[July 17, 2017] My mother used to tell me to learn all I could about history because “its value far exceeds its fun factor.” That was her way of acknowledging that the topic of history was probably boring to a child but its importance to me as a man was high. My first recollection of this came up… Read More »
By guest blogger Kerrie Haynes [see Biography] [July 16, 2017] Here are some tips on how to become a student leader. Become a mentor, student ambassador or a peer educator You must have come across peer counselors, mentors and campus ambassadors around your school. Some colleges offer the opportunity for students to apply as mentors or ambassadors. They… Read More »
[July 15, 2017] “Everything’s a priority!” yelled the commander of the U.S. Navy frigate. The story was from my uncle who sailed on an Anti-Submarine Warfare ship during the last months of World War II and so the story goes – as he told us children – the events that led to the sinking of his ship and… Read More »
[July 14, 2017] On my way back from visiting my doctor, I was listening to a local FM station personality talking about how we Americans overrate the fear factor in our daily lives. For example he noted that tomorrow’s high temperature is predicted to be in the mid-90s and considered “highly dangerous.” He asked rhetorically whether the citizens… Read More »
[July 13, 2017] From a practical viewpoint, leaders should be free from ideology, dogma, and preconceived ideas so they will behave properly and make the best decisions possible. In the case of the current leadership of Venezuela, that is not the case. President Nicolás Maduro, successor to socialist leader Hugo Chávez, is blinded by his anti-capitalist Marxist ideology.… Read More »
[July 12, 2017] Our behavior is constantly under observation. That is so because that’s how people learn about others and it’s both normal and acceptable. Despite the fact that we are humans and often make erroneous judgments, generally people are more right than wrong about drawing conclusions based on their observations of other human beings. Leaders are more… Read More »
[July 11, 2017] If people like you, they will listen to you, however if they trust you, they will follow you anywhere. I would like to highlight a dangerous trend in America; one where we are witnessing a deficit in trust in its major institutions – specifically the news media and our representative government. “Trust is the glue… Read More »
[July 10, 2017] If there is one thing being a U.S. military officer taught me, it was that I could do absolutely nothing without the assistance of others. My job – if I was willing to accept it – was to provide a vision and convince others to follow me. That is what leadership is about and it… Read More »
[July 9, 2017] Tyranny comes in many forms and formulations; having been a brutal form of government throughout the ages. But it was the leadership of 13 newly formed states that in the year 1776 rejected King George III of Great Britain’s practice of “absolute Tyranny over these States.” “He has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and… Read More »
[July 8, 2017] The greatest leaders of all time have spoken messages of hope and courage to their people; messages that are also clear, essential, and on message. The annual world leader G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany is being met with Welcome to Hell marches that threaten the economic fabric of participating industrial nations. But the anti-G20 leaders… Read More »