I lost everything I owned three years after leaving the Navy, including my marriage. Then I picked myself up, dusted off, and built a new life outside of my service. It was a tough, lonely, and sometimes scary, road. As we are experiencing one of the largest migrations of combat veterans to civilian life since […]
LIFE
Adventures Along the Yellowstone River With the Last Cowboys
Perhaps I am at an age where reminiscing on the past, romanticizing my youth inspires me to write, to preserve the memory of a bygone era I witnessed setting as a western sun the last light passing below the horizon during my days. Coming of age in Montana, I walked a path that differed from […]
There are Bosses, There are Leaders: Lessons from SWAT & Fire Service
The performance of any institution relies on the executions of the personnel who make up the population of internal customers also known as the workers or employees of the institution. Their output, their production, quality of work, job satisfaction, dedication, commitment, reliability, punctuality, sacrifice, (you get it), is what brings success or failure to the […]
Watch: What is your motivation for Life?
What is your motivation in life? The older I get the more I realize what is truly important in life. I’ve personally identified a few areas in my life that need to change in order for me to follow my passion despite what people around me say. Set a goal, take at least one step […]
PREPARATION
Over the years I’ve learned a lot from my dad. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from him, it’s that you must always be prepared. Be prepared? For what? Well, for anything and everything, really. I never took this lesson very “seriously” — my dad’s always been one of those people that says something serious in […]