It had been almost five years since I had seen my West Point classmate. I always enjoyed seeing him. We have a common bond all academy graduates have. But, after our first hour together, he said something that rocked my world. “Dave, you haven’t changed a bit.” I smiled and secretly hoped he was talking […]
“If you do this, then I will do that.” or “I’m going to do this.” Period. End of story. One is the basic language in most contracts. One is the language of a covenant. The problem with contracts is that if one party does not comply, then the other party is not obligated to comply […]
West Point. While many schools have impressive graduates. Few colleges can claim to have a greater impact on our nation than the United States Military Academy at West Point. The leaders of character that West Point continues to produce will continue to write the history of our nation. For July 4th, I provide you with […]
Courage is a buzzword I defined previously as: To act without regard for perceived or actual personal risk. Is there anyone alive who does not wish to be courageous? For courage to be part of my character, I must develop to the point where I am habitually acting in a courageous way in both the […]
Sometimes the best thing we can say about another person is “Thank God she’s not on my team, and I don’t have to work with her.” Let’s face it. Some people are hard to like. Spending time with her is not easy. The way she behaves, the way she talks, her attitude – everything just […]
West Point. While many schools have impressive graduates. Few colleges can claim to have a greater impact on our nation than the United States Military Academy at West Point. The leaders of character that West Point continues to produce will continue to write the history of our nation. For July 4th, I provide you with […]
West Point. While many schools have impressive graduates. Few colleges can claim to have a greater impact on our nation than the United States Military Academy at West Point. The leaders of character that West Point continues to produce will continue to write the history of our nation. For July 4th, I provide you with […]
My best friend, Donnie Tillar convinced me to go to West Point. He was a year older than I was. Thanks to his persuasiveness I joined my childhood friend as part of the Corps of Cadets. This is a Memorial Day tribute to Donnie. This is worth reposting annually. Donnie And Dave Graduation Day In […]
My best friend, Donnie Tillar convinced me to go to West Point. He was a year older than I was. Thanks to his persuasiveness I joined my childhood friend as part of the Corps of Cadets. This is a Memorial Day tribute to Donnie. This is worth reposting annually. Donnie And Dave Graduation Day In […]
ComfortZone Inc. was Ronnie’s new consulting firm. His tagline: “Avoid risk, stay put, and win with the status quo”, was not drawing in the clients he had imagined it would. Out of desperation, Ronnie decided to call Nathan, a childhood friend. Nathan was all over Linkedin. His consulting firm, Can Do LLC seemed to be […]
I’ve been meaning to write this blog for a while…. (See what I did there?) I am a world-class procrastinator. I have years of experience under my belt in putting off things I do not like doing. I have also spent a lot of time trying find ways to stop procrastinating. I have read books. […]
WWWWD or better W4D. I am sucker for the movie Braveheart. I love the action, the humor and the history of it. My wife always knows when I have watched clips of the movie, because she comes home to my bad Scottish accent. But, beyond that, I love the hero. William Wallace sets an example […]
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“I just don’t do conflict very well. I never have. I would rather just avoid it all together.” I have heard this or similar statements hundreds of times. My answer to them is usually the same. “You are not good at conflict because you don’t do conflict!” No one becomes good at any activity without engaging […]
