Transitioning Category
the difference between military and civilian soft-skills
Makes me laugh recalling the startled look on my new friend Dana when I answered her question with, “Because in Basic Training, my TI used to tell me…. It’s tough being a 12 in a world of 10’s ” That line cracked me up 40-years ago and still today after most of you don’t even […]
um, you guys
My head wants to explode listening to a webinar on interviewing for your dream job. After the first half hour now that everyone is confident and warmed up, in the final 28-minutes alone counted…… 144 “um”!!!! WHAT?! Um, when did “um” become the first word in a proper sentence you guys?! Which is the other […]
how to paint a fence
That’s right this handsome man is my daddy! No one tells his story like him, still, here goes a great life lesson…. So military procedures, 1955, dad and a couple boys were assigned detail to paint all the white border rocks that lined the perimeter around the Army barracks, and in the Arizona heat! You’ve […]
transition time
I remember those first two years back in civies!! Ugh! By contrast, the civilian world lacks any discipline and I was in a constant state of annoyed because of it. In fact, I was scheduled to re-up a third term until I met my husband. Why should (military) service to others be either side of […]
it begins with eyebrows
Did you know that?? When Disney artists introduce a new character, they first draw the eyebrows. That’s where personality is expressed! So next time you walk into a room nervous to make eye contact, look anyone else in the eyes and think to yourself,… “I can’t believe how much we have in common”!! Now you […]
talking to a superhero
“Master Sergeant Wade Szanca, United States Air Force, retired”…. And with that voice on the other end of the phone, my heart dropped back into its rightful place; 39 years later. My Superhero is my Basic Military Training instructor. The sound of his taps clicking against the cold hard floor as the guard calls out, […]
a new season
“Slow down. Your joy is trying to catch you.” – author unknown – NOW I’m ready to pack up Christmas! Slowing down was a great choice and I wasn’t letting go of this year till I studied and sniffed out every last drop of gratitude in every lesson! Not without tears, several of us […]
chapter 5 – mind over matter
Matter is powerless. Mind is force. Every form which matter takes, is but the expression of some pre-existing thought. “If we have stored away nothing but courageous thought, if we have been optimistic, positive, and have immediately thrown any kind of negative thought on the scrap pile, have refused to have anything to do with […]
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