Note: I had written the first draft of this almost a year ago. Shortly after this, I informed my manager that I would be giving my notice right after my three-year anniversary. A former colleague introduced me to an interesting thought exercise that his team had performed. All companies come to an end; it is inevitable. Valar morghulis; all men must die. This too shall pass. To figure out what you want your team and mission to be, write the obituary of your company. What did

When I was a young lieutenant in the Army Reserves, one of my first assignments was as the XO (Executive Officer) for a 2-star general’s headquarters company. My boss, the CO (Commanding Officer) was Major Bruce Hightower, a great guy, friend, and mentor. We were both Armor officers and he took me under his wing. One day we were having lunch and he asked me, “What is the best MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) for an enlisted person, in terms of post-military career?” I th

Bo Catlett: “There's nothin' to know. You have an idea, you write down what you wanna say. Then you get somebody to add in the commas and shit where they belong, if you aren't positive yourself. Maybe fix up the spelling where you have some tricky words... although I've seen scripts where I know words weren't spelled right and there was hardly any commas in it at all. So I don't think it's too important. Anyway, you come to the last page you write in 'Fade out' and that's the

As I approached the two year anniversary of the channel (September 12, 2020), I started putting down my thoughts regarding the lessons I have learned about balancing creativity, passion, and business. I am blessed and lucky. Three years after publishing my first book and two years after launching the Creo Parametric YouTube channel, I have found how to support myself from YouTube. I never expected that to happen; when it did, it was a shocking moment of clarity. “This is how