Producing drawings often requires much repetition. Repetitive tasks done once, twice, three times or more. Also, the lesson of doing “extra work.” In the Navy, especially boot camp, there is extra work done daily. Then, when the decisions are made, I hurry to get the job done (another lesson from the military-lots of waiting and lots of rushing). Today, I often find myself waiting for others to make decisions before I can do my work. The lesson of patience is important to me, as there is an enormous amount of waiting in the military. I don’t ever use a snooze button! Being prepared and disciplined is being responsible. We might switch back and forth between conflicting tasks (and call it multitasking), but neither will be done as well as it could have been. Unless one of your tasks truly involves no thought, multitasking isn’t real. Whether the current priority is work, parenting, exercise or relaxation, give the current priority your full attention. At any given moment, you can only have one priority. In all aspects of your life, whatever you are doing, do it well. When it is done right, it can make a collection of random people do things that are so much bigger then themselves. There is an art to crafting strong teams. When people feel a part of a team and buy into that team, they will go through so much more than any one person could endure. (Brice and his tank crew during their last deployment to Poland)Īs cliché as it sounds, I would say my takeaway is the value of teamwork. The tried and true definition of leadership is “the process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.” List the steps, prioritize them, obtain resources, walk through the steps (measure twice, cut once) and don’t be afraid to take the lead, delegate and share lead roles to prepare your teams for their own success. The most important lesson that I took from the Army and still use today is how to achieve your goals through organization. All your goals require steps to be taken in order to get to the end. Keep reading to learn about some of their most important takeaways from their time in the service. Today, we honor our employee veterans, and while we may never be able to repay them for their sacrifice, we can show them how much we appreciate their service. It’s a day dedicated to remembering that freedom isn’t free and to expressing gratitude to those who have protected our freedoms. Veterans Day is about honoring the sacrifice of the brave service members who proudly served in our nation’s armed forces.
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