Scott DeLuzio: [00:00:00] Thanks for tuning in to the Drive On Podcast where we are focused on giving hope and strength to the entire military community. Whether you’re a veteran, active duty, guard, reserve, or a family member, this podcast will share inspirational stories and resources that are useful to you. I’m your host, Scott DeLuzio, and now let’s get on with the show.

Hey everybody. Welcome back to the Drive. On Podcast. Today my guest is Thandi Myeni. Thandi is a major in the US Army and helps other people find joy in their lives and bounce back from setbacks through a variety of methods that we’re gonna be talking about in a little bit here.

So welcome to the show. I’m glad to have you here.

Thandi Myeni: I am so glad to be here with you, Scott. Oh. And hello to everybody who is listening. I hope that it, if even one thing that I say today makes a difference in your life, then it was totally worth it.

Scott DeLuzio: Oh, absolutely. And I think based on our conversation that we had before we hit [00:01:00] record here I think this conversation’s gonna be impactful.

I think it already has started to impact me just in the pre-conversation that we’ve had just kind of nudging me, encouraging me to do things and step maybe out of comfort zone a little bit. And I think that might help some of the listeners as well. So before we dive into all of that stuff, for the listeners who maybe might not be familiar with you, could you tell us a little bit about.

Thandi Myeni: Absolutely Scott. My name is Dr. Thandi, a k a, the bouncebackologist. I wear many hats and the one that I am the most proud of is being the mother of two fantastic girls, Lily and Mikayla . In addition to that, I am an eye surgeon and transformational speaker and coach. I help to improve eyesight and insight, and I serve proudly in the United States Army as a major, also as a eye surgeon.

Scott DeLuzio: And that’s awesome that you can find [00:02:00] that job, like something like that in the military as well. So you can, not only are you serving just people in general, like fellow humans, right, but you’re also serving in the military, you’re serving your country, and so that’s awesome. Finding a way to combine the two of those things into one.

In my opinion. Super awesome job that, that you have. Right. So before we started recording, you started telling me a little bit about your background as far as your career TRA trajectory and how it pivoted to say the least as time went on. Right. Tell us a little bit about your background and your career trajectory and how that those things changed and how you wound up where you are today.

Thandi Myeni: Absolutely. One of the things I want to say is that your past doesn’t determine your future. The decisions that you make today determine your future [00:03:00] and anything is possible. And I think when you really hold onto that and believe that, then your life can change in ways that you didn’t imagine. I met a woman the other day who barely graduated high school and now she’s a New York Times bestselling author of 21 Books,

My Step, my story, I, back in 2001, I was working for Eminem is a candy company. It was a great job and a great place to work, and when nine 11 happened, it was around 25. That was one of those moments that was, I guess they call it a quarter life crisis, where I started to think about what do I want my life to mean?

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