“Would John Thomas Rourke be able to survive?” This question ran across the top cover of Total War, first of The Survivalist Series. When I first read Total War, I became a fan; twelve years later, I became Jerry’s friend and now strive to keep his legends alive and moving in the direction he wanted. … Read more »
In my book Sarge, What Now?, I explain how in my office as Command Chief, I created the “Problem Wall.” It was one of several techniques I used to eliminate the “uniqueness” of an everyday problem. Following are words from one of several plaques I created, and had hanging on the wall. When someone came… Read more »
When faced with difficult decisions remember this: It is not important what you decide—it is only important what you decide about what you decided. I talk about this in my book Anderson’s Rules. Decision making is an integral part of our daily life. Experts say that we make thousands of decisions every day. Decision making… Read more »
It seems like trouble always hits when you least expect and definitely when you don’t need it. One day everything seems fine and the next you’re facing a serious health issue; possibly a life threatening one. Tim McGraw has a song out called, “Live Like You Were Dyin’.” The first verse goes like this: “He… Read more »
I do my dead level best to be a man of my word. My parents taught my brother (Roger) and me to say what you mean and mean what you say. That philosophy seems to have slipped from common social interactions today. Some folks have developed the ability to lie like a dog on the side of the… Read more »
Life is what it is. Most times we don’t get to shuffle the deck or cut the cards; we have to play the hand we’re dealt. It is not what happens to you that is important; it’s what you do about it, or what you do with it. The point is when it is time… Read more »
In my book Grandfather Speaks, one of Grandfather’s favorite topics is bravery and courage. What’s the difference you ask? Honestly, because of conventional thought, it may be hard to describe and even harder to grasp; but here goes… Bravery most often happens during a crisis or a conflict. There is little time to respond, there… Read more »
Adlai Stevenson once identified that “On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.” There are days when the world seems like a nice place to be and there are days that “try men’s souls.” Going on sometimes… Read more »