In my years as a younger firefighter, both as a volunteer and during my career training, it was driven home that we enter building fires with a low profile. Â More specifically on our hands and knees. Â I was never going to question my instructors, the books or the more veteran firefighters that mentored me. […]
Throughout our lives we have challenges, frustrations and failures. Â There is no way to avoid them and we have to learn how to deal with them. Â Certainly, we try to do all we can to minimize them and avoid those situations, but life happens! This Monday Mantra addresses being resilient. Â We must be resilient […]
This episode is a discussion about the power of humility for leaders. All of us need to be and could demonstrate more humility in our daily and professional lives. The kind of humility I”m talking about isn’t deflecting compliments, although giving credit where it’s due is important and nobody likes a bragger, we need […]
This episode with Jason Hoevelmann addresses and discusses the issues and challenges with solving large problems and putting those problems in perspective. Jason shares a story about his son moving desk on his own, and realizing that when he takes the drawers out, the desk is significantly lighter and easier […]
Every Monday I will post a new podcast from Leading Under Fire to give you a little boost to get your week started. I will provide inspirational quotes, helpful tips and just straight encouragement to have the best week you can. This episode focusses on Exceeding Expectations. In this episode we discuss that meeting […]