West Point's 4th of July Prayer for Leaders
Thirty-eight years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. We were the Class of 1988. In our first...
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Dave Anderson
- 6 days ago
- 4 min
How to Exercise Duty - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Reliable, Initiative, Proactive, Accountable, Low Maintenance, Easy to work with, a "Go to" person, a Leader. These are the words and...
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Dave Anderson
- Jun 21
- 4 min
How to Exercise Selflessness - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Selfishness or Selflessness - practice makes perfect! On our best days, most people will look in the mirror and realize they did...
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Dave Anderson
- Jun 14
- 3 min
How to Exercise Integrity - Leading in Your Twenties Series
The generation of leaders emerging now needs to be different. If you are in your twenties and are dissatisfied with the status quo, you...
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Dave Anderson
- Jun 7
- 4 min
How to Exercise Humility - Leading in Your Twenties Series
We all want to follow leaders who exercise Humility. Yet when you see leadership failures, so many of those failures are the result of a...
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Dave Anderson
- May 30
- 4 min
Memorial Day Tribute to Donnie - KIA Operation Desert Storm
My best friend, Donnie Tillar, was the one who convinced me to go to West Point. Donnie was a year older than I was. Thanks to his...
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Dave Anderson
- May 24
- 3 min
How to Exercise Courage - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Fear prevents good people from stepping forward and doing the right thing. When have you chickened out? We have all failed to exercise...
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Dave Anderson
- May 17
- 3 min
How to Build Your Character - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Do you know how to actually build your character? "Leaders must have Integrity." "A leader's Character is vitally important." "Be a...
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Dave Anderson
- May 10
- 4 min
You’ve Been Given Bad Advice - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Twenty somethings, you've been given bad advice. "Get a marketable degree and good grades from a big university. Get advanced degrees and...
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Dave Anderson
- May 3
- 4 min
Prepare Yourself, School Didn’t Do It - Leading in Your Twenties Series
Nobody is more responsible for your growth as a leader than you. If you are in your twenties, I have news for you. You did not get what...
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Don’t Wait to be Told to Lead - Leading in Your Twenties Series
You will earn more opportunities to lead if you lead at every opportunity. “How do I get promoted to leadership?” seemed to be the top...
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 19
- 4 min
You’re Not Too Young to Lead - Leading in Your Twenties Series
If you are Twenty-Something years old, the time to begin leading is NOW! Too many of us in the older generations sat back and waited....
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Negativity Does Not Earn You a Promotion
Negativity maintains the status quo. Positivity leads to change. The need to be right can kill your career. Some make being right their...
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Dave Anderson
- Apr 5
- 3 min
The Two Keys to Staying Positive in Your 20s
The desire to change the world is admirable. For multiple generations, the desire to change the status quo inspired many...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Leading in Your Twenties – Choose a “Can do” Attitude
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t – you are right. Why does Hollywood make movies about Navy Seals and also about Venus...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 22
- 2 min
No Matter Your Age – People Will Follow Your Attitude
Positivity Definition: Displaying a positive and/or “can do” attitude in all circumstances. There are many things in your life that are...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Three Actions that Prove You’re a Leader Before You Earn a Title
Lead with your words, actions and attitude. Do I promote someone who is only 26 years old with two years of experience, or someone who...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Do More than What You’re Told to Do
"All I ever do is the stuff other people tell me to do!" There is an independent streak in many of us. We want to have control of our...
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Dave Anderson
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Leading in Your Twenties – Be the First to Start
Getting started was more important than getting it right. I was standing in the middle of the restaurant alone. Everyone else was moving...
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Dave Anderson
- Feb 22
- 3 min
How Do You Earn Respect in Your 20s?
Duty Definition: Taking action based on your assigned tasks and moral obligations. When I was a 23 year old Army lieutenant I had a...
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