I've started meditation
I started meditating for at least 15 min/day about two weeks ago after reading The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
Continue readingMorning routines start with Step 0
Like many, it feels easier staying up late than getting up early. I keep reading about how many successful people
Continue readingHitting a financial wall
I suppose it’s a simple math problem: cost vs. benefit, risk vs. reward, and in comparison to my next-best option(s).
Continue readingStory time as an opportunity to train kids
I encountered a statistic that said that dads spend about 30 sec/day on average talking to their children – probably
Continue readingIgnorance is no excuse, but impossibility is
My boss is giving me this negative counseling for missing a medical appointment. It’s serious business in the military; it
Continue readingExtreme leadership
Enough to lead to one to sacrifice his life. What would lead one to do such a thing? We don’t
Continue readingInterview for company command tomorrow
Whether I receive command or not, won’t matter to my military career any more – not this close to retirement
Continue readingSeize every opportunity to parent
My two youngest are both 7-yr-olds, boy and girl. The girl was born second. She asked me this morning, “Dad,
Continue readingMet two elected officials in two weeks
Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) and County Commissioner Tangi Smith (D-TN). Political views aside (I’m a libertarian), I liked Ms. Smith
Continue readingLeading by example depends on the example
And I don’t just mean the obvious examples of misconduct. I also mean the kind of examples that involve one
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