Journeys in the form of words
"Failure isn't final. It's necessary. It's the fuel that allows you to advance. To succeed."- Tim Kennedy (Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself) You are not misreading that. The title for today's book is longer than the quote. That does not make the quote, or the …
"It won't always go your way, so you can't get trapped in this idea that just because you've imagined a possibility for yourself that you somehow deserve it. Your entitled mind is dead weight. Cut it loose. Don't focus on what you think you deserve. Take aim on what you are willing to earn."- David …
"We have to show the world that not all of us are like him. Otherwise, this will always be Hitler's Germany."- Major General Henning von Tresckow (Valkyrie) Valkyrie is another movie that you would not expect from Tom Cruise. It wasn't action-packed, no death-defying stunts, no romantic twists, and like any movie based on a …
"You can't put a price on being able to live with yourself."- Jack Silva (13 Hours) There are a lot of examples of heroism and sacrifice throughout history. It is a tale as old as humanity. 13 Hours is a more recent example of people answering a call that they didn't have to answer in …
"Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads."- Doc Brown (Back to the Future) If you haven't seen these movies, you are missing out. To call them classic is a monumental understatement. Back to the Future is arguably one of the best movie trilogies ever created and they continue to motivate and inspire to this …
"Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."- Shane Patton (Lone Survivor) This is not the entire monologue, but in an effort to keep it clean and friendly for all, I have used what I believe is among the more important pieces. Lone Survivor is a story that is absolutely mind-blowing. …
Now comes the time for a very harsh truth. This is not a concept I am addressing from personal experience. This is coming from statistics and observation. I have seen firsthand how true this is. After my first two years on active duty, divorce notices ceased to surprise me. I don’t mean to make light …
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You never know when important things are going to happen. No matter how good you think your memory is, it is never a bad idea to always have writing material available. For certain military occupational specialties, it is even mandatory. Regardless of whether you are working security, policing, mechanical, administrative, etc., there is no reason …
Continue reading "Lesson 33: Always have a pen/pencil and notepad on you"
I am sure you already knew this, but this holds especially true for those serving in the armed forces. You may think that long distance is long distance, regardless of what your profession may be, but you would be wrong. There is an extra level of difficulty for people serving in the armed forces that …
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While I was fortunate enough to learn this lesson before separating from the military, there are times when no matter how early you learn a lesson, habits are difficult to break. In many cases, no matter how hard you try, they never fully go away. Military jargon and sarcasm might as well be considered its …
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Journeyman's Legacy 