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The Hard Gifts of Giving
The season of giving is here! It’s my favorite time of year, the time when even people who don’t feel quite up to it do their level best to put on a happy face, say hello, merry Christmas and happy holidays. It’s also a time for people to give. They give gifts, money and even…
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Want to be great? Fast for 86 hours
Great leadership can be learned, developed and practiced in every aspect of your life. If you are not in a leadership position, don’t despair. The same formula applies to greatness on an individual level with anything you do. A couple years back, my wife and I embarked on a five-day fast that included broth with…
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Palestine and Israel: Don’t be Blind For Your Side
The subject matter of this article will test your ability to apply the very leadership topic I’m addressing. Keep that in mind as you read it to see how accurate I am in my assessment. I took a class back in 1988 at the United States Naval Academy on the Palestine/Israeli conflict. To date, not…
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Money and Free Speech
I sometimes get asked what drove me to sacrifice so intensely for our country. My answer may appear to be cliché, but it is honest and real: “Because I love this country and what it stands for. It never felt like a sacrifice for me; it felt like an honor.” What exactly do I love…
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Excellence VS. Winning In Youth Sports
Aren’t “excellence” and “winning” synonymous — especially in sports? That argument can certainly be made. But when it comes to youth sports, there is a little more nuance involved. I was warned about the intensity surrounding youth sports by friends and family, as I was starting a family of my own. I thought maybe it…
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Guns, Bombs and Hard Conversations
What do we know about Diego Barajas Medina, the man found dead in Glenwood Springs with a relative arsenal of weapons and explosives? At this point, very little — at least very little about his motivation and what he intended to do prior to committing suicide. However, we do know a lot about what Medina…
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On Leadership: Do Something Different To Get Out Of Your Rut
We identified an overseas al-Qaida associated bombmaker with family in the United States. I was the lead case agent, and I was struggling to make movement on the case. I had tried all of the standard investigative techniques to determine if the family was providing any type of support to the bombmaker. Money, supplies, information,…
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On Leadership: You Play How You Practice
How you do anything … is how you do everything. You’ve probably heard it before. You may have heard it so much you are beginning to consider it a cliché, something to not even concern yourself with anymore. Here’s the funny thing about clichés: They started out as true wisdom. I’m not sure if this…
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In 2024, Stay Safe in a Thorn Bush
If it’s good enough for the battlefield, it’s good enough for the boardroom and kitchentable. At least that’s what I tell people because when leadership is done poorly incombat, we get one of three unacceptable outcomes: Mission failure, injury, or death. The good news is that you don’t have to be soldiers to execute the…
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