Since I flew on airlines to 2 cities a day for 3 years ending in 1997, I don't talk to other passengers but for 2 exceptions.
The first was a motivational speaker who has remained one of the 5 finger best in life friends for over 10 years and the second was this week.
This week was Tony, a fighter pilot from the Navy who had flown an empty jet @ 4 am and was going back home.
He shared that Navy fighter pilots got that task often because their idea of a successful landing was benchmarked by a controlled CRASH on the deck of a sea-tossed Carrier.
Got some key Life Lessons:
Stick with your team / partner no matter what to increase success & survival 10-fold +
In a team of disciplined pro's, the best have an artistic, entrepreneurial approach
Facing up to honest self assessment and filling a matching suited role is a proven path to success as you define it
Monday, February 14, 2011
Crises, Emergency, Disaster learnings
Crises, Emergency, Disaster
Earlier this month I got to work with men I wanted to be like as a kid and appreciate and respect today.
I was at the World's best training facility for 1st Responders and Search & Rescue. Teams.
The men were veteran police and firefighters who commanded on 09-11-01 and after in New York as well as in Oklahoma City and after Katrina hit Louisiana.
Cowboy types who exuded quiet confidence, conveyed reassurance, and as a grown man in his 40's, re-instilled the resolve for me to become the man I conjured-up as a kid ridin' a stickhorse, brandishing a gunbelt, and wearing a firehat.
But I gleaned insights that we all need to own everyday but are accelerated by extreme stress:
Values filter decisions
We all live better together as a team
Leaders collaborate with members, set goals, and constantly communicate status We follow people who care about us, demonstrate expertise, and vietmately pursue competitive excellence.
God bless those men, those they train, and all of us with these traits. May they be branded in our essence through crises and serve to improve lives of others.
Earlier this month I got to work with men I wanted to be like as a kid and appreciate and respect today.
I was at the World's best training facility for 1st Responders and Search & Rescue. Teams.
The men were veteran police and firefighters who commanded on 09-11-01 and after in New York as well as in Oklahoma City and after Katrina hit Louisiana.
Cowboy types who exuded quiet confidence, conveyed reassurance, and as a grown man in his 40's, re-instilled the resolve for me to become the man I conjured-up as a kid ridin' a stickhorse, brandishing a gunbelt, and wearing a firehat.
But I gleaned insights that we all need to own everyday but are accelerated by extreme stress:
Values filter decisions
We all live better together as a team
Leaders collaborate with members, set goals, and constantly communicate status We follow people who care about us, demonstrate expertise, and vietmately pursue competitive excellence.
God bless those men, those they train, and all of us with these traits. May they be branded in our essence through crises and serve to improve lives of others.
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