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  • Keep moving

    The four pillars of comprehensive fitness illustrate how people can maintain a healthy balance in their lives and a sense of belonging. All attributes in a person's life fit within the areas of the mental, physical, social and spiritual pillars. How an individual thinks, feels, gets along with

  • Great people, taking pride and knowing their stuff

    What do the following 21st Space Wing folks and their units have in common with regard to the upcoming Air Force Space Command inspection? Master Sgt. Walt McClung (21st Force Support Squadron), Airman 1st Class Leslie Schindler (21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron), Tech. Sgt. Tom Green (21st Security

  • ‘Because I said’ leadership

    So, I have a confession to make ... I watch the ABC television series, "Once Upon A Time." This is not on purpose, however. I blame my wife and daughter -- that's how I got sucked in. For those of you not familiar with the series, I'll sum up the plot line. The series is about the town of

  • Attitude inspires success

    When I was in seminary, the professor who taught church administration and management said, "There are three keys to success." As I waited on the edge of my seat anticipating his profound words, he continued, "Attitude, Attitude, Attitude!" I thought to myself, "Really? You've got to be kidding ...

  • Focus on doing it right the first time

    2013 is shaping up to be a very challenging year. By now everyone has heard about sequestration. Defined as a "mechanism or procedure" in U.S. law used to limit the size of the federal budget, sequestration was enacted by Congress and is expected to drive budget cuts across the government in order

  • What’s your slogan?

    Slogans have always been part of history. All of us have our favorite slogans. There are slogans for sports, slogans for a cause, slogans for advertising, slogans for all occasions and activities. From a historical point we have slogans we all know or have read about in the history books. For

  • Police Week time to remember fallen officers, celebrate public service

    In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, D.C., to participate in a number of

  • Face to face communication complements innovation

    Old school face to face communication is the best way to establish an atmosphere that promotes innovation in our organizations. Email has become the primary means of communicating in this fast-paced, ever-changing world we live in today. Emailing co-workers and subordinates has been the trend in

  • Golf lessons

    As the weather begins to warm and the golf course starts turning green again, I've been reflecting on the game of golf. Golf is a great game when the weather is right and the arms are loose. As an amateur golfer for the past 35 years, I've picked up a few things about the game of golf. Lately I've

  • High touch leadership

    As an Air Force, we have become reliant on technology to accomplish our daily tasks, but many Airmen, young and old alike, enjoy using that same technology for entertainment and personal communication. Skype and Facebook are no longer phenomena that are limited to deployed locations. The 21st Space