Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!
Interviews of people who took a break from life at one point or another to get help, grow up, or just to reassess their life direction. Some guests struggled with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, a death in the family, or just decided college was not the place for them. These stories are all-to-real, and yet we don't talk enough about how common it is for those who took a gap year to defer college, went to college and took a break, or those who struggled launching into the workforce post-college graduation. This goes out to all the young adults and parents of young adults who are struggling and contemplating what will happen if they walk away right now.
Success is Subjective: Real People. Raw Stories. Embracing a Non-Linear Life!
Episode 115 - From an Alcoholic in the Military to a CEO —Tripp Johnson
What if what everyone else expects of you or what you think will make them happy or proud, doesn’t make you happy and proud too in the end?
Tripp Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of Green Hill Recovery, a transitional living program in Raleigh, North Carolina and the founder of AIM: Advaita Integrated Medicine, an interdisciplinary psychiatric and primary care practice also located in Raleigh. Tripp’s journey started nowhere near where he is today. He started his young adulthood journey in the military and quickly found himself on a downhill trek with alcohol, coming very close to being kicked out. After a hopeless phone call made to his dad one night, Tripp decided to take his advice and try meditating. From there, Tripp began to grow more and better himself. Following the military, he still wasn’t sure where he was meant to be but decided to give law school a try as he figured it out. During his time there, he co-founded Greenhill recovery and eventually dropped out of school to go all in with the treatment program, and he hasn’t looked back since.
In this episode of Success is Subjective, Tripp joins Joanna to share his journey going from an alcoholic in the military to a CEO. Instead of living a life focused on making others happy, leaving himself unhappy, he now prioritizes living a life where he takes care of himself well while also helping young adults in recovery do the same. Listen in for insight on how meditation flipped Tripp’s life around and how he is continuing to work towards where he strives to be.
What You Will Learn
- What it was like growing up seeing everyone go to college and the pressure Tripp felt to make others proud
- What made Tripp decide on going to Westpoint following high school
- The transition from barely graduating to becoming an officer in the infantry
- Tripp’s experience in the military
- When meditating was introduced to Tripp and how it drastically changed his life while in the military
- What made Tripp decide to go to law school after the military and ultimately drop out
- When Tripp helped co-found Greenhill Recovery
- How Tripp feels about success right now
- What Greenhill Recovery focuses on
- Tripp’s insight on keeping an open mindset when it comes to your passions
Connect with Tripp Johnson
- Green Hill Recovery
- The Business of Human Flourishing Podcast
- Email: tripp@aimwellbeing.com or tjohnson@greenhillrecovery.com
Connect with Joanna Lilley