First I want to apologize for not posting the past couple of weeks. As some of you may know, I have been dealing with the death of my biological father, Stanley. Now that I am back to my normal routine we are coming into the holidays. Because of this, I have decided to go on […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. I did a combined post and podcast on “Leadership on the Rocks” giving a shout out to the Civil Air Patrol for their 75th anniversary and my personal involvement in the organization, Happy Anniversary CAP I also did a blog post, The Most Important […]
This is a special week for me and thousand of other people across the US. December 1st will be the 75 anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol. I have been a member of the organization going on 32 years and I have learned many valuable lessons and met some great people during my time and […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. I did a combined post and podcast on “Leadership on the Rocks“, Are We In Another “Me” Decade? I also did a blog post, 5 Tips to Find the Perfect Survival Knife. Next week on “Leadership on the Rocks” I will talk about an important […]
Ah, the 80’s. The big hair, wide shoulder pads, and Max Headroom. It was also known as the “me decade” as the middle class grew and college graduates were able to get prestigious office positions and spend their money on luxury items and big homes. It was also the decade that gave us one of […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. I did a combined post and podcast on “Leadership on the Rocks“, 4 Ways to Better Navigate Your Goals. I also did a blog post, Imagine If The Hiring Process Was Like Elections? Next week on “Leadership on the Rocks” I will discuss an observation […]
One of the most important skills that we learn in search and rescue is land navigation. We use to coordinate search teams, get them to the right locations, establish our search area and help direct us either to a target or back to our base. This is done with a combination of maps and a […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. First, to all my veteran brothers, enjoy your day the best you can. If you are having trouble dealing with the memories today or any day, please reach out to someone. You can even reach out to me, I may not […]
Last week Marvel’s newest MCU movie, Doctor Strange was released. If you are a fan of the movies or comics you are probably familiar with the overall story arc involving the infinity stones. For those people who may not know, the infinity stones are six immensely powerful objects tied to different aspects of the universe, […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. This past week I did a post on why I left the banking world to start my online platform and how I deal with Imposter Syndrome. On “Leadership on the Rocks“, I reviewed “Z.E.O., A Zombie’s Guide to Getting A(head) in Business” by […]
Welcome to a special Halloween episode. Today I am going to review Z.E.O. – A Zombie’s Guide to Getting A(head) in Business, written by Scott Kenemore. This book is available at my store. To go along with the book and halloween, today’s cocktail is the Corpse Reviver. The recipe will be in the bottom of the description. […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. This past week I finished with “The Pylon Papers” series where I talk about the eight pylons above the War Memorial at Virginia Tech and their impact on my personal values. On “Leadership on the Rocks“, I discussed whether Captain America is a good […]
This is a difficult subject for me since I am a huge fan, but is Captain America a good leader? Now before the trolls set in, we are talking only about the MCU, not the comics. Also, spoilers, but really, if you haven’t seen these movies where have you been? Unfortunately, I do not have […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. This past week we continued with “The Pylon Papers” series where I talk about the eight pylons above the War Memorial at Virginia Tech and their impact on my personal values. On “Leadership on the Rocks“, I talked about Self-reliance vs Survival […]
Today we are going to talk about survival and self-reliance in the context of leadership. What is the difference between survival and self-reliance? In the wilderness, survival is in reaction to the environment around you. It is usually an unplanned situation that requires you to use your woodland skills to stay alive. Self-reliance on the […]
This is a recap of the past week and what coming up on Colonelizzy.com. This past week we continued with “The Pylon Papers” series where I talk about the eight pylons above the War Memorial at Virginia Tech and their impact on my personal values. On “Leadership on the Rocks“, I talked about the importance of […]
Did you know that the most successful people have daily rituals that make them more productive? People such as Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson and Arianna Huffington all have them. So let’s talk about how daily rituals make you more productive? What are rituals? Rituals are a series of actions or type of behavior regularly and invariably […]
Today, we are talking politics. Not the elections but organizational politics or workplace politics. In the workplace, the word politics usually has a negative connotation. It is associated with terms like brown-nosing, manipulation, favoritism and back-stabbing. Politics is really just a use of strategies to gain influence or power. It is also a way a leader […]
What is storytelling? Telling stories goes back to before we had written history. It was used to tell the history of the tribe to the next generation to not only tell about the tribe but also useful information such as how to find water, food and other necessities. We also use storytelling to teach other […]
What is a professional? I am a fan of Philip DeFranco on Youtube. In a recent comment that he got in one of his videos (go to 20:28 min mark to see just this part. NSFW), a viewer told him to stop acting like he was a corporate executive because he is just a YouTuber. Here is the thing, […]