5 Ways to Deal with Negative People at Work

5 Ways to Deal with Negative People at Work

It often seems that cops love nothing more than to complain. Sure, there are the normal gripes and injustices and we all have our moments but then there are those we work with who are on a whole other level of misery – cops who seem to make it their job to be...
6 Ways to Boost Your Resilience

6 Ways to Boost Your Resilience

I knew I was in for an earful when I saw my son’s face. I was waiting in the pickup line at his school and I could see the scowl on this face, even with his mask on.  He wasn’t happy.  What injustice had occurred in the third grade that day?  His friend...
Let Fate Find Us Prepared

Let Fate Find Us Prepared

“Let fate find us prepared and active” – SenecaSeneca is a man who knew a thing or two about being prepared. In his mid-20’s, he left Rome for a decade in Egypt to heal from what was likely asthma, after already suffering from a bout of...
“To Live is to Fight”

“To Live is to Fight”

Vivere Militare Est – Seneca To the ancients, survival was a very real everyday battle. Pithy cries to stay in the fight weren’t just aspirational messages meant to inspire the troops, or shore up support from the homeland for an army away at war. Death and...
The Case for Optimism

The Case for Optimism

You know, anytime someone starts a sentence with, “Yeah no offense but…” Well, they’re about to say something meant to offend you. If you follow me on social media, you may have seen a recent comment where it was suggested that I was pushing a “boy scout”...