“You all laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at you because you’re all the same. “ Jonathan Davis

“Make it happen” 2d Force Recon Co Master Sergeant Wendt USMC Ret mentoring me as a young Staff Sergeant as acting Intel Officer on the importance of execution regardless of the obstacles.

“I want train drivers, not train riders” – Master Gunnery Sergeant Mobley USMC Ret of 2d Marine Division on selecting me to be the intelligence chief for the newly formed 2d Recon Bn. Circa 1995. Side note… he kept a small bottle of whiskey in his desk drawer back in the day…Vietnam Vet… straight talker and a$$ chewer. Awesome man.

“To be or To do” Late Col John Boyd USAF Ret. On being one of the crowd and being one of the guys, or choosing your own path to make a difference… often working in the shadows and/or without accolades. Link to his speech sits below.

“If you want a new idea, read an old book.” General Al Gray USMC Ret. 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps at my masters commencement ceremony at Norwich University in 2016.

Read… act… do…

The common denominator amongst all these leaders is they acted… contended with risk… but executed with vigor and impact.

“Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson.

From me to you….

Have an outstanding day.

Bob

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John Boyd’s Roll Call: Do You Want to Be Someone or Do Something?