have to ask, as a former military guy, what's that Cadre all about? And I'm like, funny you should ask. I said, you know, it's a mental health and wellness platform that we've established and built, and this is what we are and this is who we are. And he's like, oh, because I'm a former military guy and we use that term Cadre all the time about our people.

And so I was explaining it and I was telling him all about it. And his mom is a therapist in Oklahoma and is like, are you kidding me? Like, just how this all worked. And so at any rate, what I just wanted you all to know was that Cadre is an old school military term that's basically Telling people about. It's like my people, it's my team, it's my group, it's the people I love, it's the people I associate with. Right? And so Cadre to me is exactly the definition. A group of individuals trained for a particular purpose.

And we're here for each other. We're here to support one another. We're here to make sure that we do whatever it takes to make sure that if somebody's struggling, we lift them up. If somebody doesn't know why they're here, we help intervene, prevent all the things we do, whatever it takes to lift each other up and ensure that this is a home, that people can feel safe. It's destigmatized. People like myself come on board here and talk about generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks, maybe how I used to cope with alcohol.

Other individuals talk about abcd. Some individuals are from lived experiences. Some individuals are from a peer perspective. Some individuals are from a professional perspective on their quote, unquote theory and the theory that they've recognized or science. So why are you here? Is maybe even a better question. Because I know why I am. My job is to make the world a better place, and I believe that's why I'm here. And I am so jacked to be a part of Cadre. And this is everything to me. But also, Cadre bleeds into everything, right?

So we have our mission, our vision, our values. So our values are C, A, D, R, E, courageous, dependable, relatable, ambitious, empathetic. So just in another example, like, everything brews from Cadre. Cadre. And it is who we are, it is what we are, and most importantly, it is what we intend to be is a group of trained individuals for a particular purpose. So I butchered that last one a little bit, but that's okay. But we're here for you, and that's why we show up. So thank you so much for listening to that because sometimes it's always funny, like, why Cadre?

Like, how'd that start? Is that Cater? Is that Kadari? You know, it's just funny how it always comes to be and the questions come to be. But when people actually get it before I have the opportunity to explain, it is the best. And more often than not, it is the military folk from, you know, call it Navy, especially the SEALs, our military, armed guards, forcemen, you name it, they usually get Cadre right away. Another example, I was talking to police chief, former police chief in Minneapolis, Chief Arredondo, and we were chatting a little bit, and he was asking me and he's like, I love the name.

I absolutely love the name of the platform and it was a good conversation about the why. And so at any rate, I hope it drives down a little bit more meaning. I would never just pick out a name to pick out a name. It's something that means a lot to us and Cadre means a lot to me and I hope a lot to you all is because like, we are here for each other. Luke. So you know, I plan on starting Back Up Food. Yes. Oh my gosh, that makes me so happy. Junk Food Junkie. Luke, Just so you know, I plan on starting Back up Food for Thought Tuesday weekly in August.

Okay, well, you're on that train. I'm going to come right back at you. J JFJ so I am going live or delivering a piece of pre recorded content or delivering a post every single day in August. That is my goal and that is my commitment to the Cadre crew that I am going to be here at least with a live stream or pre recorded content or a post every single day through August. So Junk Food Junkie, I'll match you with that energy, buddy. I love it so much. But you all have a amazing week. Lift somebody up.

That's what it's all about. That's why we do what we do, Share, connect, do all the things. So I love this so much. Thank you for making my day, everybody. I live for Mondays. I really do. I live for coming into a Monday with great energy and changing the narrative on what used to be in my past life. Coming into like a somber feeling Monday, right? I used to kind of come into a somber feeling Monday of like work. Why do I do this? I'm feeling low and all the things. But now to be a part of this, I can always just come here and bring the best energy.

Not only for Cadre and you all as well, but the ultimate business of Cadre too. And all my teammates that I get the privilege to work with. So Sherry says thanks for sharing, Luke. The meaning is even deeper than the significance of this platform is ability to keep us all connected. Oh, I love that Sherry, so much. Thanks for sharing. And by the way, Sherry, your buddy Jason Lennox has an amazing post that just dropped in substance use. So if you look at the substance use community, you should see something he's doing.

I think that'd be really cool to be a part of, especially for the Recovery Cafe. Take care you guys. Lift somebody up. And now you know what Cadre is all about peace and have a amazing amazing week. Bye. Bye.