Author: Joe Lawrence
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Daily Deliberation: 7 June 2020
The greatest success in our lives is when those around us succeed. Investing in myself has been extremely beneficial in many areas of my life for many different reasons. However, investing what I have learned into others, has always been the most rewarding to me. Nothing beats seeing one of our teammates achieving a hard-fought…
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Daily Deliberation: 6 June 2020
Why is it that we feel the need to argue and fight with one another when faced with a problem? We see an injustice or are personally wronged and immediately move to passing blame. Finger pointing and highlighting each other’s flaws have a zero percent success rate. They only create the feeling within ourselves and…
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Daily Deliberation: 5 June 2020
My father once told me that if I want to be a champion, I have to run with champions. Back then I took it literally and sought those who were the fastest in my school and hung out with them. I eventually carried this habit into other areas of my life and realized true champions…
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Daily Deliberation: 4 June 2020
This is a quote I remember hearing as a child. It was inspirational even then to think that one person or one act could be the catalyst to build something much bigger. Momentum and unity in purpose are unstoppable when paired. We face a time right now where many are trying very hard to unite…
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Why All of the Fighting?!?
With the current protests and outpour of support for George Floyd, all of America actually agrees on something for a change…so why all of the fighting? This is the time to focus on the problem and figure out how to restructure the system to prevent further police brutality. This is something that can be solved.…
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Daily Deliberation: 2 June 2020
So often we look at what could happen and let all of the “what ifs” control our actions. We become crippled with the fear of something that isn’t even real. Statistics stop us in our tracks. Numbers on paper or a trend from the past. Sometimes there is not even a historical basis for our…
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The Racial Divide
Racism still exists. When tragedies like this occur, the same cycle repeats. There is a cry for justice that is fueled by racial undertones and then there is the desire to prove how non-racist we are. This forces a pushback with examples of racism and contradictions on both sides of the issue and all the…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 June 2020
I have noticed this throughout my career. Once I learn my job, I grow to complacency as I go through the motions of my day. I build controls into my day to prevent me from getting too comfortable. To do this, we could take on a challenge we know will push us harder. We can…
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Daily Deliberation: 31 May 2020
When we are starting out, we are not afraid to fail. We even have the “I’m just an Airman” mentality that gives us a pass for making simple mistakes. However, we get to the point where we are good at our jobs and others recognize our talents. We become the go-to technicians and have a…
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