The Base Line With Thom Shea

There are four levels of communication.

Imagine a baseball diamond:

- first base is listening without judgement

- second base is speaking without drama

- third base is clarify and verify

- home plate is create action

This is truly Authentic Communication. And I bet you cannot get on first base without help!

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How to Start over?

1. Commit without knowing the solution

2. Burn all bridges

3. Be willing to learn and do whatever it takes

4. Be willing to die doing it

5. Never give up

Quite a remarkable process to look up and find the definition of various words in order to communicate better. Would be nice to have an agreed to definition so that we all can communicate appropriately. Wouldn't it.

A man last named Cassette, said once, "As soon as certain words we all think are true are communicated the concrete melts into the abstract until none of us know what the hell we are talking about if we all do know the simple meaning of a word"

Diversity

the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness:

Equity

the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality:

Inclusion

the act of including.

The fun part is that old dictionaries, hard bound ones, have simple definitions. The internet (which we now all use) has very new ones.

Wonder why they are new. So I looked into the dates the words were redefined.

In 2009 -16, these three words were redefined 5 times, on the internet under the dictionary website. In 2021 they were changed again.

If rules and definitions of exact terms can change without us noticing, without anyone calling bullshit or wanting to clarify the new meaning in day to day life we are all stuffed.

If someone changed the definition of a mile from 5280 feet to 5000 because the deem it better. I want you to let that sink in. if the masses or a leader can redefine basics without your consent or understanding than we are all stuffed.

If over night you lost 280 feet of your land and had to concede what would you do?

11 Lost Lessons worth remembering on September 11th

1. The enemy of a republic always is lurking
2. Better to stay up than to fight you way back up
3. The Love for family, country, and your swim buddy will ultimately defeat someone who hates you
4. Freedom earned through effort is always lost by the ones who live in it
5. Offense is always better that defense or kneeling in fear
6. No one ever said they practiced too much or trained too much before a life event, most say they could have done more to prepare
7. If you think being violent doesn't solve problems you have only led a protected life
8. Elected officials left unattended always serve themselves, and should only serve limited years
9. There is divine hand but only when you have spent all your effort and are still trying. If you give up there is no divine hand.
10. You are always fighting you way home.
11. Live each day as if it matters, because it does.

Blind Spots and their impact on our every day life is a determent to success. We all have them and few of us confront them in any meaningful way.

What would you life be like if you over came your blind spots?

Motivation is the search for some external meaning or an external source to get you moving. You know that source is rare and often doesn't last long.

Inspiration is your ability to breathe life into something. Your ability to say something is possible and of value. Notice that you can do that whenever and where ever you want to.

When you practice inspiration you get better at taking action and better and better.

There are five ways to prepare for war.

Be resilient

Question the norm

Learn to lead by allowing others to win

At home listen, speak, and have intimacy

Build someone else up

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Please donate. Your effort matters! It's a tale dating more than a century, a bitter rivalry pitting America's Elite Military Academies and service members against one another. It's the only rivalry more impactful to the nation than siblings fighting over, well, everything. It's Army vs Navy West Point vs Annapolis Andy vs Jon Who will finish first in the Half Ironman 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run in Waco, TX this October 16? A year of trash talking rights are on the line as Andy and Jon compete to raise $133,000 to help the veterans at Warrior Rising! Show your support for either Andy and Jon! Donations of $100 or more will receive their respective TEAM ANDY or TEAM JON t-shirt for free!

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