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Daily Deliberation: 24 December
“Leading from the Front”…not an uncommon phrase, I think we’ve all probably heard it said, and most say that it is a good style of leadership…let me say up front, I’m not disagreeing with that. What I will ask, while you may be up front…what are you doing up there?? Are you turned around and…
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Daily Deliberation: 23 December
We all say we will relax once we accomplish “X”. We either set this goal so high that we have to give all of our effort to achieve it or we get there and feel like it is not enough. To be transparent, I hope one day that my mentoring of others can be become…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 December
If you are a follower of my posts then you are well aware of how important I feel that setting and reaching goals are. You probably didn’t know that I’m a huge fan of golf and love to play (not claiming to be good at it). Then it clicked…the game of golf is such a…
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Daily Deliberation: 21 December
We are never done learning. Never. Nothing makes me happier than watching someone who is accomplished reading a book, taking a course, or trying something new. We have all seen those who refuse to admit they have more to learn. A boss once told me, “once you think you know it all, stay away from…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 December
Simply put. Do you have a set of values that you live by? Do your decisions and actions point to your values? When you have a clear set of values, your decisions become much easier to stand behind. When I based tough or questionable decisions on my core values, I had no problem explaining my…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 December
There is some truth in the effects of influence from the company you keep. There are two ways those close associations go; either you influence those around you or they influence you. What’s the problem with that? Nothing—unless those influences are negative. Don’t be around those people and take on the burden of their complaints…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 December
Taking new risks are very scary. However, when we fail to do so, we never get passed where we are currently. If we stop once we are good at something and only do that task, we will get blown by. To stay relevant as a leader during these times, we have to be willing to…
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Daily Deliberation: 17 December
Trunk or Treat was a Halloween tradition where we would line up cars and have children come dressed up to get candy…provided a safe way for children to come to the base and get A LOT of candy. I remember one year challenging my squadron to bring in as much candy as we could so…
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Daily Deliberation: 16 December
This is so true. We all laugh at those whom used to think the sun revolved around the Earth. How could that be? However, we like to think the world revolves around us. They need to do X; She needs to Y…Instead, what could you be doing differently? How could you approach the situation differently?…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 December
If you read enough of my posts you’ll notice there won’t be a lack of the phrase “control what you can control”…but there is a lot more to it. Most of the time we are controlling something to get a result…and back in my military days one of the lessons I truly enjoyed teaching was…
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