Many of you have reached out to me via DM over the last few weeks and asked “why” I am writing and posting more this year. I really appreciate the questions.
The “why” is quite simple. At the end of each year, I purposefully take some quiet time write out what things in my life I want to personally improve over the coming year. One of my major goals this year is to improve my writing effectiveness, my writing efficiency, and to support that goal, write daily. Writing daily and hitting “send” allows this to become a habit for me and I am honored so many of you took time to let me know your thoughts.
Simon Sinek is an outstanding author and one book that had a profound impression on me is his “Start with Why.” I first realized the value of this great book when serving as the COO of a tech startup whose primary employee base was younger professionals. While it may take an extra minute or two, starting with why, and gaining alignment and support, while explaining the reason for doing something goes a long way with people understanding where you are coming from.
So, thank you for all your messages and kind words and to Simon Sinek, thank you for your inspiration to me and to the incredible support to the Military and the Fighter Pilot community in particular. You are a great American doing important things to improve leadership across the country with your writing.
The Author is currently serving as an active duty military officer. Any comments or recommendations on this post or on this site are solely my personal views and do not represent the position of any branch of the United States Government.
