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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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Promote Now – 3 Steps to Help You Get There
This is the statement we are all looking for on our EPR each year. Many feel it is reserved for the brown-nosers or those who have William Shakespeare as a rater. Most of those who I saw earn this rating truly deserved it. Here is how they do it. Solve Problems. Every single day as…
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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: 27 June 2020
When I saw this quote, I had a flashback to my childhood and heard my dad saying this to me. He didn’t use this direct quote, but he did teach me that if you are not going to put in the effort to do it the right way, don’t do it. Sometimes we get to…
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Daily Deliberation: 26 June 2020
I remember hearing a version of this as a child. Growing up in martial arts, we were not allowed to use words like can’t or impossible. We were constantly challenged to find the solution. When fighting for your life, there is no room for impossible or defeat. Most of the situations we face are not…
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Attack the Problem, Not the Person
Every day I surf the internet and come across a post or an article attacking someone. There is a familiar pattern that is present within each one as well. “This person is bad, some ‘facts’ not in full context, and only an uneducated fool would think otherwise.” Then those with a similar or ‘close-enough’ bias…
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Daily Deliberation: 25 June 2020
Wow! This is so true. When we have a plan for our day, we are much more productive. I remember going on TDYs and deployments where I had a plan for what I wanted to accomplish while there with actual action steps and those where I had none. At the end of the trip I…
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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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Groom Your Replacement
I’m a firm believer that things happen for a reason. This month is my opportunity to provide the Commander’s Commentary and it also happens to be the same month I joined the Air Force 20 years ago. What does that mean? I’m closer to the end of my career than I am to the beginning…
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