Published in The Mightier Pen·PinnedMember-only9 Little Ways Leaders Can Make a Big ImpactSmall and subtle sometimes beats big and bold. — Nothing. That’s what he did, and it was a powerful motivator for me. I’d just given a presentation to the “higher-ups” and instead of my boss chiming in during and after it to elaborate on what I said or to center himself in their eyes, he just smiled a little…Leadership5 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·PinnedMember-only8 Things Great Bosses Don’t DoTruth doesn’t care about titles. — Two Navy SEALs with successful careers in the military and now in business were asked what the most important quality in a leader was. What do you think their answer was? Confidence? Decisiveness? Loyalty? Integrity? Initiative? Or because they’re SEALs, perhaps Courage? No. Their answer… “Humility.” Jocko Willink and Leif…Leadership6 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·PinnedMember-only7 Macro-Habits for Better LeadershipActions flourish on marble pillars. — The vision struck me like a thunderbolt from Zeus. I imagined a great white marble pillar in ancient Greece upon which a green vine climbed and wrapped around with wild abandon. …Work4 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·PinnedMember-only7 Unusual Things Bosses Do That People Love#4. They at most, like — at least, love. — I sat on the toilet, emotionally drained, in an old military barracks one day. I glanced at the wall on my right at the scribbled instructions for whoever sat where I was sitting: “Flush twice, it’s a long way to the chow hall” I chuckled as I felt a little…Work6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHow to Be a Boss People Love Working forMotivating with more than just money — I remember once in the Marines I was speaking to a man named Joe Dowdy, a “full-bird” Colonel, who was about to lead over 7,000 men and women into battle. …Leadership6 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·1 day agoMember-only5 Unexpected Things That Happened to My Writing When I *Paused* Drinking and Started BikingCha-ching! — I’ve got nothing against drinking. Heck, look at my profile. I was a professional winemaker and I’m an avid homebrewer. I have five gallons of blueberry wine fermenting now and I like beer. But I went to the doc last month and she said I’d need to start a second…Writing3 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·1 day agoMember-only5 Things Your Boss Is Secretly Uncomfortable Hearing From YouYou smell so good! — I am the best employee. Not just in my company, but ever. So good, in fact, that I’ve never been put in charge of anything or anyone. They didn’t want to “meddle with excellence.” I attribute my excellence not to what I say to bosses I’ve had, but what I…Satire4 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·2 days agoMember-only10 Sports Quotes To Improve Your LeadershipLeadership principles are universal across all human endeavors. — Whether it’s sports, war, business or even self-improvement, leadership of others and self is the key to success. As Navy SEAL Jocko Willink says: “All problems are leadership problems and what does that mean? The beautiful thing about that is that means leadership is the solution.” Because leadership principles are…Leadership5 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·Aug 4Member-only7 Questions You Should Never Ask Anyone Ever. I’m Serious.Tips to make you less socially idiotic. — I write listicles which automatically means I’m better than you at living life. So in this article, I’m here to share with you some knowledge that will change your life forever as it has mine. Here are 7 things you should never ask anyone and 7 things you could ask…Satire4 min read
Published in The Mightier Pen·Aug 4Member-only7 Unintentionally Self-Damaging Things We Say at Work“This may be stupid…” — I couldn’t believe what I’d just heard. A coworker and I were doing a presentation to a group of potential clients we’d never met and two minutes into the opening remarks he said: “You can’t make this sh*t up!” He was talking about something funny that happened, but I knew…Work4 min read
