Category Archives: Getting Along with Each Other

“The Dichotomy of Leadership”

Posted on September 12, 2019 by admin

“The Dichotomy of Leadership” is a great excerpt from Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. In this segment, Jocko describes the difficult balancing act that all good leaders must maintain for maximum effectiveness. All the leaders I admire … Continue reading →

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Review of Extreme Ownership

Posted on September 11, 2019 by admin

Extreme Ownership is a fascinating book written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. It describes the leadership lessons that they learned through their time as commanders in the Navy SEALs, lessons which they now teach through their company called Echelon … Continue reading →

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Setting Myself up for Success

Posted on September 9, 2019 by admin

I try to think ahead and set myself up for success. Whenever I’m going to leave the house, whether for a few minutes or a few days, I’ll think about where I’m going and what I’m going to want/need while … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of the Boxes

Posted on September 6, 2019 by admin

I used to label people and put them into boxes. Then I’d immediately accept or dismiss them based on whether or not I considered myself to be under the same label or in the same box as them. Although I … Continue reading →

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Look for the Helpers

Posted on September 4, 2019 by admin

When he was a little kid, Mister Rogers’s mother encouraged him to “look for the helpers” in difficult times. Later in his life, he passed that same wisdom onto the rest of us. This is a good way to see … Continue reading →

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Thinking Outside the Box: Different Strokes for Different Folks

Posted on September 3, 2019 by admin

Although I haven’t traveled much outside the US or extensively studied other cultures, I’ve still been exposed to enough stuff to know that there are a lot of different ways to approach anything and everything in life. Learning about how … Continue reading →

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Field Day 2.0

Posted on September 1, 2019 by admin

Yesterday I participated in Field Day 2.0, which was an outdoor event organized by someone I know from swing dancing. Just like last year’s Field Day, this one was full of fun, games, and laughter. Here’s an overview of the … Continue reading →

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Review of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Posted on August 30, 2019 by admin

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is the best book I’ve read in a while and one of the best I’ve ever read. The late Susan Jeffers packs a ton of great stuff into just over two hundred pages … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Conversations

Posted on August 29, 2019 by admin

I love meaningful, one-on-one conversations. All the stuff that enters most exchanges I’m in (feeling rushed to speak, trying to get my points across before someone interrupts me, being ignored, etc) are absent in these wonderful conversations. Instead, we both … Continue reading →

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You Can Do It

Posted on August 27, 2019 by admin

I’ve learned how to do a lot of stuff that I once thought would be impossible for me. Some things turned out to be much easier than I expected, but many of them were difficult (sometimes even more difficult than … Continue reading →

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