Author: Joe Lawrence
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Daily Deliberation: 19 November 2019
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” These are the words of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor whose private journal is regarded as one of the greatest works of wisdom to this day. He was teaching us that sometimes the things blocking our paths represent challenges for us to…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 November 2019
We have leadership backwards. The old days of RHIP (Rank Has Its Privileges) are over, because they weren’t effective. The job of a leader is not to be served, but to serve others. The word Sergeant is actually derived from the old French word ‘serjant’ meaning servant. And as James C. Hunter teaches in one…
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Daily Deliberation: 17 November 2019
A lot of times, we are looking at the now. Our boss sucks, now. This job is not using my skills, now. I am not where I want to be, now. Before you give up, look where you want to be. How can your ‘now’ get you to that place?
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Daily Deliberation: 16 November 2019
My whole perspective on life changed when I stopped caring about what others thought about me and what others were doing and I looked inwardly. I was so concerned if others would think I was stupid or with the fear of falling on my face in front of them. It was crippling. I hit a…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 November 2019
I remember playing in the wood a lot as a kid. Sometimes we would find a path that was cleared taking us from one area to the next. Clearly, someone had come before me and did the work to take us where they thought we should go. Occasionally, we just accepted this and left the…
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Daily Deliberation: 12 November 2019
This concept really works. I used to have a position where I was entrusted with a direct line to the group commander. When we ran into issues on the flight line, I was able to make decisions above my “normal” authority. I made the decisions I was comfortable with and pushed the information to commander…
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Daily Deliberation: 11 November 2019
Thank you to all my brothers and sisters in arms who have served and those currently serving. Being a year removed from the uniform, nothing prides me more than seeing the admiration the civilian world has for those serving. It is one thing to get thanked for my service, but something completely different hearing them…
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Daily Deliberation: 10 November 2019
Integrity First. It has never been harder to be the person we were raised to be. All of the social pressures and flip-flopping politicians make it easier to align with public opinion and blend in with the crowd. Although, this is not new; it is broadcast on a larger stage when we do not align.…
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Daily Deliberation: 9 November 2019
We talk about delegating and empowering all of the time. However, we are not really giving any power to anyone. We delegate by telling them what and how to do something. You should never be telling them ‘how’ to do a task unless you are teaching. To truly empower someone, tell them what you are trying…
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