The most effective way to do it,
is to do it.
Amelia Earhart
Have you ever paused to consider that in every great story or notable achievement there is a footnote behind the headline? The footnote is the hard work, sweat, tears, failures and disappointments that went into preparation for the main event. In effect, the footnote is everything the subject of the story said yes to, the good and the bad that must occur, so they were ready to seize the moment when the moment arose.
Let me share a story to illustrate this point.
Seizing Opportunity
Amelia Earhart wanted to be a great aviator.… Read the rest
“The key to leading today is influence, not authority.”
“A man has integrity if his interest in the good of the service is at all times greater than his personal pride, and when he holds himself to the same line of duty when unobserved as he would follow if his superiors were present”
There may be situations in military leadership where the leader must keep the team in the dark–but in 27 years service and commanding five units I’ve never found one. On the contrary, the question asked most often by military leaders and those they lead is, “
Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.
“Was blind, but now I see.” 
“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”
“Things turn out the best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
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