04/07/2025
Excellence. I’ve never won an annual award in the military before yesterday. Annual awards are a competitive process driven by measured accomplishments across various areas which are objectively focused on evaluating well-rounded contributions, and subjectively evaluated for overall leadership performance.
I received the 2024 Commander’s Excellence Award. It’s an honor. When I thought about 2024 and what I “did,” I didn’t think through a task list. In fact, my word for 2024 was “intentional.” I wanted to be intentional about my time, my activities, my associations, my focus, etc. I wanted to invest purposefully. I enjoy being a part of teams; I enjoy building teams; I enjoy building leaders. I was intentional about doing each of those things.
In 2024, I was intentional about executing my skill set. I found that I was more encouraged as a visionary, resolved issues in a timely manner, advocated for my teammates concerns, and helped others to grow as leaders.
I realized that I deliver excellence when I am intentionally doing my part.