WBC College Veteran Guest Speaker

BY DANIEL HOST | JUNE 03, 2023

Veterans have a unique perspective on well-being. We were taught survival skills, and are willing to endure hardships for the sake of others. Sorely missing in higher education across WBC are role models that demonstrate sacrifice, perseverance, and compassion. I've learned to listen for what is NOT being said. I was taught triangulation to know where I stood in the world. It's a handy tool for sorting out social media, and AI recommendations. WBC students, and especially young men across WBC want to follow adults they trust. Trust is earned. I created Scotomaville to demonstrate worthiness. It's often as simple as telling the truth with solid evidence, and personal transparency. I'm guilt of this. More than once have I been labeled as open and honest, without secrets because I was able to speak of obvious elephants in the room. I speak with hard-earned examples, evidence, and compassion. Here's some to consider...

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You can paint an interesting character with the evidence of my life. I am a curious explorer, an ambitious entrepreneur, a functional Aspergian, a military Veteran, a Christian storyteller, and hopefully a noble father. Despite numerous achievements, I didn't understand why I did what I did (widwid), and I imagined it to be why I was so easily duped, hoodwinked, and bamboozled.

Across numerous expeditions, I video journaled to understand my drive to achieve, and the constant frustration, and accompanying triggers, and occasional outbursts. The outcome of my journey with a purpose - a 'Personal Everest' as I call it - was discovering that self-reflection video modeling is an effective method for transformation. For this reason, I created the Scotomaville program as a second edition 336-page full-color workbook, a 48-episode video series, and an ongoing online support platform for others to champion their Personal Everest.

I am guiding expeditions for like-minded eccentrics to "follow in the way I began" (Blaise Pascal). Explorers become aware of blind-spots and recognize how modern life games our psychology and physiology. This shift in awareness and pivot of faulty mindsets can turn obstacles into opportunities, transforming the life we were handed into outcomes we design.

The Greatest Expedition you will ever undertake is the journey to self-understanding, for the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes." I challenge you to take up the adventure of getting out of Scotomaville.

Daniel Comp

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