In this post: Another look at improving self-awareness with a focus on personal passions. — This series of posts started with a post on Values. This post is about Passions. The next four posts will be about Aspirations, Fit, Patterns, and Reactions. The questions about Passions include the following: 1 What kind of day wouldContinue reading “March 2025: Passions”
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February 2025: Values
In this post: Another look at improving self-awareness with a focus on personal values. — I was reviewing old notebooks – you review things now and then, right? – and came across a couple of index cards. On them were penciled things about being more self-aware. As I read them, I thought ‘these cards mightContinue reading “February 2025: Values”
January 2025: Just Do It
In this post: Good timing is important, but sometimes you need to do something when you find time. — It’s the end of the first month of a new year: 2025. Did you make any resolutions? Did you resolve not to make any? I’m more of a goal setter than a resolver. My goals includeContinue reading “January 2025: Just Do It”
December 2024: Reflecting on Professional Transition
In this post: We reflect on the transition from routine maintenance work to acquisitions project work. Life has changed a lot for me over the years of my professional life thus far. I was an aircraft maintenance guy over a decade ago. I showed up to work on a given day, received my to-do list,Continue reading “December 2024: Reflecting on Professional Transition”
November 2024: Appreciation
In this post: Different perspectives on giving thanks. After taking a day to travel to my mother’s home, I’m writing this post with this month’s holiday in mind. Thanksgiving. I think most of us that are employed are familiar with those seasonal messages from our team leads. You know: The ones expressing contextualized offerings ofContinue reading “November 2024: Appreciation”
October 2024: Resuming a Habit
In this post: I ramble generally about the idea of restarting a suspended habit. October 1st marked the beginning of a new fiscal year. For whatever reason (that I may or may not google immediately after I finish typing this up…), the federal government has decided that October is the beginning of the year insteadContinue reading “October 2024: Resuming a Habit”
September 2024: Identity
In this post: We look at what Identity is, why it matters, and its potential benefits and risks. — “Who am I?” What is Identity? Our identity is who we are. Our identity can be inherent to us, chosen by us, and ascribed to us. Inherent identity elements include genetic features – eye, hair, andContinue reading “September 2024: Identity”
August 2024: Enhancing Relationships
In this post: I discuss the need to broaden perspectives on different kinds of relationships available to us. — Background Let’s just jump right to it. I think many people find developing relationships to be a response to the environments they are in. Generally, children live within the context of a family and thereby formContinue reading “August 2024: Enhancing Relationships”
July 2024: Aim
In this post: I think about “aim” in the sense of direction and effort as we apply ourselves. Earlier this month, I spent some time between getting home from work and deciding what to do with my evening by briefly watching an acquaintance stream some gameplay of World of Warcraft. She is definitively a casualContinue reading “July 2024: Aim”
June 2024: The Manager’s Purpose
In this shorter post: I try emphasizing doing the right thing over doing things right in the management role. I’ve just finished my seventh year on active duty. I’ve completed a permanent change of station, I’ve completed four different assignments, and I’ve worked with dozens of different people on dozens of different teams. As theContinue reading “June 2024: The Manager’s Purpose”
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