At All Cost

The bleak mongrels would have you feel that all is hopeless, but, keep pressing towards your goals, build beneficial relationships and networks--keep striving!

It's in the Steps That We Take

With today's technology it is easy to say a lot about yourself and/or someone else, but, with a little homework most of the propaganda we encounter has little truth behind it or is not the whole story. So, with that said, try not to take every thing as face value unless you simply don't care what you buy. If you do care take the steps necessary to discover the truth or whole story--especially in politics.

Citizenship Equals

Citizenship = Active participation and contribution to the country to which you reside. It requires a constant attempt to improve oneself, the community, and the country as a whole one person at a time--that is you.

The Downside of Goal Achievement

Sometimes I am so hard pressed to set and obtain goals on a regular basis that I feel symptoms of withdrawal upon completion. I have yet to set new goals since completing Air Command and Staff College ahead of schedule in February.

Moving Forward

Seasons on earth are similar to seasons in the mind and in order to continue to move forward with our goals we must be aware of these changes and adjust accordingly. I say this because I notice the effects of seasons on my level of motivation--I am highly motivated in spring and summer!

Zlogically Speaking: The Game

Zlogically Speaking: The Game: The Federal Executive Forum: Strategic Leadership Navigating a Sea of Change 11-13 August 2010 Branson, MO was a great experience and I shou...

Pipe Dream Economy

The U.S. debt has almost doubled since my last blog in 2006, I have no clue about the subject beyond gut feelings, but, I know what I see going on in the country: greed is out of control. The very fabric of our society is subjected to digitally controlled price mongrels who up the prices on gas as you pump, digitized prices on the shelves of stores to automatically sync with losses identified in accounting programs to change prices and keep profits out of the black...bottom line we are losing time between price hikes, while smaller measurements of food, cheaply made products that cannot survive the store cause us to buy it more frequently than in the past and for higher cost which adds up to higher spending and loss of saving power. To top it off soon Christmas decorations and sales will go up in June because we are not spending enough in November to keep up with greedy S & P 500 elites who cannot afford for the general populace to gain a buck. Walmart recently discovered that its tactic to get people to use credit cards failed so now they are returning LayAway again during Christmas period to regain that lost profit in a tanked economy filled to the brim with brainwashed fanatics I mean shoppers http://www.federalbudget.com/. I ask you what changed? The game of greed in a higher technological supported scheme to drive the middle class which is the American Dream to clicks on Apps and straight out of our pockets. Reality check because someone's smoking a pipe: $8+ trillion to $14+ trillion dollar U.S. debt since 2006!

The Game

The Federal Executive Forum: Strategic Leadership Navigating a Sea of Change 11-13 August 2010 Branson, MO was a great experience and I should have blogged sooner. So with that said I will return with more info, but, for now I leave the following from IMPAQ on the A-Loop for accountability:

5 Steps from Issue to Breakthrough

1. Identify the Situation
2. Clarify the Intention
3. Where are you on the Accountability Model?
4. What can you do Differently?
5. Take Action

Personal Accountability Model

Accountability Loop:
-Intention--Situation Occurs and you Choose to
1. Recognize
2. Own
3. Forgive
4. Self-Examine
5. Learn
6. Take Action

Victim Loop:
-Intention--Situation Occurs and you Choose to
1. Ignore
2. Deny
3. Blame
4. Rationalize
5. Resist
6. Hide

A great book to read about the organizational game is "Empowering Yourself" by Harvey Coleman. I participated in this great seminar last year to which he was a part. Google him, and if you have time check out the link Blacksgonegeek.org/documents/empowering%Yourself.pdf