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• 23 years U.S. Secret Service (retired)
• 15 years on the Counter Assault Team
• Constantine LLC Consulting & Training
• Author Hallways & Stairwells

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John Constantine
Stop giving all the answers. Real growth happens when people find their own conclusions. Guide them, but let them do the heavy lifting.
#Leadership #lawenforcement #leo

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❤️My greatest pride isn’t what I leave behind—it’s the love I give my son, the lessons I teach him, and the man he’ll become. No matter where life takes us, he’ll always have my hand to hold, my heart to lean on, and my love to carry him through. Being his father is my greatest honor.”

Me and my son model off shirts from @brotherapparelofficial

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@john.constantineonezero spent 23 yrs in the United States Secret Service, 15 on the Counter Assault Team, and authored a book: Hallways And Stairwells (available on Amazon).

This interview dissects navigating leadership and the unseen spaces of authority: the inflation of prestige, the premium on image, the culture of compromise, and the trap of false identity.

What happens when ambition slowly replaces excellence, protecting the public image of authority eclipses integrity, achieving success matters more than standing up for the truth, and tying identity to a title or institutional approval?

John has some pretty good takes on all of it.

🎙️ISP After Dark Episode # 218
🔗 in the ISP bio

#lawenforcement #secretservice #thecapablestandard

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Out to dinner with my wife for are 10-year anniversary! Repping tonight long t shirt from @cover_k9_training

Please support and get your gear today and support @cover_k9_training

Have amazing night guys!

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@john.constantineonezero is retired US Secret Service and author of Hallways and Stairwells.

This is a long-form conversation that moves from presidential protection to personal identity and back again. John spent roughly 23 years in the service, 15 of them on the Counter Assault Team, the guys in the black BDUs running motorcades and stacking up for the worst day that hopefully never comes. That particular mission, always training, always ready, almost never firing a round operationally, turns out to be one of the most instructive laboratories for leadership that exists anywhere.

We dig into what actually makes a team function under stress: consistent briefings, predictability, the Obi-Wan Kenobi method of coaching someone through a real operation instead of a simulated one, and the quiet discipline of holding standards without weaponizing them. John references the mission, men, and me framework in concrete operational terms, names the exact moment careerism poisons a unit, and explains why the hardest-working people in any agency almost never rise to the top rank.

🎙️ISP After Dark Episode # 218 🔥

🔗 Apple, Spotify, YouTube in the ISP bio 👆🏽

#usss #secretservice #thecapablestandard

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#058 John Constantine
Conspiracy theories.. your thoughts?
#ConspiracyTheories #TrueCrime #Debunked #WhatIf

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You’re not undisciplined.
Your systems go off duty on your days off.

5 good days don’t mean anything if you torch them in 2.

Quit being the guy who starts his diet every Monday just to fall apart by Friday!

Heroic 6 starts Sunday, November 1.

Comment HEROIC for more info.

#police #cops #fitness #fitresponder #gainz

@red_ninja111 @heroicindustries @john.constantineonezero

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Friction and fun are not mutually exclusive. Balancing challenging fun and rigorous demands are critical parts of a good leadership program.
#arenaleadership #hardwork #blessed

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Good morning! Happy Friday team! Rise and shine with a morning prayer 🤲

Wake up with faith, walk with God, and let His light shine through everything you do. Every new morning is another blessing from above.”

Have a great blessed day today be safe and enjoy every minute love you all!

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Some of us were born to walk our own path, stand in the shadows, and let our presence speak louder than words. With attractive wolf apparel black hoodie with red trucker hat with @counter_culture_inc

Follow and gear up at @counter_culture_inc use promo code cigarhero for 15%off!!!

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From Being Bullied to Becoming Someone Who Helps Others with @sp1014cigars

My story is about the pain people never see.
There were days when the world made me feel like I wasn’t good enough. People judged me, laughed at me, and made me question my own worth. I carried pain behind my smile, wondering why people could be so cruel to someone who was just trying to be themselves.

Bullying doesn’t just hurt your feelings. It can break your confidence, steal your happiness, and make you feel like you don’t belong anywhere. Sometimes, the person laughing the loudest is fighting the hardest battle inside.
But I learned something important: the people who try to tear you down do not get to decide your worth.

If you see someone being bullied, don’t stand there and watch. Stand beside them. Speak up when it’s safe, offer a kind word, and let them know they are not alone. If someone is in danger, get help from a trusted adult or authority.
You never know how much a simple act of kindness can change someone’s life.

I may not be able to change my past, but I can use my pain to help someone else. I can be the person I once needed. And if my story helps even one person feel less alone, then my struggles have a purpose.

Remember: Be the reason someone believes in kindness again. Stop bullying. Stand up for others. Be a light in someone’s darkness.

Let’s make a difference please follow like and share let’s make this world a better place

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@john.constantineonezero
Imagine being away from home 260-270 days a year. The life of the Secret Service Counter Assault team...
#leo #counterassault #USSS

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