Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
“Don’t reinvent the wheel” was one of the first buzzwords I ever heard. It made a lot of sense for me. When I started this blog series, I knew this one would be covered. However, as I thought about it, my perspective changed. I originally thought ALL things should...
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Back in 1990, I assisted in a post-mortem dental exam while working at Naval Hospital Long Beach. I’ll spare you the details, but I had never seen anything like it. When I asked the pathologist who was helping us what the worst thing he’d ever seen, he quickly...
Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
One of the great natural wonders of North America is the Giant Sequoia tree. These are the earth’s largest trees, growing over 300 feet tall and up to 30 feet in diameter. The bark of sequoia’s can be up to three feet thick which protects it from insects and birds. ...
Growth, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
We’re in the middle of a series on corporate buzzwords. While this one isn’t necessarily a “corporate buzzword,” it’s certainly a phrase we hear frequently these days. I look at it as words of surrender. For example: Jack Dawson gripping the door in the freezing...
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The first time I heard that was in 1997. At the time, Navy Medicine was pursuing a Total Quality journey (referred to as TQL – Total Quality Leadership. It was one of the few things I had seen in the Navy that made actual sense to me. Because of this, I volunteered...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
When I joined the Navy in 1983, I didn’t realize I’d also be learning a new language. First, I thought I knew a lot of profanity. My knowledge paled in comparison to the salty old chiefs who served as our company commanders in boot camp. I heard every word in the...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
I’ve been a music lover as long as I can remember. When I was 11, my parents got me a red tape recorder that would record on cassettes. It also played the radio. I remember making mix tapes even back then as I waited patiently for my favorite songs to come on so I...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
I don’t consider myself a stubborn person, but I don’t like to be told what to do, or what I can’t do. I complied when I had to while in the Navy, but once I got out, it was a little harder. When I started my business, I made up for my lack of experience with...
Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
The man I called “Grandpa” was in fact, not my blood grandpa. My grandmother on my mom’s side divorced her first husband and later married her second, Henry Stanczyk. I only met my “real” grandfather on my mom’s side once when I was around seven years old. My dad’s...
