It's Sunday. I can almost hear the game on.. There are games you play to pass the time. And then there are games designed to shape people. American football was created to do the latter. Long before billion-dollar television contracts, fantasy leagues and packed stadiums, football emerged in the late 1800s as a response to … Continue reading Why Was American Football Invented?
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You good?
There are two words that have followed me out of war. They are not tactical. They are not complicated. They are not poetic. They are simply this: "You good?" That was it. No speeches. No counseling session. No motivational quote. Just two words thrown across a battlefield by one man who desperately needed to know … Continue reading You good?
BTL…Part II
In response to Chet's blog this AM...Live Hard. Love Harder...:) I do KNOW some people are born with an unusual capacity to lead. That's not arrogance. I think it's simply acknowledging reality. I've watched it since I was a little boy, as Chet mentioned. Before I ever knew what leadership really was - - - … Continue reading BTL…Part II
Leaders are believers. Leaders are connectors.
I sat with this for over a week. Language is always a limiting factor when speaking about the indescribable. It is one of the reasons that Jesus taught in parables. Last week's morning Band call was SACRED. Why? Because connection happened - - - true connection - - - and when that happens, something inside … Continue reading Leaders are believers. Leaders are connectors.
(T)issue
You have an issue. It is going to require boxes of tissue to clean up. Teaching combat trauma in Iraq in 2006. At the time, it was the most violent place on earth. The Scar and the Scab Is Not the Healing When you get shot, the bullet is only the beginning. A high-velocity round … Continue reading (T)issue
I am home, but…
I am home and I am happy. Seattle is home. It is the only place, other than Afghanistan, that I have ever called home. I love living where I live. I love the rhythm of this place, the air, the water, the familiarity. Most of all, I love who I live with. This is where … Continue reading I am home, but…
Antifragile…
This post was inspired by yesterday’s Founder’s Series team practice ONE.126. You’ve been reminded… Life has always been hard. Way back in the day, the ancient Spartans built a team that embodied the opposite of fragility. The Spartans were anything but fragile as Nassim Taleb, author of the book Antifragile would describe. Spartan antifragility was … Continue reading Antifragile…
Gifts
They matter. Because they speak the silent language of the soul. There are, I believe, three kinds of gifts. The first kind comes from God. Unearned. They are the miracles we breathe without noticing - - - the beating of our hearts, the spark in our minds, the design of who we are - - … Continue reading Gifts
BUILT TO LEAD 