TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST
Learn how to take care of yourself so you CAN take care of your team!

Jon Macaskill is a retired Navy SEAL Commander turned leadership and mindfulness coach. During his 24-year Navy career, he served in multiple highly dynamic leadership positions from the battlefield to the operations center and the board room. His style of teaching leadership is unconventional yet highly effective. He is passionate about helping people and organizations become the best versions of themselves through mindfulness coaching, keynote speaking, and grit and resilience training.


Lead with GRIT. RESILIENCE. COMPASSION. and PREPAREDNESS.
There are four pillars that set a foundation for success in everything you do, as an individual or as a team. Grit, Resilience, Compassion and Preparedness. Develop yourself and your teams by building a solid foundation first!

LOVED LEADERS Lead Best!
Being a loved leader is not a sign of weakness, it projects authenticity, trustworthiness, and sometimes vulnerability. Becoming a loved leader who knows their people’s needs, shows honesty and integrity, and keeps the team moving onward and upward!

KNOCK DOWN The First Domino!
To be an effective leader in the long term, you HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST! If you’re not taking care of yourself, you won’t be ABLE to take care of the team. And this all starts with one “domino.” Decide what that domino is.

Jon Macaskill (muh-KAS-kill) is a retired Navy SEAL. Jon has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, off the coast of Somalia, and in Panama. After retiring, he served as the Deputy Executive Director and podcast host and producer for Veteran’s PATH, a nonprofit organization that works to introduce meditation and mindfulness to veterans to bring them a sense of Peace, Acceptance, Transformation, and Honor. Jon now does keynote speaking engagements on developing leadership, grit, and resilience at the individual and organizational levels. He also owns his own mindfulness consulting company, Macaskill Consulting, LLC, bringing mindfulness and meditation to high performing teams to aid in dealing with stress, anxiety and depression all while increasing focus, creativity, and productivity.
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