Articles with leadership

Dedication and the Way of Perseverance

In The MagLife Blog article titled “Dedication,” author and defensive tactics subject matter expert Steve Tarani says, “Success is commonly and rightfully attributed to dedication.” While a parallel word for dedication is commitment, a stronger one is the word perseverance.

“…perseverance [produces] character and character, hope.” Romans 5:4

Tarani suggests the characteristics of perspective, mental engagement, and prowess are three approaches that hone dedication (or perseverance) in a person’s life.

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Leadership Qualities of the Peanuts Cartoon Characters

Read this article to learn how Charlie Brown and his companions exhibit leadership qualitiesCharlie Brown is the principal character of the comic strip Peanuts, globally syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers. He’s commonly known as a “lovable loser,” but Michael Gips, JD, CPP, principal of Global Insights in Professional Security, writes in his article, “You’re a Good Leadership Lesson, Charlie Brown” published in Security magazine, that, when closely analyzed, the Peanuts characters can offer key leadership traits for us to emulate.

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His suggestions are:

  • Charlie Brown: kindness, optimism, and perseverance
  • Linus: listening skills, intelligence, faith, and compassion
  • Lucy: confidence, curiosity, and bias for action
  • Snoopy: imagination, creativity, and duty
  • Schroeder: servant leadership, focus, and passion.

As a member of the SemperVerus Brotherhood™, how are you progressing with your personal leadership development?

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How Does Your Character Measure Up?

One of the 5 identifying traits of the SemperVerus Brotherhood is a commitment to “BE,” which means continually developing a rich personal leadership character of exemplary moral and ethical quality.

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An article on The Art of Manliness website captures the idea. It’s an excerpt from The ROTC Infantry Manual, published in 1942. Here are a few of the listed and defined qualities:

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  • Self-Control
  • Honor, Uprightness, and Truthfulness
  • Justice, Fairness, Impartiality
  • Willingness to Accept Responsibility
  • Initiative and Vision
  • Decisiveness, Resoluteness, and Perseverance
  • Earnestness
  • Courage, Moral and Physical
  • Alertness, Quick Thinking, Presence of Mind

How are you measuring up?

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Inspiring Military Mottos

Image of a USA nickel bearing the words In God We TrustSemperVerus is Latin for Stay True, taking its significance from 1 Timothy 4:16 — “Stay true to what is right….”

We encourage you to use SemperVerus as your personal motto, the definition of which is a short phrase that encapsulates the ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution. To that end, we encourage you to wear the SemperVerus wristband at all times to remind you throughout your day to Stay True.

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Having a personal motto is important to keep you directed toward your goals, remind you of your values, and help strengthen your character. A simple motto will help you jog your conscience to remember in an instant what’s really meaningful.

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The United States official motto is In God We Trust, which fits so well with the SemperVerus ethos. That spurred us to create the following list of mottos used by the US Armed Forces (and a few other countries’ military units)—as well as the US Secret Service—that synchronize well with SemperVerus objectives. Consider them in light of your own personal goals.

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