Garrett TeSlaa, Podcaster at the Squadroom and a Sergeant with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff, sat with host Mark to talk about his life in public service. Garrett is on a path of discovering health, wellness and personal development and is taking himself and his listeners on the journey with him.
We did something good today.”
Topics included;
- The Squadroom Podcast – why, what, who
- What the effects of sleep deprivation, stress and lack of exercise have on the police force
- How to overcome them
- How his personal journey has put him in touch with amazing experts in his field
- Surprise: He wasn’t always a cop – he started in the Music business
- His story about finding a passion for law enforcement
- “As a leader – looking for what violence you could stop.
- Loved this: Psychological Salary
- The definition of a Community Oriented Policing Policy – hint; there are 56 definitions
- How Neighborhood Watch programs are working – answer: pretty well
- Living in the moment – your first 15 seconds – nay, your first 3 seconds on the scene
- How you Create Time in a tense situation
- Biggest misconceptions of police officers and law enforcement
- – Vast majority of law enforcement are smart people, many with MBA’s and Master degrees
- – We don’t like to be mean
- – We care deeply for our fellow citizens
- Test for new hires and leaders – their enthusiasm for people
- His day is not about writing tickets
- When they are doing their job, you don’t see them on TV that night
He quoted Clint Bruce’s saying, which he used when we finished – “You were worth it.” after being thanked for just doing his job.
Thanks, Garrett you gave us a new lens to look through the next time we get pulled over.