I find that there are many ways to learn. I hope to provide some insight on the ways that I learn, share knowledge, and be a great community citizen to the web.

CONSISTENCY IN AN INCONSISTENT TIME

In the last few weeks, my daily routine has went out the window. Vacation, unexpected opportunities that require different time commitments,

PARENTING

Over the last couple of weeks, I have been examining how I have been parenting. I have been watching what others say about how they are parenting.

CIVILITY AND MANAGING UP IN A HOT MESS

The first train of the day rolled by as I took a brisk walk to the coffee shop. The podcasts were definitely aligned to stimulate my senses for the day on how to be a better employee in the small things.

DIGNITY ON PI DAY

Dignity for me. I want to be honored and respected. Dignity for your neighbor. They want to be honored and respected.

THE NEXT X YEARS

I am most likely on the second half of my timeline. I am now feeling an urgency in my step to leave a legacy for others. Whatever it is, I know a few things:

CONTENT

This morning I am not content. I feel I am behind on work, blog posts, and my sleep last night was not peaceful. I am more anxious than satisfied, more restless than at peace. It is this type of morning where I focus to reflect on God’s mercies which are new every day. My lack of contentment is self imposed. All my needs are taken care of. Contentment is easy to find Just make a list and start with the necessities. I am content because:

PATIENCE - I NEED MORE

One activity that teaches tremendous patience is fishing. I remember in those wonderful mountain lakes in Montana, my brother would be catching fish every five minutes, while I would sit there getting frustrated and trying to adjust my line. He always caught the biggest fish. Patience is something that can be learned. Just think back when you were a child. You wanted everything now. Maybe you still do. But as you grew up, you learned to wait for the things that were important to you. The military taught me a lot of patience. Hurry up and wait lines were the normal procession. But I know I need more patience, especially in one core area of my life.

VALUE - EACH PERSON HAS IMMEASURABLE WORTH

One day after my grandma passed away, I was given some old notes that she wrote. I place high value on those writings to the point where they have been photocopied, transcribed, and saved in multiple places. To most people, those papers would be insignificant, but to me they held value. I can almost hear my grandma’s voice as I read them from time to time. Value is the assignment of worth. Many times it is based upon a monetary association, others as a scale of recognition that is applied. Part of my job one time was to build extrinsic and intrinsic value for our customers. Intrinsic value always gave me the most satisfaction.

KNOW, UNDERSTAND, AND APPLY

I have asked in several interviews the following question. On a scale of 1 to 5 how would you rate your knowledge on (fill in the blank topic) and why? A couple of key themes always stand out

AUTHORITY IS GIVEN BY OTHERS

A definition of authority is “the right to act in a specified way, delegated from one person or organization to another”. People are not born with this power. Delegation of authority is necessary to have credibility. I learned this lesson the hard way. I thought I deserved authority because of my position. My early leadership style was one of demands of my subordinates, nothing more than a top down command driven fiasco, which no one respected. I am glad I now understand the power of being given authority.