Self Awareness: Confronting the Ugly Truth About Our True Self
I walked into my first Operational Detachment as a wet behind the ears Special Forces Engineer Sergeant. My graduation from the Qualification course had been timed perfectly to put me out of the ...
On Time and Sober: Why You're Failing Your Military Transition
Thinking of leaving the military? Already took the exit door and wondering if you had fully thought out your decision? I’m not gonna lie to you and tell you it’s an easy process, but most service m...
On Time and Sober, Now What? Ditch The Dog Tags and Brown Undershirts and Chase That Pot of Gold
One thought I had while transitioning was how easy life was going to be with a “normal” job. Just go in around 8 or 9 in the morning, hang out for a few hours, make some low stress decisions, and l...
You Want To Be A Rockstar? Get Used To Feeling Like A Roadie
Recently, I wrote about resilience as a tool to combat failure. Resilience can be difficult to implement, but that does not imply that it is difficult to comprehend. By the time we are hitting roc...
Why No One Is Tough Enough To Ignore Sleep
Studies show that the idea we don't need adequate sleep to perform is literally killing Americans as a whole. And in our world, it's robbing athletes of recovery and performance gains, causing ...
When we first began to play as children, it was simply play. As young kids, we loved just to kick the ball around the yard, hit a ball with a bat or toss it into a hoop. Harken back to the days of...
