From Couch to Candidacy with Retired Veteran David McDonald
Show Notes
Imagine the city you live in right now running out of water.
And I mean just plain out of it.
At first, it's a comical yet worrisome thought, right?
What would you drink? How would you shower? What would you swim in? The list goes on.
Now let's say you could do something to work against that or even prevent it.
Where would you start? Or how? Or even would you?
This simple question sparked a sense of service and care in this week's guest, former police officer and veteran, David McDonald.
David spent decades of his life serving how he knew best, whether in Desert Storm, deep in the communities of Austin, and now, he's set his sights on something even closer to home.
With his response to that water question being, "Yes, now how do I get involved?" He decided to try to join his city's council to make a difference.
And he did just that by knocking on hundreds of doors campaigning for a position without pay, going on to win his runoff, and getting himself elected since the time of this filming.
He did all that while serving in marriage ministry alongside his wife and mentoring local youth as a certified Purpose Pro mentor and guide.
David is a prime example of a value highlighted here by one of our co-hosts in this episode: You can do so much more with the 5 miles around your house than the 500 miles. Where your arms can reach is who you can most easily touch and impact.
David got off his couch in retirement and chose to do more than he was asked by impacting teens, marriages, and his city in the process. All because someone asked him, what if we don't have water?
Which led to: What if you can change that? What if you can impact this marriage? Or this teen? How could that change the trajectory of their life?
Maybe all of that starts with clicking play on this episode, and then taking that inspiration even further by investing in the life of a teen just down the road from you. So go listen and then head over to PurposePro.Org to find out how you can be a certified Purpose Pro Guide!
Episode Quotes and Highlights
-"You can complain, you can move, or you can get involved" -David McDonald
-"So I was in Desert Storm…" -David McDonald
-"They don't call 911 because you're having a birthday party and they want you to be an MC" -David McDonald
-"If I can impact a marriage … you may not have these other issues." -David McDonald
-"How do I get involved?" -David McDonald
-"They will not vote for you if they do not know you." -David McDonald
-"If you want to change the world, start with your household."
-"You can do so much more with the 5 miles around your house than the 500 miles." -Aaron Alba
Links
-Visit www.DavidForLeander.Com to follow along on David’s leadership journey
-Follow David on social media at Facebook.com/DavidForLeander
-Start down your path of becoming a Purpose Pro Certified Guide today at www.PurposePro.Org
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