Posts with the tag “resilience”

I don’t know when this happened, but the world has descended into a global cancel culture......  Read More

There’s no greater act of selfishness and cowardice than desertion from your duty. In the United States military......  Read More

We all have dreams—vivid visions of our future that fuel our passions and drives. Yet, turning these dreams into reality often feels like an impossible challenge......  Read More

You can’t control the weather- it’s hard to even predict the weather. I’m convinced this is one of the reasons why meteorologists will forecast a 50% chance of rain. What does 50% chance of rain even...  Read More

The world is going through a major shift right now due to the COVID-19 virus. All across the world, our work life and home life just got tossed into a blender and mashed together to a point of no retu...  Read More

America is a country that highly values winning. Sometimes it feels like winning is more important than how you play the game in the United States. Our society is fixated on winning. Don’t get me wron...  Read More

This has been a pretty tough week for several teams in major league sports. From backs that got hurt to closers that got in trouble, several NFL and MLB teams had to make big changes this week. These...  Read More

I was in North Carolina yesterday as hurricane Dorian began to make its way onto the coast. Like I normally do, I woke up early in the morning and went for a run. With the exception of the normal Nort...  Read More

“Yep, that’s going to leave a scar!”- were the first words out of my mouth when one of my soldiers was shot in the leg on accident. I know these don’t seem like the most compassionate words, but you ...  Read More

Acts 4:1-4 While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple police, and the Sadducees confronted them, 2 because they were annoyed that they were teaching the people and ...  Read More

On the 25th of April, 2012, I experienced a rare, but significant tactical defeat in Afghanistan. Since then, my career and outlook stems from the events of that day. I was the Battle Company command...  Read More

Do you remember the first time you were on a horse? It can get a little scary getting into the saddle for the first time. Many thoughts go through your head the first time you’re up in the air on the...  Read More

There’s a television show I discovered recently called Forged in Fire. I don’t watch a whole lot of television, but while I was channel surfing, I discovered a bunch of big, burly, bearded dudes hamme...  Read More

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt.” That’s the stupidest phrase I’ve ever heard in my life. I’d like to know who the idiot was who came up with this statement. Everyo...  Read More

When I was a soldier in the US Army, I found something extremely valuable when I hit rock bottom in the winter of 1988. I was on a training mission at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah in late December 19...  Read More