The post presents an in-depth look at Stoicism, a philosophy that urges rational alignment with natural and universal realities and focuses on virtues like wisdom, courage, temperament, and justice. Stoicism encourages recognizing what’s within our control and promotes reduced stress, continuous development of an open perspective, clearer relationships, and stronger personal boundaries. The author suggests that Stoicism may be misunderstood in mainstream conversation, questioning whether its portrayal needs to be clarified.
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August 2023: Change
A Summarization of Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath I recently listened to Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath – a pair of brothers. The book is about approaching and implementing change. The points of the book are made by sharing concepts and related anecdotes: “Here’s what to do. Here’s an example.” InContinue reading “August 2023: Change”
July 2023: Objectives and Key Results
Objectives and Key Results are a framework that an individual or an organization can use to pursue their goals. In this post, my intent is to explain what the elements of the framework are and how they work. Ideally, after you have finished reading this post, you can better organize your approach to achieving atContinue reading “July 2023: Objectives and Key Results”
June 2023: Reflection
(Or Maybe More of a Rambly Rant?) This month’s post coincides with the beginning of year 7 of my time on Active Duty. I wanted to use this post to assist in reflecting on my military-professional experiences, having now spent two years in each Company Grade Officer Rank: Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, and Captain. Unfortunately,Continue reading “June 2023: Reflection “
May 2023: Economy
(Instruments of Power: 4 of 4) Welcome to Post 24 of 72 Airman’s Writings. This marks the end of my second year of monthly blog posts on various topics. This marks the completion of a full third of my intended work on this blog project. This also marks the end of my series on theContinue reading “May 2023: Economy”
April 2023: Military
(Instruments of Power: 3 of 4) Post 23 of 72! We’re already nearing completion of the first third of this project… Today’s post is on the third national instrument of power, the M of DIME: Military. This post is intended to explore the following: What is the purpose of the military as a national instrumentContinue reading “April 2023: Military”
March 2023: Information
(Instruments of Power: 2 of 4) Welcome to my 22nd of 72 Posts. Today’s post is the second of a four-post series on the Instruments of Power and is focused on the topic of Information. My intention with this post is to cover the following: What is Information in the context of National Power? HowContinue reading “March 2023: Information”
February 2023: Diplomacy
(Instruments of Power: 1 of 4) Welcome to the 21st of 72 monthly posts. Today’s post is the first of a four-post series on the Instruments of Power and is focused on the topic of Diplomacy. As covered in the series’ introductory post, my intentions with this post are to cover the following: What isContinue reading “February 2023: Diplomacy”
January 2023: Introduction to National Instruments of Power
In this and the following four posts, I will examine the national Instruments of Power. While there is a lot more to them, I’ll specifically cover the four represented in the DIME acronym: Diplomacy, Information, Military, and Economy. While my intended audience is ‘Aspiring Leaders’ in general, this series of posts may speak much moreContinue reading “January 2023: Introduction to National Instruments of Power”
December 2022: Airman’s Foundational Competencies – 4th of 4
This post continues the discussion begun in September, covering the fourth and final category of the Airman’s Foundational Competencies: Developing Organizations. Like the last few months’ posts, I’ll touch on the competencies that fall under Developing Organizations, providing the Air Force-given definition and giving my own interpretation why anyone – including those outside of theContinue reading “December 2022: Airman’s Foundational Competencies – 4th of 4”
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