Why Kids Need Leadership Mentors

By John Armstrong | October 11, 2020

Recently I had the opportunity to help a young man struggling with a tough decision. He has great parents, but they were far away, and I was close. I was able to say things his parents probably couldn’t, and my saying them was perhaps better received. The whole experience was a great reminder of why … Read More

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A Warriors Faith

By John Armstrong | August 19, 2018

    Any time you buy a book or see a movie, there is anticipation and a bit of concern on how good it will be. In this case, A Warrior’s Faith showed up on an Amazon Kindle special. Knowing that military books are often good, and usually have good leadership content, I purchased it. … Read More

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The Single Most Important Leadership Quality Parents Must Teach

By John Armstrong | July 23, 2018

    My wife and I pulled up to a stop light and sitting across the intersection were one of those once in a lifetime, only seen on YouTube moments.   My first thought was, “Am I hallucinating?” But slowly I realized that the driver of the Mustang was the one on drugs.   If … Read More

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Doing For Others What A Man Did For Me

By John Armstrong | June 11, 2018

    Out of the blue, this leadership quote jumped into my world. It wasn’t a new quote, but one I heard a long time ago. Like an old man hiding money under his mattress, I stuck it in the notes section of my address book under the man who said it.   Keep in … Read More

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When your Influence Impacts the President

By John Armstrong | December 17, 2016

    John Morton Blum was a history teacher at Yale University for 34 years.  When asked what he remembered about his famous student George W Bush, he replied; “I haven’t the foggiest recollection of him.”   But George W Bush remembered John Blum.   While a student at Yale, Bush said to a classmate, … Read More

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Where Great Leaders Are Grown

By John Armstrong | June 27, 2016

  Recently I came across a statement and it setup shop in my head.   “In 1998, half of the active head coaches in the National Football League could be traced to Bill Walsh and Tom Landry. Of those 15 coaches, four (plus Walsh and Landry) had coached a Super Bowl winning team.” – John Maxwell   That many NFL coaches being … Read More

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The Secret Sauce to Becoming a Great Leader

By John Armstrong | May 9, 2016

  I went through a period in high school where getting into trouble became a team sport for my friends and me. That promptly led to my parents putting me on a friend diet. I’ll never forget my dad telling me who I could NOT hang out with, who I wouldn’t sit next to at … Read More

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