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Sometime ago I posted a great podcast "No Exit Strategy From Your Life’s Work" with Evernote CEO Phil Libin...a great story, and now something I ponder almost everyday: What is my life's work? As we advance in age or…possibly face retirement from the USAF…albeit in a few years… the concept of "life's work" becomes all the more real and …
Continue reading "But… What is Your Life’s Work? by J. William DeMarco"
Several months ago we posted 19 Bible Verses for Leaders/Commanders and a buddy of mine Matt Anderer mentioned an obvious verse that was omitted... Isaiah 6:8 and this AM's reading covered just that and got me to ponder something John Maxwell notes in The Maxwell Leadership Bible (a great gift received from one of the …
Great reading this AM... brought forth many thoughts...you know a factor in anyone's personal development comes in the area of relationships. One can tell a lot about which direction your life is heading by looking at the people whom you've chosen to spend time and share ideas with. Their values and priorities directly impact you.... …
Continue reading "It’s SO not about YOU: Leave that comfort zone!"
A long, long time ago... there was an aircraft called the C-23A Sherpa... I was lucky enough to fly the USAF variant at Zweibruken AB Germany. We had a Director of Operations in the 10th MAS that would ALWAYS ask the question "...well...(strategic pause)....did you learn anything?" whenever somebody made a mistake... great question, but …
These were most useful in plotting a way forward as well as branding a leadership style... might not work for all, but you might think about developing your own list
Reading the other night... Dogs by Pink Floyd come through the headphones and I was struck by the leadership lessons (albeit cynical) in the song. Had to share. The song was written in 1974 by David Gilmour with the title "You Gotta Be Crazy". Waters modified the lyrics in some parts and changed the title …
Continue reading "Dogs: The Leadership Lessons of the Floyd: DeMarco Banter [sort of]"
An all time favorite Dylan song: "Things Have Changed" is a song from the film Wonder Boys, written and performed by Bob Dylan.The song was released as a single on May 1, 2000. "Things Have Changed" won the Academy Award, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The director of Wonder Boys, Curtis …
Is commitment an emotion? Why is it we tend to associate commitment with our emotions? Enjoying a couple of minutes of quiet time this AM and pondering if commitment is a "feel good" thing or something else. Am I committed? What am I committed to? If I feel the "right way," then I can follow …
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -Mark Twain More thoughts from Monday Morning quiet/pontification time: So...how do people feel when they are around you? (Just wishing I had that cup of coffee in …
below are the notes from a message at RAF Mildenhall's Chapel, 25 March...attempted to make them as readable as possible...apologies for the bumps and missteps below. INTRO: if I were to say to you Man in BLACK how many would know who I was talking about? Recently Sundie and I were discussing Johnny and June …
