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December 2025 – Defining Done

In this post: A short discussion about defining when your task or goal has satisfactorily been met. Back in July of 2023, I wrote a post on Objectives and Key Results. That post was overall about organizing goals into subordinate tasks that eventually get you to the goal. I described the construction of task setsContinue reading “December 2025 – Defining Done”

July 2025: Reactions

In this post: Another look at improving self-awareness with a focus on strengths and weaknesses. — Welcome to this sixth and final post in this short series on self-awareness. Covered so far are Values, Passions, Aspirations, Fit and Patterns. This final post in this sub-series is about Reactions. That said, I’m not entirely sure whyContinue reading “July 2025: Reactions”

May 2025: Fit

In this post: Another look at improving self-awareness with a focus on personal fit. — So far, this series of posts has covered Values, Passions, and Aspirations. This post is about Fit. The next two posts will be about Patterns and Reactions. For any more hip readers out there, “Fit” in this context is equivalentContinue reading “May 2025: Fit”

March 2025: Passions

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”

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”

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”

May 2024: Executive Officer Reflection

In this post: I share some lessons learned while assigned as an Executive Officer. — 31 May marked the end of my assignment as an Executive Officer. In this post, I intend to touch on a few lessons learned from that experience. — Perfect is the Enemy of Good Enough This was probably the firstContinue reading “May 2024: Executive Officer Reflection”

December 2023: Accountability

In this post: Discussion of what accountability is, why you should care, and how to effectively embrace it. Accountability is one of those words that I think most people hear and conjure up a decent definition or understanding of the term. If “I am accountable” for something, then it is understood that I am responsibleContinue reading “December 2023: Accountability”