[June 22 2026] Soldiers use the image of the hero’s perfection to motivate themselves. Self motivation is what people don’t understand about Soldiers, they don’t understand it at least to the degree that Soldiers are uncorrupted. Soldiers are doing everything they can to kneel before the most beloved hero and try to make themselves worthy. You see this… Read More »
[June 18, 2026] It wasn’t that long ago that a good friend of mine, very accomplished as an Army Captain, gave some great advice to his Lieutenants. He said that leadership is about caring but, what are the elements of caring? Success is in the details and he was going to make it easy for them. He said… Read More »
[June 15, 2026] In a recent social media post, Dr. Jordan Peterson delivered an important message to Christian Churches. I need to note that he has been traveling to Western countries, giving talks about the psychological approach to our ancient stories. In those talks, he overwhelmingly draws young men. These are the same men who are not attending… Read More »
[June 12, 2026] I asked five popular Artificial Intelligence AI chatboxes, “What is leadership?” It’s a simple question, and I expected simple answers; I got more. Below are their answers, exactly as they laid them out for me. Overall, a decent set of answers. Grok had the simplest answer and was similar to my definition: “Leadership is getting… Read More »
[June 10, 2026] To live a good life, you have to be powerful, formidable, and peaceful, and in that order. Dr. Jordan Peterson tells us so, in no uncertain terms, as he lays the groundwork for being the kind of person who is willing to voluntarily take on the world. In essence, he is saying to us, choose… Read More »
[June 9, 2026] That was me standing in a line of about seven other young teenage boys about to participate in the broad jump at Cooper High School in 1968. It would be my first track meet for all of us on the JV team. I would be in five events for this first track meet, but it… Read More »
[June 2, 2026] From the Facebook Page of Bruce Willhoit, we learn that on 31 May 1864 in the American Civil War, the Battle of Cold Harbor began. It would be General Robert E. Lee’s last large-scale field victory of the war. But was this terrible tactical loss for Union forces nevertheless a strategic victory? The Facts: The… Read More »
[June 1, 2026] I had just finished my assignment as a Company Commander, my rank was Captain, and command had been my choice assignment. After the command position, typically an officer will fill a staff position, and I was immediately offered a Battalion S-1, Adjutant job. My response was simple: make me an adjutant, and I’ll quit. It… Read More »
[May 26, 2026] Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a famous follower of Stoic philosophy. His personal reflections, known as Meditations (link to the translated PDF here), remain among the most influential and accessible works in Stoic philosophy. I’ve read the book and found it a valuable, rough guide to living a good… Read More »
[May 22, 2026] Death is what makes things matter to us. Death makes things real, gives us focus, and supplies motivation because we can see our end is soon to be. It fosters morality by forcing us to confront the human need for social cooperation, reciprocity, and group survival. Death gives life urgency and meaning. Death is a… Read More »