Shoulder to Shoulder
When I was a street cop, the way the good officers judged whether another officer was a good partner, was not based on the other officer’s personality, gender, race, looks, cologne, or any criteria other than, will this officer backing…
Give the Loaf Back
“Half a loaf is better than none.” –John Heywood (c.1497-1580) “Half a loaf sucks compared to owning the bakery” — Andrew Wittman (circa right now) How much is your dream worth to you? Would you consider giving up your dream…
Mirror, Mirror…
Don’t Mistake Bringing Clarity For Being Confrontational As a Critical Thinking and Mental Toughness Consultant, I have been accused of being confrontational, nothing could be farther from being accurate. Often, bringing clarity, by offering a path to objective reality, is…
Desensitize Yourself:
Trepidation To Trite Back in the late 1990’s, I drove through the gates of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, in Glynco, GA. I was met by the security force (FLETsee 5-0, as we called them), and the horrid and…
It’s All Relative, Sweetheart!
“There’s always a bigger fish.” – Qui-Gon Jinn The first time I remember becoming aware that what I thought was “big”, was relative, I was in Honduras. It was early 1990 and I was deployed on a counter-terrorist op. As…
Facts Ain’t Always The Truth
Facts and Truth are two completely different entities. Facts and Truth are two completely different entities. Facts are something that have actual existence. A fact is merely information, neutral, independent and objective. As a cop, investigating a crime, I was…
Are You A One-Hit Wonderer?
“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.” Andy Grove I’ve seen so many folks realize some success, start to enjoy the comforts of it, become complacent and begin a downward spiral. I’ve seen it with people…
Inconsistently Consistent?
“To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year – but for a lifetime.” Bill Rodgers – Marathon Man One of the saddest things to witness as a coach, is seeing a…
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