Category: Leadership
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3 Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Conflict
I remember getting into fist fights as a child. It was a fun challenge for me that offered immediate results. Then that evolved into debates as I got older, mostly over religion, which also brought a sense of satisfaction. Each new phase of my life has rewarded me with a-ha moments making me stronger. My…
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Daily Deliberation: 8 September 2020
Anybody that knows me knows that when a very important decision has to be made, don’t expect an answer right now. I do it in my personal life and I did it at work. When I used to give an initial feedback to young lieutenants, I would tell them to make a decision, get all…
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Daily Deliberation: 3 September 2020
So there I was, I was finally running my first Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU). I had been an assistant in multiple AMUs prior, but this one was mine. Problem was, at the morning meetings, folks weren’t providing me the same information that had been provided at prior AMUs I had been in. After about a…
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Daily Deliberation: 2 September 2020
Yes! This is very timely for me. I was just scrolling through some posts on my news feed and was getting angry at some of the things people were posting. Why? Many of them weren’t posting them to be hurtful to me specifically. Even if they were, who cares? We have to stop giving people…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 September 2020
I’ve stated in previous posts that prior to the military I used to stock shelves in a grocery store…and loved it! I don’t do it often, but every once in awhile I’ll accompany my wife on her bi-weekly shopping trip and monitor the employee’s stocking techniques and then usually give a Simon Cowell type critique…it’s…
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Daily Deliberation: 28 August 2020
It doesn’t matter where you have been or where you are going. When you get there, you are still you. Learn from your past and improve yourself to be the person you want to become. Look to the future and work to be that person you know you can be. Then look in the mirror…
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Daily Deliberation: 27 August 2020
I always found it kind of amusing that when I introduced myself to someone and they found out I was in the Air Force, either through conversation or because I was wearing my uniform, it was inevitable they would say “do you know Sergeant Jones or Capt Smith”? I’m sure this doesn’t just happen in…
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Daily Deliberation: 25 August 2020
A few posts ago I wrote an article comparing how there were multiple ways to get to a goal…just like a GPS will give you multiple ways to get to a destination. Now, technology is getting close, but as far as I know, there isn’t a GPS out there that knows your destination just by…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 August 2020
I’ll admit, finding a job post-military hasn’t been as easy as I’d thought it would be…not by a long shot, but here is what I’ve learned over the past few months. I’ve got a great network of family (especially my wife), friends, and mentors that are willing to bend over backwards to help me out.…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 August 2020
Introvert or extrovert. Charismatic or meek. Many of us our led to believe that how others project themselves is what makes them a great leader. Yes, personality will attract others to you, but what is keeping them there?
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