Growth, Professional Development
It’s 0500 on a rainy Winter Monday morning in 1998 and I’m sitting in my car in the clinic parking lot at the Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA. I’m waiting to board the van that will be driving me, the Commanding Officer Captain Jon Berude, Command Master Chief Kathy...
Get Better, Professional Development
In 2014, when I turned 50, I was given a superpower. I didn’t realize what it was at the time, but soon it became very clear. Suddenly, it seemed, I became invisible. Truly. Where before when I would walk through crowds, people would make eye contact. When I...
Growth, Professional Development
It’s 2:00pm on a sweltering afternoon in Columbus, Ohio and I feel nothing. And that bothers me. I’m winding down the process of getting our son checked in as a freshman at The Ohio State University. It’s an absolute circus. There are multiple lines to stand in,...
Personal Mastery, Professional Development, Uncategorized
My favorite restaurant of all time is NOT the Cracker Barrel. In fact, Cracker Barrel might just be my least favorite place to eat. Why? It’s nothing but comfort food that is anything but. Everything is fried. If they could fry water, it would be served to you. The...
Get Better, Professional Development
In February 1992, I was “voluntold” to do a presentation at a local elementary school for Children’s Dental Health Month. At the time, I was on active duty, stationed at Naval Hospital Long Beach. I was on the comeback trail, trying to improve my Navy career since,...
