Respect is earned

By rickColosimo / July 19, 2017 / Comments Off on Respect is earned

The first rule of leadership is lead by example. I heard it in so many forms during my 5 year in the Army, I can’t possibly footnote it. Recently, Kellyanne Conway said she was suprised at the disrespect for the president and the office. And yet here’s this example of how then-candidate Trump showing respect…

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Supreme Court nominee

By rickColosimo / July 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Supreme Court nominee

Yep, this is an old post. The world has moved on. Supreme Court nominee President Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court. I’d like to read some of his opinions before I decide. Does he write his own opinions? Frankly, I’m comforted by the fact that he’s not a crazy Trump pick. Low…

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The road less traveled

By rickColosimo / February 3, 2017 / Comments Off on The road less traveled

ca. 2010: In his “Four Roads” post, Seth Godin outlines four possible models of thinking about your career/job progression and experiences. Unstated, but this leitmotif of experience, value, and art is tied in tightly with his linchpin model. stuck in a loop – doing the same thing, better & faster, but not getting anywhere always…

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Singing songs and carrying signs

By rickColosimo / August 29, 2016 / Comments Off on Singing songs and carrying signs

Evidently some dude’s protesting the national anthem. Don’t know who he is, don’t care, and doesn’t matter whether he’s protesting poverty, race-based policing, gay marriage, immigration, or the lack of vegetarian options at McDonald’s. Protesting the national anthem, the pledge, and burning the flag are the exact kind of speech the first amendment was designed…

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