Category: Career Success
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That’s too Taboo
Our Air Force and world around us is more tolerant and open to different lifestyles and embracing diversity like never before. This is a good thing for the most part as we are all Americans and all deserve equal opportunities. Where it is bad is in our ability to be vulnerable or even curious as…
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Introduction: Discovering my True Passion in Life
Hi, my name is Donald and this is my first post to this blog. I would like to summarize some of my experiences retiring from the military and some lessons and insights I have learned along the way. My job in the Air Force was a crew chief working on F-15s and A-10s. I have…
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Disagree, but don’t Disrespect
It is blatantly obvious that people are getting their feelings hurt a lot lately. Whether it is a disagreement over politics, religion, social views, affiliations with groups, or whatever the ideology; emotions are running high. This is not beneficial to anybody. It is not productive. It honestly comes across as childish. We all have opinions…
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Are you Pushing the Snooze Button on your Goals?
It is a goal of mine to read more, learn more and to mentor more each day. One way I do this is by waking up before my family so I can have some quiet time to reflect and work towards this. This morning as my alarm was going off at 0405, I hit snooze.…
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Network Effectively
Think about all of the people you have met throughout your entire life. There are probably thousands of people whose paths you have crossed. How many of these people are you still connected with? How many of them are you adding value to their lives? A quick skim of my Facebook friends and there are…
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Whispers Turn into Screams
After I gained some experience as a leader, I realized something simple and yet profound: whispers turn into screams. Small issues can become large issues if left ignored for too long. Something that can be handled very quickly is often ignored until it becomes an emergency. Time and time again, we hear about a systemic…
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You can’t make a hole in water
“Why don’t you take some time off? You’ve been working hard.” “If I’m not here, who else is going to make sure this place is running?” This is a fallacy that many of us find ourselves believing. Not only is it unhealthy because it can become a source of ‘bad stress’, but because at the…
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Fail Forward
“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat.” These are the words from the former Naval Aviator and best selling author, Denis Waitley. Often times we all look at failure as the end of the road and when we fall down, we do not want to get back up again.…
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Why Do We Need to Develop Professionally?
Have you ever played with a child? I have eleven nieces and nephews and two children of my own and each of them is very different. However, they all liked to play peek-a-boo when they were tiny tots. I could have hidden behind those hands and then suddenly revealed myself for hours with a giggle…
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Management vs Leadership
“Airmen have inherited an Air Force forged through the ingenuity, courage, and strength of Airmen who preceded them.” This excerpt from the Air Force Leadership Doctrine Volume II sums up the importance of what we do as leaders and mentors. It is up to us to take the knowledge and wisdom provided to us, make…
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