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It’s up to You
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 to You.Life is ultimately Single Combat. And Rick Warren’s opening volley…
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The Difference One Friend Can Make
“I Don’t Have A Single American Friend..” Tamerlan Tsarnaev – The Boston Marathon BomberListen 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 often slipped totally into their native language. Since my passion…
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A Time for Heroes
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 off-the-cuff. But tonight, with your permission, I’ll be working off…
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Six Facts of Life
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 seniors. It was a distillation of a lifetime of…
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Carl Martin
In every organization there is that one person who you can always count on to get the job done. Someone who isn’t afraid to tell you what you need to hear instead of what he thinks you might want to hear and does it in a calm, professional, empowering way. A person who seems to…
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The Best Thing..
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 in my mind, it was clear that we had done…