{"id":731,"date":"2018-12-07T02:42:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T10:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/77-years-later-and-still-impactful\/"},"modified":"2018-12-07T02:42:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T10:42:31","slug":"77-years-later-and-still-impactful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/77-years-later-and-still-impactful\/","title":{"rendered":"77 Years Later and Still Impactful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/ambassadors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiring Our Heroes and Toyota Personal Branding Ambassadors<\/a> (and veterans) Dakota Meyer and Brad Snyder as they discuss the impact of Pearl Harbor on today&#8217;s generation.<\/p>\n<p>Listen in as Snyder talks about what it&#8217;s like to be a Paralympian, learn why they both believe happiness is a choice, and hear firsthand their personal stories of transition troubles, triumphs, and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/9xfab-a13624&amp;?from=site&amp;skin=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;version=1&amp;btn-skin=103\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Top Takeaways from &#8220;77 Years Later and Still Impactful&#8221;:<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Happiness is not dependent on external factors; it is a conscious choice.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI dedicated myself to this idea that I was going to make the most of every moment that I have left, and that led me to the Paralympics. I cherish the role I have carrying this medal around and trying to inspire people to look at how they can own their reality and not victimize themselves over external factors. Happiness is a choice, and you have to make that choice every day.\u201d \u2013 Brad Snyder, swimmer\u00a0on the United States\u00a0Paralympic team and Navy veteran<\/p>\n<h3>2. Every service member was called to serve for a different reason, but for at least two American generations, the reason was an attack on America.<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;When we talk about 9\/11, that\u2019s our generation&#8217;s Pearl Harbor. It\u2019s amazing how impactful that event is still today.&#8221; \u2013 Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor recipient<\/p>\n<h3>3. Service members have skills that are crucial to the workforce even if their military job function does not have a direct translation to the civilian sector.<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I learned pretty quickly that even though there wasn\u2019t a lot of direct translation from what I had done in the Navy, there were a lot of skills I had that were relevant in the workplace. I know how to manage a crisis, I know how to make decisions, I know how to manage people, I know how to lead, and I know how to show up to work on time, which is something that not everyone else does.&#8221; \u2013 Brad Snyder, swimmer\u00a0on the United States\u00a0Paralympic team and Navy veteran<\/p>\n<h3>The HOH Sitrep podcast is the official podcast of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation\u2019s Hiring Our Heroes initiative. 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