EP 1. Communication Is Key

Congratulations! You have found the Beard Talk with a Veteran podcast and you are in for some real advice based on your host, Tyran’s, raw perspective on life. Tyran is a veteran who has co-founded a company called Life Behind the Beard, offering men’s grooming products of superior quality. On this episode of the podcast, he talks about communication and how crucial it is to the maintenance of relationships – business, personal, and otherwise.

He met his future wife on a whim, randomly walking up to her on the campus of NC State to prove to his buddy that he could get her number. He was stationed elsewhere in North Carolina at the time, but before long they were talking on the phone every night and they developed a strong relationship despite their distance apart.

Eventually, they got married and had a baby while she was in medical school in Tennessee and he was stationed in Atlanta. They had to live apart for many years during Tyran’s service in the military, and they had to live a lot of life together over the phone, talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly when it was necessary, not because they wanted to but because they knew that if they wanted a healthy and strong relationship, they had to communicate.

Tyran says that so many people do not want to put in the effort of honestly communicating with others, but that you can’t really have an open and genuine relationship with someone unless you are consistently communicating with them. He has seen first-hand the impact that speaking honestly with someone can have, from his military colleagues to his wife to his children to people he is in business with. Do your part to maintain good relationships with those around you and let go of your ego if you feel like there is something between you and someone else and take the necessary steps to clear it up.

 

Topics Covered on this Episode:

• Communication is key
• Tyran’s experiences with communication in his marriage
• Letting go of your ego
• Being honest about what you need

 

Connect with Tyran:

https://www.lifebehindthebeard.co/