Having spent 10 years now working with the emergency management community I can tell you that there just aren't any finer a group of folks. I love working amongst them - I consider it an honor and privilege. I just finished teaching a FEMA leadership course today at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland and it [...]
Tag: emergency management
Invest a half hour…
It is that time again - time for summer storms. Time to update supplies in emergency kits, time to make sure that our family home and cell phones are registered on CodeRED, and time to refresh our memories on the ways we can stay safe when faced with lightning and tornadoes. I strongly encourage all area [...]
Authenticity…
I recognize that there is a fine line between being perceived as passionate or fanatical about something. I likewise recognize that the fine line is not necessarily in the same place for everyone. What I have believed over the years is that the trick in being effective in using your passion to create change is in realizing [...]
Eh?
I am in Toronto, Canada today speaking at the Emergency and Disaster Planning Summit for colleges, universities, and K-12 schools. I am fortunate to have been asked to speak about Teen CERT - a program near and dear to my heart. Even more fortunate though is the fact that three of my favorite colleagues are [...]
Staying away from the preacher!
Today I write my blog from the wild blue yonder - literally. I am writing as I sit on a Delta flight heading from Minneapolis to Atlanta. It is a beautiful morning up here above the fluffy clouds. I sit here with my cup of Burger King coffee, a head full of thoughts and an [...]
Ten years.
Ten years. 520 weeks. 3,650 days. 67,600 hours. Ten years ago something was taken from us as a country. Ten years ago families unexpectedly and horrifically lost loved ones. Ten years ago a whole generation of first responders were forever changed by the catastrophic loss of too many of their brethren. Ten years ago the burden on [...]
Abundance
Wayner Dyer said, "Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life." I believe this to be true. I have the great privilege to be able to teach material I am passion about to students I sincerely enjoy...I am doing what I love. I believe that loving what I do does open [...]
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