Mary Polanco is a retired Air Force Veteran, Author, experienced leadership trainer and curriculum developer. Her expertise in leadership and personal growth is evident through her hands-on approach through individualized workshops and personal one-on-one instruction.
Mary served 23 years in the United States Air Force. Her final assignment was as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Air Force Resilience Directorate, at Headquarters Air Force, located at the Pentagon.
She continues her passion for resilience as an Adjunct Trainer for the Resilience Building Leadership Program and also holds a position with Small Business Consulting Corporation, where she serves the Air Force Global Strike Community as a Leadership Development Instructor for first-time supervisors.
Mary draws from her two decades of experience leading multicultural teams, as well as her personal experiences in adversity, to share her message of prioritizing self-health, well-being and resilience. She has helped countless people through her authentic, compassionate approach and continues her dedication to serving others through her outreach on multiple online forums.
Full Audio Episode with TRANSCRIPT, Chapter Markers AND Topics:
https://passingthetorch.buzzsprout.com/1946508/12187897-ep-26-live-your-life-with-mary-polanco
Full Video Episode with Chapter Markers AND Topics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd3SqRYNYis
More info about Mary Polanco:
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IG: @marypolancolivewell
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livewellmarypolanco
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Podcast: https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/pttorch
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Other Video Episodes you might enjoy-
Reflection with a Purple Heart Recipient: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVzZGz6PtRA
Communication is an accelerant of dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hIgw6kKx6A&list=PLIoONx-OwgSmjW091EmZWIKpiwvV4vgR9&index=4
Achieving Work-Life Balance and Entrepreneurship Success with NY times bestselling author
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4CUMO_bLQ&list=PLIoONx-OwgSmjW091EmZWIKpiwvV4vgR9&index=3
TRANSCRIPT:
Mary Polanco: Well, in a perfect world, our employer would create an infrastructure for that to be part of the culture. That it was just not an afterthought, but part of what we do. If you look at, I'll take the Marine Corps, for example, fitness is what they do. It's just, it is no question. You're going to get together and you're going to go work out. So if we did the same thing, the same concept with, if the employers would understand that that actually will pay dividends in the long run and they created an infrastructure to support that that is in a perfect world. We don't live in a perfect world. We live in a world with the bottom line, metrics, do more, do more, do more. And so really, I will tell you, I worked as the chief of resilience, okay? I did everything I could in my power to try to get this message out. But I think there was a moment in that job where I realized, oh my goodness, the message isn't Hey, leaders, I mean, it is, don't get me wrong, but like, I think the impact isn't going to be from, hey, leaders, make sure you create this infrastructure because I'm not sure the system will ever support that. Rather, the message is to each individual person, set your clear boundaries, know who you are, know what you're willing to sacrifice, and that will be a grassroots movement from the bottom up. And then we'll start to see some change because if people band together and say, hey, we're not going to tolerate this, not everything is mission critical because then every you know nothing is and so that that's my perfect world but it but right now given the realism the reality that we're in I would say everybody has to look individually.