The military is full of symbolic gestures, which to many people outside the military don’t have a lot of meaning. For example, changing command ceremonies or the 21-gun salute used at military funerals and other formal occasions. A symbolic gesture seen on a daily basis at military bases around the world is that leaders always eat last. […]
Battling Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome is one of those mental health buzzwords that has been floating around a lot lately. If you’re not familiar with Imposter Syndrome, it has to do with the feeling of inadequacy when compared to your peers. Think about the last time you sat in a conference where a highly respected professional in your […]
After Action Review
In the Army we would do what’s called an After Action Review (AAR), which was a way for us to debrief after a mission. We’d do it after every mission, even in training. We did this so we could learn what worked, what didn’t work, and what we can do to make next time better. […]
Embedding Scheduled YouTube Videos in Scheduled WordPress Posts
I recently started a video series on lessons that I’ve learned in the Army. This was something I’ve wanted to do for a little while, and one of my goals was to make sure I was producing content consistently. My goal is to post a new video every Thursday morning. I’m not crazy though, I’m […]
Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast
In the Army we used to have a saying slow is smooth and smooth is fast. When you first hear it, it really doesn’t make much sense. I mean how can something be both slow and fast? Turns out, it’s true. Think about the last time you rushed to finish something. Did you finish thinking to […]
