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Delegate or Die

Delegating is a must for leaders.  Murphy’s Law says, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”… and when Murphy shows up in the SEAL Teams people can die. Therefore, you must delegate!  The need to control every problem will eventually be a leader’s undoing. Maximize productivity (be mission specific) by staying laser focused and delegate the fires that pop…

Positively Positive

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Lonely in Leadership

Well, you’re not alone.  Oftentimes, good leaders find themselves on the fringes of popularity because in leadership… YOU CAN’T MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY! We have to be courageous and willing to risk making unpopular decisions. As a recovering people pleaser I had to learn this lesson the hard way in the SEAL Teams.  If you try to make everyone like you….…

Power of Perspective

A person’s perspective is very powerful.  It can become their reality.  The difference between success and failure is how you view your situation.  BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition School) has an 80-90% attrition rate.  Most guys quit because they don’t have the proper perspective.  They can’t see the end goal or the light at the end of the tunnel because they…

Welcome To My Blog

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Welcome to my blog” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_text_color=”#012c63″] Welcome to my Blog!   I want to introduce myself.  My name is Phillip (or Phil) Koontz and my titles are many…. I am a husband, father, son, brother, former Navy SEAL, man of faith, former pastor, and graduate student.   Along with leading a family…