tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446049270059337405.post8544397678450724308..comments2021-01-07T07:11:24.205-06:00Comments on Fen's Thoughts: #100 Why Me?Fenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06348152970109407543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446049270059337405.post-51158314623002424282011-01-10T10:13:04.746-06:002011-01-10T10:13:04.746-06:00I've gotten a bit behind on reading your blog ...I've gotten a bit behind on reading your blog Fen, but I'm working on chaching up..<br /><br />When I retired back in 2005, All I wanted to do was get away, make as much money as possible, and live happily ever after. I shut out the last 20 years and look toward a new start, a new adventure, and I didn't even think about looking back.<br /><br />With that in mind, I ended up working as a security project manager for a well known oil refinery in Ohio. During my 4-year tenure dealing with the civilian "money hungry" clientel that normally hover around oil refineries, I started to realize that this was NOT my passion. I didn't realize that being around, and developing soldiers was what I really wanted to do until I saw the back-stabbing, non-caring corporate world up close.<br /><br />Tried getting back in the Army, but they tell me that it was too late, so I started looking for contracting work that would put me close enough to soldiers where I could still, indirectly help to develop them into better leaders.<br /><br />Finally, I found the "niche" and I intend to assist in soldier and leader development, probably for the rest of my life, because that, as you stated, is my "calling". I may not be as good at it as I would like to be, but I learn something new everyday, both from you, and the rest of the Army.<br /><br />You hit the nail on the head, it doesn't matter how much money you make, if you're not happy doing what you're doing, than you won't ever be good at it, you'll just be going through the motions.<br /><br />Soldiers should, as you say, look at the Army as a "calling" and not "just a job" because it's not for everyone...<br /><br />Thank You for this blog, and your service.<br /><br />BobRobert A. Foxhttps://leadernet.army.milnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446049270059337405.post-43177905260714339252011-01-04T09:11:49.660-06:002011-01-04T09:11:49.660-06:00congrats on #100!!!
Clearly your experiences have...congrats on #100!!!<br /><br />Clearly your experiences have changed you...and when I say changed, I don't just mean mentally or emotionaly, even though those are important.....I mean you behave differently....you are a changed person and act on those changes....we should all challenge yourselves by asking "how specifically have we changed (behaviorally)" based on our experiences...both good and bad....that is the mark of life long learners...<br /><br />gets back to self-awareness and self-regulation<br /><br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446049270059337405.post-38146708026155470902011-01-03T17:25:31.922-06:002011-01-03T17:25:31.922-06:00From a friend of mine:
I was reading your most re...From a friend of mine:<br /><br />I was reading your most recent entry when I came across the following statements that you wrote:<br /> <br />"And I think that's important. I think that after awhile, a lot of folks simply keep doing what they have always done because it doesn't require any more thought or energy. Because they are no longer worried about their place in the organization. Because they have reached a point where they are protected. I have never felt that way - at least not for long. I have always felt that tomorrow could bring some new problem that I cannot Orient to."<br /> <br />In my experiences, both as an officer and in the private sector, I think that those sentences hit the nail right on the head in a number of ways:<br />(1) Complacency is deadly, both figuratively and, in some cases, in a literal sense.<br />(2) Without challenges and constant analysis, of both self and external inputs, there cannot be any true positive growth as an individual and/or organization.<br />(3) Events do not exist in a vacuum. Positive and negative outcomes are, often times, the result of numerous causalities and, often times, carry with them multiple second, third, etc. order effects. Simply put, in the end, life is the cumulative experience of many events over time.<br /> <br />Thank-you for all of the time you have put into your Blog. With all of the so-called pundits out there that run their traps before fully employing their minds it is nice to be able to read something that is well-thought out and truly provokes some analytical thinking. Have a good night and I hope your holidays were good.<br />-ChrisFenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348152970109407543noreply@blogger.com