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It’s the heart of the holiday season, and everywhere I go beautiful carols fill the air with Christmas spirit and bring me joy. I’m struck by the...

This morning, I awoke prior to 4:00am at the Blackhawk hotel in Davenport, Iowa. I was out in the Quad Cities to participate in Modern Woodmen of...

Leading with Character: The Right Person for the Job Earlier this week my 86-year-old mother called me at 6:00 in the morning to inform me she had a...

Leading with Character: A Portrait of Selfless Service A couple of weeks ago I joined two friends for a short getaway at a campground near Bath,...

First Class Cadet Mary Hazel, a novice boxer at the US Coast Guard Academy, has her portrait taken Feb 27th, 2015. Hazel won the New England Golden...

Leading with Character: Principles of Leadership As I progressed through my 36-year career with the US Coast Guard, I became evermore intrigued with...

Leading with Character: Who We Are This summer, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of delightful weeks vacationing in wild, wonderful, Maine. I...

Leading with Character: Another Voice of Inspiration Mahalo! I’m feeling gratitude for all of you who’ve made the choice to read my blog. And on...

I strive to be optimistic, which can be hard at times given the state of our world and here in America, the state of our civil society. Pessimism...

Leading with Character: Discipline Yields Excellence This past week I spent a couple of days at the United States Coast Guard Academy with my fellow...