Positivity Amid Chaos: Lessons from a Submarine Captain | David Crescitelli

David M. Crescitelli, commanding officer of the USS Nebraska, was accepted to the United States Naval Academy in 1998, graduating in 2002 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in oceanography. Commander Crescitelli. Sea tours include commanding officer on the USS Nebraska in Silverdale, Washington, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Submarine Operations Officer on Commander Carrier Strike Group 9 staff in San Diego, California, Executive Officer on the USS Georgia in Kings Bay, Georgia, navigating operations officer on the USS Pasadena and junior officer on the USS Alabama.Commander Crescitelli's shore tours include Deputy for Readiness on Commander Submarine Squadron 11 staff in San Diego, California, Submarine Operations Officer on Commander U. S. 3rd Fleet staff, Operations Officer on Commander Submarine Squadron 7 staff, and Student Commander at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he earned a Master's of Science in Information Warfare Systems Engineering.Commander Crescitelli's personal awards include Meritus Service Medals, Navy Commendation Medals, the Navy Achievement Medal, and the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. Commander Crescitelli is married, has two daughters, and twin sons.Topics covered in this episode:Mindset ShiftCompartmentalizationTone and CommunicationLearning from MistakesPositive ReinforcementPreparing Young AdultsEmotional ChallengesSelf-Care and RestLessons from GriefBelonging to the SeaNurturing Crew CamaraderieEmpowering Young Adults__________________________________________________________The QuikClot gauze has been used by hospitals, emergency services, military first responders, law enforcement, general public, and outdoorsmen. It fits perfectly into any first aid kit, any suture kit, any medical kit, or any survival kit. Grab a couple of them. Leave one in your car, one in your camping gear, and one in your emergency kit as well as one in your family's first aid kit. Use the QuikClot Advanced Clotting gauze to stop bleeding five times faster.I am 100% sold on QuikClot. Go to http://www.lindseyelmore.com/clot, to pick up two pieces of QuikClot gauze in a resealable pouch that fits easily into any trauma kit. __________________________________________________________Mission 22 helps veterans, active duty, military, and those who are injured in training and could not deploy who are affected by mental health disorders. It aims to help prevent suicide in veterans and active duty military because 22 service men and women commit suicide every single day because of the stress and the trauma that they have been through in service to our country.Head to http://www.lindseyelmore.com/amare to save $10 off of your first order to help support your mental wellness, as well as provide mental wellness to our veterans. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.