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The student body at the Naval Academy is called The Brigade, and it’s neatly organized into thirty-six “teams,” which are referred to as companies[...]

I thought I knew what drowning felt like. I had squirmed my way through drown-proofing, acting more like a worm than a dolphin in the water and[...]

The first 23 months of my US Naval Academy service could best be described as if I were playing a starring role in the Charles Dickens’s novel “A[...]

In the movie Rambo, Sylvester Stallone plays a soldier named John Rambo who conducts a series of missions all by himself. The lone soldier acts so[...]

Improvising is a habit like exercising and planning, and it takes time and practice to make it a habit. The ability to improvise is not a talent that[...]

There’s a simple three-step process for building habits to help you achieve your goal. It’s called ACT, and you must survey your habits to find and[...]

There’s nothing complicated about planning. The only challenge is deciding what you want and what you’re willing to sacrifice to get it. The trick is[...]

May this series of posts inspire you to willingly move from your comfort zone into your struggle zone to push you past your current limits. Climbing[...]

May this series of posts inspire you to willingly move from your comfort zone into your struggle zone to push you past your current limits. Climbing[...]