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Exactly one month ago, on January 12th, I wanted to try something. Could I run a successful business, manage our apparel business, launch a new website for another project, be a loving spouse, never miss a karate class or family meal, manage myself, and write a blog post every day for a month. I didn’tContinue reading “Achievement Unlocked”

Hardening a piece of steel is a unique and fun experience, and at the end of the process you have a stable, trustworthy tool that can serve you well for a life time if you do it correctly. The art of heat treating steel is also metaphorically similar to our own challenges and struggles. FirstContinue reading “Hardened”

Milestone Achievement As I was working on a batch of knives at the grinder, Mrs. Scorpion 6 was over at this work bench with her laptop and binders, pulling more knives. It looked like any other day… But it wasn’t. Today was a very special day for us as a couple, as parents, and asContinue reading “Milestones”

Keep Flying the Airplane This blog post is going to caveat off of an earlier post I made where I discussed trusting your instruments, regardless of what your heart is telling you. A more important factor to this situation is to keep flying the airplane. I know this may sound silly, but the cockpit ofContinue reading “Keep Flying”

Sophistication is having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture. I try to be as sophisticated as possible in my life. I keep up with current events/trends, run multiple social media fronts, travel often, and speak with experts from around the world to grow my knowledge.Continue reading “Sophistication”

A “Sling-load” is something that is attached to the bottom of a helicopter like a sack of groceries. Sometimes it’s a howitzer cannon, sometimes it’s a vehicle, sometimes it’s just a pallet of ammunition. In the U.S. Army Air Assault school, we dedicated a large amount of time studying, building, and being tested on sling-loads.Continue reading “Cut Sling-load”

“Comparison is the thief of joy” – Theodore Roosevelt “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house . . . your neighbor’s wife . . . nor anything that is your neighbor’s” (Exodus 20:17) Here is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt (one of my favorite presidents), and the Bible. This is not just an internet searchContinue reading “Comparison”

You can divide leadership down into so many different things to discuss. We could probably go over leadership skills every day for three months and still need more time to cover it all. Tonight though, I want to talk about a theory of motivation called the “Hawthorn Effect”. Elton Mayo developed an explanation of motivationContinue reading “Be a Leader”

In the U.S. Army Infantry, after you establish a patrol base or secure perimeter, you begin priorities of work. It always starts with weapons maintenance. Without that, in a combat environment, you are a liability to everyone. So you start by ensuring that your team’s weapon systems are clean, functioning properly and ready. Next isContinue reading “Priorities of Work”

Safety and Security… Safety: noun– the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury. Security: noun– the state of being free from danger or threat. I’m going to need you to put on your logical thinking caps for this one, because it’s a difficult thing to comprehend. To be safe,Continue reading “Security isn’t Real”