-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Want to…
“You gotta want to! You gotta want it!” Many of us have heard this from parents, coaches, mentors and the ever present guru. “You can be anything you want to be. You can have anything you want to have.” Just … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged achieve, achievement, air, Be, behavior, breating, Business, change, coaching, decision, economics, firefighter, fit, fitness, guru, health, healthy, mentor, mentoring, parent, parenting, prioritize, priority, spiritual, Thomas Sowell, train, training, want, will, will power
1 Comment
Got to die of something…
“A man has got to die of something, because it would be a shame to die of nothing,” is a quote from my friend Joey W. What brings this to mind today is a conversation with my youngest son who … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged action, anticipate, behavior, change, choice, conduct, death, decision, decision making, decisions, firefighter, FranklinCovey, good-bye, Jim Savage, judgement, kill, know, knowing, life, Marine, Marines, planning, practice, predetermined, Question, spiritual, study, thinking, train, training, United States Marine Corps, Veteran, Washington Redskins
3 Comments
It is tradition.
It occurs the 21st day of April every year. It is held in locations all over the world. Emptiness is heard. “Softly call the Muster, let comrade answer ‘here.’ A name and class is called. “Here.” A candle is lit. … Continue reading
Demonstrable
One of the scariest moments of my firefighting career came in the first years of my vocation. I was riding with the fire chief on the way to a car fire gone awry. The only unit dispatched arrived to find … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged action, apology, behavior, conduct, demonstration, example, hipocracy, honesty, humility, influence, judgement, leadership, model
3 Comments
Fast Fix Fails Freedom
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a life time. This is a long held notion that the fast fix provision is not the enduring solution. Though … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged credit, debt, dependance, fix, freedom, health, independence, media, medicine, politics, sugar starch
Leave a comment
Born…”to be, or not to be”…a leader, or anything else.
Some say the traits of great leadership are innate, or, that great leaders are born that way. The argument is the old nature vs. nurture debate. I disagree with “I was born this way.” I believe the deliberation is really … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, change, choice, decision, default, example, growth, leadership, leading, learning, potential, thinking. intentional
2 Comments
unQualified Fitness
Occasionally, even though I am not qualified, I am asked for fitness advice. I say, “It is simple, exercise discipline.” “No, really,” they will reply and then ask, “Which is the best exercise?” I reiterate, “No, really, it is discipline. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged daily food intake, diet, finances, fitness, health, intelligence, relationships, social, spiritual
2 Comments
Pointed toward productivity
I suppose if it is a blog – web log – then there should be more than one post. I started with a flurry and a fizzle. This exemplifies a few lessons I often teach as part of my 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Here am I, send me... 