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…
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…
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…
How Do You Respond?
Pop Quiz: What would you say in response to emotionally challenging information? What if it was devastating information? How do you respond to change? What if it is life-altering change forced upon you? I don’t like to think about…
Life on All 8-Cylinders – Emotional Health
“Nothing external to you has any power over you.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Most folks are on an emotional roller coaster. They get sucked into the drama of the office, neighborhood, PTA, church, civic club, and most intensely, by family…
Play Like A Gladiator
“When I’m on the court, I picture myself as like a gladiator.” Tyson Chandler In the past, I have had the privilege to coach several people with terminal or life threatening diseases (many of them with stage 4 cancer…
Go Ahead, Hit Me
“I can’t teach someone how to take a punch. That’s about internal fortitude, you have it or you don’t.” Mike Tyson Fortitude is the mental strength and courage that allows one to face pain, danger, adversity, difficulties, and even…
Words With Friends
“Our language is the reflection of ourselves…language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.” Cesar Chavez During this time of ending one year and beginning a new one, we usually take time to reflect…
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