What Creates Confidence?

On March 1, 2016

Can you be confident if you are not also self-aware? I’ve been pondering that question since I spent a week working with transitioning military to help them establish a plan for their future. I experienced dozens of men and women with amazing stories of courage and resilience who have faced incredible adversities during their military careers…Yet they didn’t

Leadership Lessons I Learned As A U.S. Army Paratrooper

On January 21, 2015

At first glance, the logic of throwing myself out of a perfectly good airplane in flight seems as far removed from business challenges as you can get. Yet these three lessons from my days as a U.S. Army paratrooper at Fort Bragg, NC are as essential in business leadership as they are to a successful

A Challenge From One Vet To Another

On November 11, 2014

TO: OIF/OEF Vets FROM: A Cold War Vet Like the rest of the nation on this Veterans Day, I offer a heartfelt “thank you for your service.” You embody everything good and noble that this nation was founded on. – Some of you joined the military because it was a family tradition. – Some of

Where Are You Centered?

On September 13, 2010

I just spent an incredible week volunteering to help out at the VET Foundation COMPASS program working with wounded warriors. Originally founded in 2006, the Veteran Employment Transition (VET) Foundation is ”a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to providing service-disabled veterans with career resources and comprehensive transition support to ultimately secure meaningful employment in the civilian workplace.” It