Just do the right thing
I’m very appreciative of all the attention that Mark Donald is bringing to the cause of post traumatic stress, in Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic. War and the weapons of war are intentionally designed to kill people in the most effective way...Calm in the face of adversity
I’m not sure when or where this value was instilled but the concept of it being better to beg forgiveness than ask permission seems to be a recurring theme throughout my life. Whether as a US Coast Guard Officer, or in airport operations at some of our...What does being a “personal leader” mean
I have always struggled with the concept that being a good leader means being a good follower. I guess I just always associated being a follower with being a lemming. I even know that followership is something that is trained in the military and in some management...SEAL medicine
As any reader of my blog knows I love books about the US special operations. Special operations personnel never settle for second-best. They strive to be the best of the best and to accept nothing less. They are an example of the right way to do things. While I have...Great Artists Steal
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs once said, ““Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal.” Turns out great artists also hang out together and steal from each other. So here’s a simple question, why do people who want to be actors or actresses go off to...Managed Inclusion – putting dogs into the mix and adding numerous benefits
You may be noticing more canines in the screening checkpoint these days. This is part of TSA’s risk-based security strategy and is known as managed inclusion. Taking of advantage of airports with pre-check managed inclusion takes randomly selected passengers...How did John Lennon imagine, “Imagine?”
Where does our creativity come from? We know its somewhere inside our brain but how do we access it? Wouldn’t it be great if we could just turn on a switch and be creative? Sort of a creativity on command? I love the song “Imagine,” by the late John...When you’re going through hell, keep on moving
Learning how to control your emotions and not letting your emotions rule you is a key to playing (or performing) in the zone (Cohn 67). Players of all levels experience pressure and anxiety but how the person deals with that separates the champion from the choker...TWA 800 back in the news
I have been asked about a new movie is coming out about TWA 800, the flight that crashed off the coast of Long Island on July 17, 1996. Conspiracy theorists have long speculated that the aircraft was downed by a surface-to-air missile, instead of the NTSB explanation...
