Category: Self Leadership
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Daily Deliberation: 16 August 2020
I have worked for and with so many people who simply could not control their cool. Some of them were scary to be around in high-stress scenarios and others were actually fun to get spun up. I watched wrenches, clipboards, coffee mugs, and many other objects fly across the room or flightline and even a…
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Daily Deliberation: 2 August 2020
One of the hardest things to do as a leader is to stand in front of your team and tell them you failed. However, we all make mistakes and need to own them quickly. Once we acknowledge our missteps, we can learn from them and move onto a smarter path for the next attempt. Our…
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Daily Deliberation: 16 July 2020
I can still remember the day I defined my “why”. Throughout my whole life I have been a student of leadership and have had a passion for teaching others. I tried different variations of these two and had a great time, but it wasn’t until I married the two that I felt the fire. I…
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Daily Deliberation: 9 July 2020
I love this concept about failing. We all fail. It is ok to fail. We look at failure as something terrible and as if we are losers. Failure means we tried something and fell short…that is it. Now, the important thing is what was learned from that failure to make us better for the next…
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Daily Deliberation: 7 July 2020
I once heard that if you only look in the rear-view mirror as you drive, you will crash. There is a reason it is such a small mirror and the windshield is so large. The rear-view is meant to catch a glimpse of what is behind you so you can make better decisions for what…
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Daily Deliberation: 30 June 2020
“I am way to busy to get to that today.” This is something we all say a lot. We can’t perceive taking 15 minutes from our crazy schedules for something else. However, if our car broke down on the way into work, we would find a way to get that towed and fixed. This process…
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Daily Deliberation: 29 June 2020
Why are the things that make us better so hard to do? Getting a gym routine in motion, changing our diet, stop chugging sodas, read more, etc. take major amounts of will power even though we know they are the right things to do. Making decisions as a leader often are very difficult too. Even…
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Daily Deliberation: 28 June 2020
We have more control over our time than we think. There are places we have to be during certain times, like the office from 0700-1600; however, what are we doing while we are there. I have met very few people who are productive from start to finish. There are those water cooler moments where you…
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Daily Deliberation: 24 June 2020
I wonder how many of my “goals” became wishes. As a young Airman I had big goals that were changed as I grew due to reality and shifting priorities. I am ok with not accomplishing these; however, some died because I was lazy. To reach our goals, we need to find a way to hold…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 June 2020
The other day I just sat on the couch before bed and was surfing Facebook. How much time passed? I don’t know, but it was at least 30 minutes. I saw some pics of my friends kids and some things my nieces and nephews are up to these days; however, most of it was mindless.…
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