Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Growth, Motivation
I live down in the South. Some parts are still referred to as the “Bible Belt,” but where I live that mostly means old churches on nearly every corner of small towns and cities. Most of them have little message boards with service times, but a few regularly post...
Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
The other day, I saw a LinkedIn connection mention that she had been “coined.” Now if you’re not familiar with this practice, it began probably in the early 2000s with the military. I had already retired by then, but my wife began bringing home command coins, small...
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. ...
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...
