Category Archives: Information

We’re Your Worst Nightmare

By | February 19, 2021

[February 19, 2021]  Fear – absolute fear – is what you want your enemies to experience.  Why?  Because overwhelming fear will be their downfall.  Armies, across time, make every effort to instill fear; it works.  Ordinary people give up, competitors surrender without a fight, and enemies retreat from the battlefield.  Their message … we’re your worst nightmare. The… Read More »

Kicking the Can Down the Road

By | February 17, 2021

[February 17, 2021]  One of the best things about being a military veteran is having plenty of experience with bureaucracies and the concept of compromise.  My favorite subject in Grade School was American history.  And, I remember studying how leaders compromise themselves and their principles by kicking the can down the road.  I had a great teacher. Decision-making… Read More »

Your Feelings Don’t Matter

By | February 16, 2021

[February 16, 2021]   You hear this a lot in the U.S. military.  On my first day at boot camp, the Drill Sergeants had us running around the barracks, carrying our footlockers and screaming as loud as possible, “My feelings don’t matter.”  They were about to teach us something important and that that sometimes your feelings don’t matter.… Read More »

Imagine Who You Could Be

By | February 15, 2021

[February 15, 2021]   Success begins with a vision.  The very best leaders are those capable of setting a goal, communicating that goal clearly, and acting upon it.  Drill Sergeant Bryant from my basic training days used to tell us that you [recruits] can’t hit the target if, at first, you don’t take aim.  He was discussing our… Read More »

Deeds, Not Words

By | February 13, 2021

[February 13, 2021]   Since the first thinking humans walked this Earth, the eternal question, “Who am I?” has been asked.  There is general agreement that it is our character that defines us and thus best answers that question.  This fact is why I chose Deeds Not Words as the title of today’s article. Bad things happen, and… Read More »

Everyone Gets a Trophy

By | February 11, 2021

[February 11, 2021]  Yeah, I’m an old guy (oh, should I just say age-challenged?), so I remember when no one got a trophy for winning a school baseball game.  We competed for bragging rights.  Not today.  What’s more, some schools won’t give out grades below “C,” so no student will “feel bad.”  This means that those in leadership… Read More »