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...
Get Better, Growth, Professional Development
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...
