Cody "CheesyGrunt" Mackall

Author of I'm Fine. Veteran. Speaker. Mental health advocate. It's okay to not be okay. Stay.

[Cody "CheesyGrunt" Mackall @cody_mackall]

Recording my own audiobook. Turns out I read slow when I'm being honest.

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You don't outrun pain. You outgrow it. Slowly. Some days at a walk.

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Y'all, the stands are never wrong and the official is never right. That's the job. Love it anyway.

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Heavy day. Then a stranger tells me they saved my book for a hard day, and when it came, they got up and went to the park.

Small moments like that make it all worth it. Thank you, whoever you are.

#ItsOkayToNotBeOkay

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Who stayed? Text them before the weekend.

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Write the outcome, not the rank. Your resume will thank you.

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Consistent beats popular. Every time. Ask any official.

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Nobody remembers the call you got right. Everybody remembers how you handled the one you missed.

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One of your people wants to interview somewhere else.
That's not a threat. That's growth, and how you respond says a lot about you as a leader.

Too many leaders take it personally. They get quiet, pull back, or start treating that person like they're already gone. I think that's backwards.

Our job isn't to hold people in place. It's to build them. When someone on your team is ready to interview, they're telling you the investment worked. So back them. Help them prep. Be a reference they're proud to list.

If they land it, you built that. If they stay, they stay stronger, and they stay because they want to, not because they had no other option.

I put together 5 interview tips you can pass along to your team. Save it, share it, or send it to someone who's getting ready for their next step.

Leaders, what's the best thing a boss ever did for you when you were ready to move up?

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Apologies repair relationships. They don't rebuild the trust you burned on the way out. Before you send it: is this worth a door? #LeadServeShowUp #Leadership #Accountability #CareerTok

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25 years ago I was 9, sitting in 4th grade. Our guest reader was a firefighter. When the news came over the PA, he got up and went straight back to his men. I've never forgotten it. #NeverForget #UnitedWeStand

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"I'm fine" was the easiest lie I knew. Check on your people today, and ask twice.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, 24/7
Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741

#ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #SuicidePreventionMonth #VeteranMentalHealth #Stay

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Thirty-nine minutes. That's all it took.

Now go call that guy you haven't heard from.

988, call or text. Veterans, 988 then press 1, or text 838255. Crisis Text Line, text HOME to 741741.

#Veterans #22ADay #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay #VeteranSupport #Stay

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Stay.

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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

"I'm fine" is the most convincing lie I ever told.

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988 to call or text. Veterans: 988, press 1, or text 838255.