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Daily Deliberation: 13 June 2020
Why do we let others opinions or feedback anger us so much? We scroll through Facebook and see a post from someone or something going on in the news and get angry. We even find it is still on our minds later as we go about our day. Why do we give this person or…
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Daily Deliberation: 12 June 2020
As I have gotten older my mom’s “you can be whatever you want to be” advice has taken a different meaning. I am pretty confident I will never become a brain surgeon or beat Lebron James one-on-one. There are certain jobs in the military that I would not do well in either, but I am…
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Daily Deliberation: 11 June 2020
This is something that should be taught at every tech school and PME. Instead of being taught to be perfect, we need to teach there is a good chance we will make mistakes when we are trying to do something new. When we are performing our jobs and the team is counting on, there is…
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Daily Deliberation: 10 June 2020
I think we look at things we face in our lives and workcenters as if they are beneath us. I know I have done this many times throughout my career and am guilty of it still on occasion. We think the task is too simple for us or something we did as an Airman and…
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Daily Deliberation: 9 June 2020
I have seen many people over the years who could not accept there were things outside of their control. Sometimes we fall into the “shut up and color” zone while in the military. I know this has happened to me many of times and I was driven to make rank so I could right the…
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Daily Deliberation: 8 June 2020
“This one time at band camp…” We all want to revel on our past achievements or even wallow in our short comings. Many people over the years have sought mentoring from me about something that happened years ago. I was told about how a flight chief (2 flight chiefs ago) had passed this person by…
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Daily Deliberation: 7 June 2020
The greatest success in our lives is when those around us succeed. Investing in myself has been extremely beneficial in many areas of my life for many different reasons. However, investing what I have learned into others, has always been the most rewarding to me. Nothing beats seeing one of our teammates achieving a hard-fought…
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Daily Deliberation: 6 June 2020
Why is it that we feel the need to argue and fight with one another when faced with a problem? We see an injustice or are personally wronged and immediately move to passing blame. Finger pointing and highlighting each other’s flaws have a zero percent success rate. They only create the feeling within ourselves and…
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Daily Deliberation: 5 June 2020
My father once told me that if I want to be a champion, I have to run with champions. Back then I took it literally and sought those who were the fastest in my school and hung out with them. I eventually carried this habit into other areas of my life and realized true champions…
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Daily Deliberation: 4 June 2020
This is a quote I remember hearing as a child. It was inspirational even then to think that one person or one act could be the catalyst to build something much bigger. Momentum and unity in purpose are unstoppable when paired. We face a time right now where many are trying very hard to unite…
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