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Freedom? Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting. -Alan Dean Foster Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. -Dwight D. Eisenhower It’s important to ask ourselves …
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DeM Banter: So the more things change... This was something we spent an agonizingly long time working in the 2008-10 timeframe. We drafted a white paper on the subject...There were some very good thoughts on how to synergize the inter-agency, but the actual appetite to place bodies against the requirement just really was not there. …
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This has been an ongoing discussion in our country for some time now, and it continues to be a debate at work as well. In the military, our goal is to produce leaders for America. Not academics, not test takers, not “hoop jumpers”, but leaders. The USAF Officer Training School (OTS) and Reserve Officer Training …
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I have a fairly staunch fitness regime (okay, so I am wearing a hairpiece, but check those abs). I am fully aware that there are others out there that are more fit--folks with a tougher fitness regiment, body builders, marathon runners, extreme athletes. But for me, I am just trying to get better. I have …
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DeM Banter: "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history." - Aldous Huxley Great points from Gen McMaster in regards to the nature of war...with the budget issues we face--the call is loud to lean heavily on technology...RPAs, Drones, dare I say robots (see Atlas …
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“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” ― Vincent van Gogh I was fortunate to have the opportunity to spend about 90 minutes speaking with some of America's finest at …
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When does a leader's confidence become arrogance? What does humility look like in a true leader's life? I have pondered this often... is it a fine line? I used to think so until reading the commentary in Psalms 8:3-5, 9 in the Maxwell Leadership Bible. A true leader perceives his identity and maintains both his …
Years ago I heard a pastor speak on defaulting to generosity...and selflessness. Sure, one would expect a pastor to talk of such things--but for some reason those words have stuck with me for years. Why? How many default to generosity...to selflessness.... not many... well, I don't think there are many. I know a few who …
DeM Banter: So is this a leadership issue? A lack of vision? Leaders that are all about their personal power and not about the greater good of their people? Or is that just too simplistic? But... I am a simple man.... New York Times June 30, 2013 Pg. SR11 THE former C.I.A. analyst Paul …
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DeM Banter: Big Dr Nye fan...but does this sound like wishful thinking and rationalization to anyone else? There is one statement below that all of this hinges on: "....if our leaders follow smart strategies." Do we even have a strategy...dumb or smart? Therein lies both the question... and the answer... Washingtonpost.com June 28, …
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