Author: Joe Lawrence
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Daily Deliberation: 14 November
This has been my method of learning something new for as long as I can remember. I wonder if I learned this from studying Bruce Lee or somewhere else, but it is a very effective model. When learning something new, look at what is working and what will work for you. Get rid of the…
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Daily Deliberation: 13 November
I have told my children about the importance of learning since day one. There is nothing more important in life than to learn how to learn. You can’t better your relationships with others, help others, make dinner, or do anything without learning. We all are so eager to learn until we think we have it…
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Daily Deliberation: 11 November
“Thank you for your service!” These are words we have all heard as we stop to grab lunch, fill up the tank, or pick up the milk on the way home. These are the words that have turned many days around when I was carrying the emotional weight of a teammate in pain. These are…
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Daily Deliberation: 8 November
We look at others who have accomplished something that we wish we had and want the same thing. However, when we learn about all of the hard work they put into it, we begin to wafer. We only want to do the things that we like to do. We will never accomplish something new if…
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Daily Deliberation: 7 November
We as military members often fail to tell others how well they are doing and how important they are to the team. The slightest notion that we care about others goes such a long way. I have told so many when they make a mistake and so few how important they are to the overall…
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Daily Deliberation: 6 November
What we do are our actions. What steers us are our values. What puts us on the path are our principles. When we live a life of purpose, we are moving towards something bigger than us. Our core values dictate how we travel the path and the actions…just happen if we have properly aligned principles…
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Daily Deliberation: 4 November
It is my goal that each of you take what you read here and find a way to apply it to your life; not try to mirror what I do. I love these daily deliberations, because they allow me to read interesting quotes or passages and then reflect on what they mean to me. I…
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Daily Deliberation: 2 November
It is amazing how many times I have said this, but have failed. I allow others to pollute my mind or temperament by listening to their nonsensical ideas. When this does happen I try to stop and ask myself why I even care in the first place. If they are sharing an opinion about something…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 November
So many times in my life I sat around waiting to find the motivation to act. Most of the time, it never showed up for me. It was up to me to take the action to get moving. Once I did, my motivation appeared. Stop worrying about how you are going to accomplish everything before…
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