95. How to Exercise Patience while Pursuing Passions Active-Duty (ft. Arabia Shanklin, Actress + Naval Officer)

Do you feel like your Active-Duty service in the military is keeping you from pursing outside passions? Do you feel like your goals have an expiration date and that your service in the military is getting in the way of personal goals outside of your career? Well, STOP feeling that way and START changing your mindset--we're teaching you how. I'm approached by so many of you amazing listeners + followers (love you guys, btw!!) who want to pursue personal goals while also serving Active-Duty and have a passion to #doBoth. Whether you're trying to attack fitness goals, an Esty hobby, or acting on the side, there are small steps you can start making every day as well as milestones in your career to hit as your work toward these outside goals, but it starts with patience, intention, and determination. In this episode, I'm sitting down with Arabia Shanklin, Naval Officer and Actress, who is an expert at balancing both her service to country and professional acting career. We both speak candidly how we prioritized our careers first but kept our personal goals within reach along the way. We are digging into tips as to how you can, too, balance both your career in service and patiently pursue your personal goals and hobbies. Grab your notebooks, as multi-passionate women we have a lot to share about our trial, errors, and successes along the way. LT Arabia Shanklin serves as an Human Resource Officer and performs as a professional TV/Film Actress in San Diego California. She graduated from USNA in 2013 with a B.S. in Economics. Arabia commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer and served with Sailors and Marines aboard USS SIMPSON (FFG 56), USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41), I Marine Expeditionary Force, and as the Flag Aide for Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group THREE. Arabia has deployed to the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Gulf. She has been featured in VOGUE Magazine as one of this generation’s trailblazing black servicewomen and is highlighted in the “Proudly She Served” traveling art exhibit honoring military women who exemplify courage, strength, and selfless service. Arabia recently won the 2020 “Best Actress of San Diego” award by Black San Diego Magazine. Want to hear from more Arabia? Contact her below! Love this episode? Check out @missunderstood.podcast on IG for more updates! Instagram: @arabiaessence Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSArabiaE⁠ Fan Page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/btsarabiaessence __________________________________ Follow https://www.instagram.com/missunderstood.podcast/ + https://www.instagram.com/kellie.sbrocchi/ on Instagram for episode updates + more. Special thank you to USEHATCH.FM for producing this episode.  The views and opinions presented herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of DoD or its Components. Appearance of, or reference to, any commercial products or services does not constitute DoD endorsement of those products or services. The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute DoD endorsement of the linked websites, or the information, products or services therein.