Author: Joe Lawrence
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I Am Not Biased, You Are
There is one message communicated over and over as I go throughout my day: I am not biased, you are. Hopefully, you see the irony in this statement just I have intended it. Regardless, each and everyone of us has seen this attitude or have thought a similar sentiment, especially recently. Over the past several…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 April 2020
Whenever I have been rigid in my ways, things have not worked out that well. I remember being so egotistical that I had painted myself into a corner and left myself no way out. Of course, I had made the wrong call, but made it even worse by being so set in my ways that…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 April 2020
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: 18 April 2020
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: 17 April 2020
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: 16 April 2020
I can’t tell you how many times I have thought about quitting something. Sometimes it is a good thing because it eats up my time with no real reward. Most of the times, the things I want to quit are good things, but I can’t see the reward right now. I have to do my…
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One Touch Conference Call Dial-In Trick
Due to us working from home, there are many more conference calls. I don’t know about you, but I can never find the conference code or pin when I actually need it and have to fumble around looking for it as my OWA crashes. Even when I am prepared, I am annoyed with the dialing…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 April 2020
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: 14 April 2020
Jocko Willink and his views are so simple and yet no one does them. In his book Extreme Ownership he talks about owning the things in our control. If you mess up, own it and move forward. We all make mistakes, our team sees them and it does no good to hide from them. Admit…
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Daily Deliberation: 13 April 2020
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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