Moral Drift - How Did I Get Here?
The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. In the early 2000s, I realized I was not the person I wanted to be. If you...
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Dave Anderson
Sep 19, 20233 min read
Building Relationships of Value
If we value something, we are intentional with it. I love my Yeti! My Yeti keeps my cold drinks cold and my hot drinks hot! I paid extra...
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Dave Anderson
Sep 12, 20233 min read
Three Character Traits of People Who Persist
“The smallest of steps complete the grandest of journeys.” - Kyle Carpenter Imagine if your whole life radically changed in a split...
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Dave Anderson
Sep 5, 20234 min read
Exercising Character Even When You Get Demoted
Just over a year ago, I retired from the Baltimore Police Department, where I had served as a police officer for 25 years. In reflecting...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 29, 20233 min read
Strong Leaders Expose Their Weaknesses
Ironically, leaders become stronger when they share their weaknesses. Some leaders would rather eat a bug than admit to others they made...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Integrity is a Hard Path for Leaders
When we choose the path of most resistance, we are choosing to be the type of leaders people at our work, our spouses, and our children...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 15, 20233 min read
The Difference Between Winners and Losers in Life
Excuses hold many people with talent and great opportunities back, while others with fewer gifts and the deck stacked against them, move...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 8, 20233 min read
Leaders - Are You a Warrior or a Worrier?
The only way a Worrier becomes a Warrior is by facing his/her fears. Some people stress out and stay put. Others face their fears and...
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Dave Anderson
Aug 1, 20233 min read
3 Steps to Take After Failure
Failure is only a pit stop. The race is still going on! So Plan A didn’t work! What are you going to do? Failure is not the end of the...
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Dave Anderson
Jul 25, 20233 min read
It Takes Guts To Be a Leader of Character
Leaders of Character make regular choices - large and small - and face their fears. Leadership if not for the wimpy. The challenges...
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Dave Anderson
Jul 18, 20233 min read
West Point’s Answer To Loyalty versus Integrity
Loyalty or Integrity? We are all vulnerable to this trap. Loyalty and Integrity are two character traits I think we all desire in...
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Dave Anderson
Jul 11, 20233 min read
The Moral Courage That is Lacking in Politics and Ourselves
“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” – Mark Twain King Solomon once stated,...
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Dave Anderson
Jul 4, 20232 min read
West Point's 4th of July Prayer for Leaders
Thirty-nine years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. We were the Class of 1988. In our first...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Leaders - Your Choices Define You
Each time we are faced with a choice, we are either moving closer to the person we want to be or further from it. Who we are as a person...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 20, 20233 min read
How Ego Limits Your Ability to Lead
Each time we beat back the beast of pride and choose Humility, we improve our ability to lead with character. Humility or arrogance? As...
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Dave Anderson
Jun 13, 20233 min read
How Fear Limits Your Ability to Lead
When we do nothing, fear has won the day, and we have lost our opportunity to grow. Courage or Cowardice? It is the leader’s choice....
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Dave Anderson
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Keys to a Positive Culture in the Fire Services or Anywhere
Create a culture that assumes good intentions when errors are made rather than incompetence. “Life is 10 percent of what happens to me,...
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Dave Anderson
May 29, 20234 min read
Memorial Day Tribute to Donnie - KIA Operation Desert Storm
My best friend, Donnie Tillar, was the one who convinced me to go to West Point. Donnie was a year older than I was. Thanks to his...
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Dave Anderson
May 23, 20233 min read
Positivity - From Army Officer, To Cancer Survivor, To Doctor
Surround yourself with positive people, and soon you will find joy, happiness and hope in all situations. - COL (R) Troy Prairie, MD “It...
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Dave Anderson
May 16, 20234 min read
What Young Leaders Get To Do and What They Must Do
The things we get to do are most often the ones we prioritize. Whereas the things we must do are sometimes the harder tasks that we...
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