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…
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.…
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…
By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.“ –Ralph Waldo Emerson Anyone who aspires to lead quickly learns that leadership is a lonely business. From the moment you…
By Scott Westerman This is the time of year when lots of so-called important things are happening. The Super Bowl, with it’s multi-million dollar commercials. The college basketball season is heating up. Who will win an academy award? Who’s marrying, divorcing, pregnant, fighting, making up? What do I have to…