Mythbusting Happiness
The harsh reality is that while life is full of pleasures and fun and enjoyable experiences, life also involves pain. We can’t avoid it but we can learn to handle it much better (Harris 6). A long time ago in a galaxy far far away. . . we all know the fairy...Should you Friend your Family?
The fact that we have the ability to do something doesn’t mean that we have the right to do something. Think about all those embarrassing posts you’re putting up of your kids, friends or family doing stupid things. Yes, you have the ability to share this...I Unfriend You
There is a Golden Rule for life and there is a Golden Rule for social media: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, online. Everyone seems to be very confused about how to handle relationships in an online world and there are some unusual dynamics that we...Leadership is a Journey, not a Destination
Many of us of all heard the statement that life is a journey is not a destination, but author Jason Redman shows in his book, The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader that leadership is also a journey, not a destination. If you count the number of...The Trident
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....Is that you John Wayne?
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...Get ready. . . for what though?
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,...The New Jesus
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...Sweating the small stuff, means success in the big stuff
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....
