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Connecting the Dots

Sean Heritage

Dots signify two things. First, they represent the milestones, large and small, happy and sad, we enjoy throughout the journey of life.
They additionally symbolize disparate pieces of data that by themselves mean far less than they do in the aggregate. This forum is all about celebrating the lessons of life, enjoying the journey, and making sense of things along the way. Our quality of life and the value we deliver have everything to do with how deliberate we are in...
Connecting the Dots

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Premortems, Hindsight & Regret

Premortems, Hindsight & Regret

When it comes to making important decisions, I have grown to see great value in writing a premortem. The below excerpt describing a premortem comes courtesy […]

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Self-Approval

Self-Approval

As life goes on, I find that I continue to place an increased emphasis on self-satisfaction than I do on earning the approval of others. […]

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Progress: More Than What You See

Progress: More Than What You See

Last Friday, we held our monthly All Hands event. Given the distributed and constant focus on mission execution nature of our team, we commit to […]

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Last(ing) Impressions

Last(ing) Impressions

It is said that we never get a second chance to make a first impression. Though I agree that first impressions are vitally important to […]

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Psychic Income

Psychic Income

I continue to live in a world where monetary income is predicated by a combination of one’s rank and longevity. Some might say that contributions, expertise, […]

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A Gallon of Play

A Gallon of Play

Three days ago, I entered the 27th year of this amazing Navy journey (31st if we were to consider my time at the US Naval […]

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Company We Keep

Company We Keep

It is said that we are the company we keep. Recent events have given me the opportunity to truly evaluate who that makes me. My […]

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Documenting Reality

Documenting Reality

It is said that perception is reality. I believe it is more accurate to say that my perception is my reality, your perception is your […]

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Too Busy for Me

Too Busy for Me

The last few months at work have been a whirlwind of activity. Some of the activity has generated progress, much of the activity is setting […]

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It’s Not About the Board

It’s Not About the Board

Two weeks ago, we took our first real family adventure since moving to California last August. I am not proud of the fact that it […]

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Defaulting to Dissent

Defaulting to Dissent

The best teams I have been on have been teams where dissent was invited, opportunities to dissent were created, and gratitude was expressed to those […]

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Can’t Do Lists

Can’t Do Lists

Our military was founded on a “Can Do” spirit. Heck, our Nation was founded on the same. We proudly find ways to do more with […]

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The Worrier

The Worrier

Last week, my wife and I took advantage of the free time created by a lack swim practice since our son was at the Olympic […]

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Valued and Dispensable

Valued and Dispensable

I have found that the best leaders with whom I serve find a way to make themselves simultaneously valued and dispensable. A dichotomy indeed. The […]

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(Un)Comfortably Falling Short

(Un)Comfortably Falling Short

It was about this time (beginning of 4th month on the team) in my last tour when I had a couple of teammates make it […]

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Empathetic Advice

Empathetic Advice

I enjoy learning from others and at the same time I enjoy sharing what I learn with others. Most of the time this transaction is […]

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What Jar Are You In?

What Jar Are You In?

We often assess others by the answers they provide. Those who have the right answers must be the most knowledgeable. We often assess companies based […]

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The Quest to be Good

The Quest to be Good

It was a drive like so many others: My son and I driving through the heart of Silicon Valley to his swim practice. My wife […]

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Degrees of Gratitude

Degrees of Gratitude

Think about the number of times you had reason to say, “You are welcome” over the last week. Would you say that it was 1 […]

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Make it Personal

Make it Personal

Over the last couple of days, I have been tracking the National Football League’s (NFL) Draft from afar. It’s not that I am fanatical about […]

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