By Scott Westerman Our daily challenge is separating the wheat from the chaff. Deciding “What’s Important Now” can make all the difference.  I received an email tonight from my friend Brian Willis. He teaches cops the things that they don’t teach at the academy. In his world, survival isn’t just…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message.  “If it is to be, it’s up to me” William H. Johnson  With another crop of Spartans about to write the next chapter of their personal adventure story, it’s a good time to review the rules of engagement. It’s up…

By Scott Westerman “I Don’t Have A Single American Friend..”  Tamerlan Tsarnaev – The Boston Marathon Bomber Listen to an audio version of this message. He stood in the corner of the room. The rest of the students were coalesced at it’s center, speaking an amalgam of heavily accented English that…

By Scott Westerman From a speech I gave to the Spartan Battalion ROTC graduating class on April 16, 2013. Listen to an audio version of this message. Thanks for the honor of spending time with the finest graduates of the best ROTC program in the nation. Normally my remarks are…

By Scott Westerman Scott’s Maxim: A fulling life is really a pretty simple proposition. Focus on a dream. Add value. And don’t stop working it until it comes true. Listen to an audio version of this message. During my years in academia, I gave an annual “Last Lecture” to graduating…

By Scott Westerman Scott’s Maxim – “It’s never too late to become the person you want to be.” Listen to an audio version of this message. I was sure this would be an uncomfortable lunch. Someone I had recently fired wanted to link up to talk. Rolling the scenario over…

By Scott Westerman “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – Maya Angelou Listen to an audio version of this message. It was the highest complement I could receive. Whenever I have the privilege of speaking with…

By Scott Westerman “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” ~ C.S. Lewis Listen to an audio version of this message. During the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in Chicago, I had the chance to overhear a conversation among a group of Indiana…

By Scott Westerman “High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” – Charles Kettering I like to say that “Spartan teams are never beaten. Sometimes the clock just runs out before we score enough points.” That was the case tonight in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines were a…

By Scott Westerman “Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” – Napoleon Hill Listen to an audio version of this message. One of the regrets I have about the intensity of my great gig at MSU is that I don’t have nearly the…