Awesome Adam. They’re calling you from England for your thoughts. You’re a celebrity now. 👍👍
And your thoughts are spot on. The real divide in America is the elites versus the rest of us. Trump is rich and should be an elite but they hate him because he is genuinely on our side.
Niche notable. Great phrase. Iran?? Of all places, hahaha. And I’m glad you don’t want to be a real celebrity with everything that goes with it. That’s smart.
A quick way to get somewhat famous in the political world is by being argumentative and picking fights: I don't do any of that, so I stay off people's radar.
Fame is a weird word for me because it's hard to know where that line is of being famous. How many people have to know of you to be famous? It's hard to equate. There are people who are obvious, like the president or Denzel Washington but outside of them, it's hard to know who is or isn't.
Yes, agreed. And you don’t want fame. You want to live a meaningful, consequential life, and those come in many forms. That’s a legitimate goal. Fame may or may not come with that, but satisfaction will not come with fame alone, but it will come if you’re living a meaningful life. As far as I can tell your viewpoints and how you express them lead me to believe that you’re on the meaningful life path. Keep your eyes on the prize of a meaningful life and you won’t lose your way. And along the way you might achieve fame or become notable. Both are good if they are a result of a consequential life and not if they alone are your goal. You’re doing it right man and we’re lucky to have a front row seat. Keep it up. Watching people be successful is fun.
Great interview. Not sure of any other way to let you know I have completed your book. It is spot on in every way I can think of. You speak on a lot of topics I have written on and asked people about. I wonder if those who need to read your book and obtain a new point of view are reading it or are most of your readers people who would agree with you anyway? My writing journey is new although I am old but I rarely get push back and feel as if I'm preaching to the choir. When I do get pushback and I response with facts or genuine questions, I get no response. I don't like to argue but sharing my conservative point of view with other conservatives seems pointless sometimes. Anyway great book!
It's always difficult to get cross-over effect but there have been people who have read it that aren't necessarily in complete agreeance but enjoyed it.
In your role you are in a leadership position. Not one of control, but rather one of influence by persuasion. It’s fun to watch because leadership is never about you, it’s about others. You strike me as someone who is about others. Book recommendation: Pete Blaber: “The Mission, the Men and Me.” He’s a friend who I served with. Best most practical leadership book I’ve ever read. He wrote a second book which is good but his third book is as amazing as the first. It’s about toxic leadership and tells the full and complete story of why and how Pat Tillman, the NFL Safety who gave up his career, joined the Army, made it into the Rangers and was killed in Afghanistan, died. The title is: “Common Sense Leadership Matters, Toxic Leadership Destroys: A Case Study.” Read the first book first and then the book on Tillman. I hope you like them and find them valuable.
Awesome Adam. They’re calling you from England for your thoughts. You’re a celebrity now. 👍👍
And your thoughts are spot on. The real divide in America is the elites versus the rest of us. Trump is rich and should be an elite but they hate him because he is genuinely on our side.
I've been very fortunate to be on television in multiple countries...US, UK, Australia, and Iran (yes...Iran...lol).
I'm niche notable. I don't want to be a celebrity. Way too much comes with that.
Niche notable. Great phrase. Iran?? Of all places, hahaha. And I’m glad you don’t want to be a real celebrity with everything that goes with it. That’s smart.
A quick way to get somewhat famous in the political world is by being argumentative and picking fights: I don't do any of that, so I stay off people's radar.
My long suffering wife thinks I’m argumentative and pick fights. Why aren’t I “somewhat famous” then? 😂😂 BTW, “somewhat famous” is a hilarious phrase.
LOL
Fame is a weird word for me because it's hard to know where that line is of being famous. How many people have to know of you to be famous? It's hard to equate. There are people who are obvious, like the president or Denzel Washington but outside of them, it's hard to know who is or isn't.
Yes, agreed. And you don’t want fame. You want to live a meaningful, consequential life, and those come in many forms. That’s a legitimate goal. Fame may or may not come with that, but satisfaction will not come with fame alone, but it will come if you’re living a meaningful life. As far as I can tell your viewpoints and how you express them lead me to believe that you’re on the meaningful life path. Keep your eyes on the prize of a meaningful life and you won’t lose your way. And along the way you might achieve fame or become notable. Both are good if they are a result of a consequential life and not if they alone are your goal. You’re doing it right man and we’re lucky to have a front row seat. Keep it up. Watching people be successful is fun.
Great interview. Not sure of any other way to let you know I have completed your book. It is spot on in every way I can think of. You speak on a lot of topics I have written on and asked people about. I wonder if those who need to read your book and obtain a new point of view are reading it or are most of your readers people who would agree with you anyway? My writing journey is new although I am old but I rarely get push back and feel as if I'm preaching to the choir. When I do get pushback and I response with facts or genuine questions, I get no response. I don't like to argue but sharing my conservative point of view with other conservatives seems pointless sometimes. Anyway great book!
It's always difficult to get cross-over effect but there have been people who have read it that aren't necessarily in complete agreeance but enjoyed it.
As always, its great hearing your perspective.
Thank you!
In your role you are in a leadership position. Not one of control, but rather one of influence by persuasion. It’s fun to watch because leadership is never about you, it’s about others. You strike me as someone who is about others. Book recommendation: Pete Blaber: “The Mission, the Men and Me.” He’s a friend who I served with. Best most practical leadership book I’ve ever read. He wrote a second book which is good but his third book is as amazing as the first. It’s about toxic leadership and tells the full and complete story of why and how Pat Tillman, the NFL Safety who gave up his career, joined the Army, made it into the Rangers and was killed in Afghanistan, died. The title is: “Common Sense Leadership Matters, Toxic Leadership Destroys: A Case Study.” Read the first book first and then the book on Tillman. I hope you like them and find them valuable.