Way back in the latter half of 2001, I had someone ask me this: “If you got on a plane…
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The One Chewing Gum and Smiling
A few years back, almost 30 now I guess, I was a firearms instructor and was at the range with…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Arrogance but Stay Humble
There was a time in my life, quite a number of years ago, when I was still aspiring to be…
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Teaching Our Children to be Victims?
Author’s Note: This article was originally published in June of 2008. There are references in it to ‘recent events’ and…
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Reliance and Self-Reliance
This entry is a combination of an updated version of two blogs I wrote about 15 years ago. They have…
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Teaching People To Be Helpless
Most recently I had a conversation with a gentleman who is a Marine, a veteran police psychologist and an avid…
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Fear & Defense
Not long ago I was on a long drive and as the miles passed, I began to ponder fear, our…
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The Difference Between Criticism & Critique
Criticism:1. the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything.2. the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding.3.…
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Be Your Own Great Author
I have heard so many jokes about why you shouldn’t piss off an author. Everything from, “because they’ll write you…
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Leadership vs Managerial Accounting
Any time you put an Army veteran and a Marine Corps veteran at a table together in a social setting…
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Touching Another’s Soul
A long time ago a friend of mine told me that psychologists are just overpaid bartenders who don’t serve you…
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Preparing For and Making Opportunities
“It’s better to be prepared and not have an opportunity, rather than missing an opportunity because you weren’t prepared for…
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Don’t Tame Your Inner Monster: Harness It!
Have you ever had a thought and then wondered why it was so dark? Have you ever looked in the…
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Making and Breaking Habits
According to brainpickings.org, it takes 21 days, at a minimum, to build a new habit. That’s 21 days of repeating…
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Motivation and…?
…Age Just recently, as many readers know, I’ve renewed my focus on my health. I am not participating in any…
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Good and Bad Expiration Dates
This morning I saw a quote that said, “Even bad days have an expiration date of 24 hours.” The editor…
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Defining Deity
I happen to belong to an organization that requires a “belief in deity” to apply for membership. Now very carefully…
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Solve Problems Like You’re Dancing In The Rain
My family once owned a dog that we named ThunderStorm and just called Storm. He was a chocolate Labrador from…
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Six Characteristics of the Mentally Strong
Have you ever noticed that some of your friends or family never seem quite as stressed or lacking in control…
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The 12 Best Life Hacks
In today’s computer age, days where you can’t look around without seeing someone on their “smart” phone, and times of…
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