NEW EPISODE! “A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he gets to know something.” In this episode, I share my strategy for taking over a new team and seeking to earn trust early. Even when our team is physically distanced, I use the framework of Listen, Learn, Help, Lead to [...]
NEW EPISODE! “Hope is not a course of action.” In this episode, I kick off Season 3 of Constant Elevation by sharing my perspective on how I intend to tackle 2021. No resolutions or wishes on deck, just the drive to be a positive leader through my actions and not expecting hope to save the [...]
NEW EPISODE! “Your story could be the key that unlocks someone else’s prison. Don’t be afraid to share it.” In this episode, I interview Captain Sabrina Torres and Captain Orlando Cabrigas, medical officers stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. We talk about their grassroots response to addressing their Airmen’s need to talk about race and [...]
NEW EPISODE! “Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?” In this episode, I talk about my internal struggle with this classic question. This isn’t a clear cut decision, and most of us have to overcome ourselves to make sure we are recognizing things we can change, things we can’t [...]
NEW EPISODE! Welcome to episode 50! In this episode, I talk about a struggle all of us deal with: trying to stay motivated. In fact, I don’t rely on motivation to keep me going, because that feeling is too fickle for me to rely on. Instead, I rely on discipline.
NEW EPISODE! "If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.” In this episode, I welcome back SMSgt Eddie Grant. We talk about maintaining productivity even in quarantine, overcoming fears to unleash your true potential, Eddie’s new creative endeavors, and always looking for opportunities around every corner. Be sure to stay and listen [...]
NEW EPISODE! “I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.” In this episode, I interview Lt Matthew Banuelos, a fellow cyberspace operations officer. We talk about our digital origin story, the pros and cons to being a prior enlisted officer, [...]
NEW EPISODE! IT’S A CELEBRATION! This episode is a recording of the last minute FaceBook Live event I arranged to celebrate selling out the entire first run of my book No Pressure in ELEVEN DAYS! LET’S GO!!! A huge MAHALO to everyone who has supported my book No Pressure. The first run has sold out [...]
NEW EPISODE! “A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.” In this episode, I interview Colonel Billy Pope, Chief of the Future Operations Division at United States Cyber Command. We talk about his recently earned opportunity to serve at the next level of command, how to develop a [...]
NEW EPISODE! “We Fail and Succeed at the Margins of our Experiences.” In this episode, I cover my recent experience of finally putting my hands on my new book, “No Pressure”, and what it meant to finally achieve this milestone. The road wasn’t always easy, but I stayed the course and am proud of my [...]
