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3 Proven Steps to be More Productive (Time Management: Part 2)
“There is simply not enough time in the day to get everything done!” I remember saying this mixed with many curse words as a new NCOIC. I went from being an expert technician to a leader (or manager really) of people. I was not equipped to handle the myriad of responsibilities that fell my way.…
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Calendar Hack
Last week, I posted the first part of a 3-part series on time management and I had received some questions about what my schedule looks like and how I sync them. Hopefully, this helps. First things first. My phone is my primary calendar source for events or appointments that require me to be at a…
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Time Management Hacks (Part 1)
One of the things I see people struggling with the most is time management. We all have the same 24 hours each day and the same 168 hours per week, but why do some get so much more done in that time than others? It comes down to where you are spending the minutes each…
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Gain a Space Within a 1206 or EPR Bullet
(Updated: 30 December 2020, with ability to copy spaces at the end) Sometimes, when working on an awards package or evaluation, you just need one more space to fit a word that will make a bullet come together…well my awesome admin taught me there is a way to make this happen that feels like magic. In…
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Is Leadership the Ultimate Pyramid Scheme
Over the past several months I have been researching different forms of self-employment or “side-hustles” for a project I am working on. Routinely, I would come across the warning that a particular business is a pyramid scheme. It got me thinking about how leadership chains work in many organizations and if their structure resembles that…
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‘Differentiate yourself’…what does that mean?
‘Differentiate’ is an illusive word that no one ever really elaborates on when it comes to the topic of promotions. The reason behind that is as varied as the number of career fields out there—we do so much as a force that it is hard to pinpoint exactly what ‘differentiating yourself’ looks like. As we…
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Happy Father’s Day
With Father’s Day being right around the corner, I can’t help but reflect on some things my father taught me and things I hope to be able to pass on to my children. One of those vital lessons came to me around my 15th birthday. He told me, “You are a man now. What you…
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The Level Up Mindset
“If you’re just here to get a black belt, buy one in the gift shop and go home. If you are here to earn a black belt, class starts in 5 minutes.” This is what we used to say to new students who enrolled at the Tae Kwon Do school where I taught. We wanted…
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Eye contact matters
Today I watched a squadron commander work out with his first sergeant for 45 minutes. Within this time, several members from their small unit filtered in and out of the room; none of these individuals were spoken to, or even acknowledged by their leadership. There was no eye contact, and they demonstrated avoidance by turning…
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How I accidentally made SMSgt: Making Rank in the Air Force
This past week many of our brothers and sisters faced the board for MSgt and some received great news and others did not. There is nothing fun about this process when we are in the Passover crowd. However, there are some things you can learn from me; the guy who accidentally made SMSgt. Actually, as…
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