The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. In the early 2000s, I realized I was not the person I wanted to be. If...

If we value something, we are intentional with it. I love my Yeti! My Yeti keeps my cold drinks cold and my hot drinks hot! I paid extra...

“The smallest of steps complete the grandest of journeys.” – Kyle Carpenter Imagine if your whole life radically changed in a split second. You lose your eyesight, your...

Just over a year ago, I retired from the Baltimore Police Department, where I had served as a police officer for 25 years. In reflecting upon what I...

Excuses hold many people with talent and great opportunities back, while others with fewer gifts and the deck stacked against them, move forward and succeed. What is that...

Leaders of Character make regular choices – large and small – and face their fears. Leadership if not for the wimpy. The challenges leaders face at work and...

Thirty-nine years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. We were the Class of 1988. In our first week, we had to...

Each time we are faced with a choice, we are either moving closer to the person we want to be or further from it. Who we are as...

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 persuasiveness,...

*If you are not aged 20-35 please share this with those who are. If you are in the early stages of your career or soon to start one,...

Many new leaders have to learn these lessons the hard way – like I did. “I was good where I was before. Why am I failing where I...

“But, I’m not a leader.” When someone makes that statement, I always add “YET!” There is a problem with that statement. The person making that statement assumes leadership...

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 week, we had to...

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 persuasiveness,...

Do you know how to actually build your character? “Leaders must have Integrity.” “A leader’s Character is vitally important.” “Be a servant leader.” Many books or training seminars...