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Daily Deliberation: 26 May 2020
Sadly, most of our career goals are time-centered and not quality-focused. For example, we have X number of months to get signed off on 5-Level tasks or X number of months to complete EPME. We are even encouraged to only have certain duty titles for a limited amount of time. The reason is because time…
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Daily Deliberation: 25 May 2020
Most people would argue they are not ignorant or certainly not making a choice to be ignorant; however, most of our Facebook feeds would disagree. We share stories we have not verified because they support a belief we have. We know almost all news sites and many websites are prone to “fake news” or spinning…
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Daily Deliberation: 24 May 2020
I think it is a shame that we idolize celebrities as much as we do. Not because they are necessarily bad people, but because we admire their lifestyle and luxuries they possess. Again, it is not bad to admire success; however, we want what they have without doing the work they did to get there.…
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Daily Deliberation: 23 May 2020
I love this thought. We can’t control most of what happens to us, but we have complete control over how we react to it. When someone throws a branch in our way, we choose what happens next. Are we going to stumble over it, jump over it, move it for those coming behind or go…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 May 2020
The hardest thing to do sometimes is realize that we are not equipped to help everyone. Sometimes our personalities clash, sometimes we have mutual histories that are difficult to overcome. It is in these moments that we need to find someone else who can add value to them and mentor them. We should never write…
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Daily Deliberation: 21 May 2020
I was once doing some computer work in a common area of my unit. There was a group of individuals who were telling war stories about all of the tough tasks they had done in the past. Later when asked to go out to a job, they had a million excuses. People talk about the…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 May 2020
We all tend to think that because we are in an organization or on a certain team, that we are entitled to certain things. The truth is, we are not. We made this team due to our abilities and potential. It is like getting hired for a job because of what we did in our…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 May 2020
I have been fascinated with this ripple notion ever since I heard Bruce Lee talk about dropping a stone in the water. The visual is one that enables to see how our actions impact others. If we are too aggressive, we create waves that can destroy another. However, when we are deliberate in how we…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 May 2020
In our society, we care more about the latest “thing” than we do about making the world around us better. What if our focus was on serving others with our resources: money, time or wisdom? Instead of looking for more things to fill our treasure chest, look to see how we can grow those around…
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Daily Deliberation: 17 May 2020
Think about all of the times you have failed. I know all of my failures have taught me two things. First of all, everything is going to be ok as I have survived each failure. Secondly, I have learned from my failures what not to do next time. Some failures have been bigger than…
