Of all the books I’ve read in this series it’s author Jason Redman and John R. Bruning’s, The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL leader, that I identified with the most. I’m not saying that I would ever be able to do what he did....
There are those people who want more out of life. There are those who want to be challenged. There are those who want to see if they can lead others. Then there are those are satisfied with their current station and quite happy there, and that’s okay too. We all...
Be prepared. Okay, we have heard this over and over and over again. But, what should you be prepared for? The first step to success is to plan ahead. Preparation is simple but it does take time and effort. (Ermey 44). To be squared away is to be prepared. But again,...
Something that has always struck me about all of the management texts and gurus is a sort of a general assumption that all people have a willingness to actually succeed and they can all be motivated to succeed. This is not the case. Particularly in the public sector...
Most of us are familiar with the book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson. It’s gotten a bad rap in some respects because to be successful we know that you have to sweat the small stuff – for want of a nail a war was lost sort of thing....
Astronaut Chris Hadfield had the unique ability to be a test pilot, which means putting yourself in an advanced fighter jet at high-altitude, then deliberately putting it out of control while figuring out how to recover as it falls to Earth (Hadfield 13). But hey, you...