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Patrick's work combines: Entrepreneurship, Action Sports, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Islip High School
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Briarcliffe College
Associate's Degree
Briarcliffe College
Graduate Degree
Saint Josephs College
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Chief Executives:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
Associate's Degree
Graduate Degree
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
In 2008, I was working my dream job as a stockbroker when I decided to quit and join the Army.
2.
I was driven by the death of my veteran grandfather; he'd always told me to "go help our boys."
3.
By chance, I ended up in the 101st Airborne, the most storied unit ever to exist in the Army.
4.
I did my part, but when I came back, I knew that my mission was still to help my fellow vets.
5.
For months, I created and sold chocolate goods so I could raise the money to start my nonprofit.
6.
I founded Project9Line to connect vets to each other and to civilians through all different means.
7.
I also work as a stand-up comic; I'm getting paid to do something I've been doing for free forever!
8.
Before any of this could've happened, I had to accept I needed help for my PTSD & go get that help.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You can't do it.
How I responded:
I've heard "You can't do it" from just about everyone in my life, and from myself more than anyone else. But hearing, "You can't do it" so many times is exactly why I DID IT. And now, because of all of my accomplishments, most people have fallen off of the "you can't do it" bandwagon. Of course, I'm still here, and I'm the worst critic of all. But I'm always working to silence that voice and to prove that I can do anything I want to do. Sometimes that negativity can be the best motivator of all.