Can’t wait to meet our troops – and all those who love the U.S. Armed Forces – today at Ft. Bragg. Read my book’s dedication page. The book is for these Patriots who fight for freedom. They deserve our support and our government’s unwavering commitment to equipping them for victory.

The book tour is beyond all expectations. This feels like the time when a team comes together, gearing up before a major competition to show unity and supply strength and encouragement to each team member equally, regardless of the team member’s role or title.

On this tour I hear the grave concerns Americans have for our children’s future. I also feel the hope so many of you want to cling to – hope for those on Capitol Hill to see the light, hope for politicians to be humble enough to acknowledge that growing the federal government isn’t the answer to our economic challenges, hope that it won’t take another terrorist strike to wake us up to continued threats by those who hate America and our allies.

Although R&B singer Chris Brown latest song ‘Changed Man’ goes on to say that “I remember your touch,” which the words may be targeted at Rihanna, this doesn’t mean much to many who are questioning whether the singer is actually a “changed man.”

Chris Brown’s song “Changed Man” was leaked more than a week before his sentence and after his heartfelt apology video to his fans for incident with then girlfriend Rihanna. The singer’s song “Changed Man” has boasted more than a million views on YouTube despite how the singer has been characterized for his charged assault earlier this year.

Meanwhile, the singer was sentenced two days earlier than expected and was giving a list of terms to abide by which is a long list of to-do’s and not to-do’s, as reported on HipHopRX.com.

Currently the singer is getting ready for his first set of items on his to-do list and that’s group counseling

It is inevitable that, after the death of an influential political figure, there will be a lot of commentary and talk. TV viewers can watch hours and hours of analysis about everything from his life and work to how many family members might have been around his bedside upon his death. Even Sarah Palin came out with a friendly, sympathetic statement.

A few lessons for careerists come to mind…

Soft Skills/Emotional Intelligence

What strikes me is the emphasis on Senator Kennedy’s ability to reach across the political aisle. Several commentators indicated that they believed the debate over healthcare reform might be much different had Senator Kennedy been able to be more intimately involved.
There is no doubt that the ability to communicate with all types of people from different ideologies and beliefs is a key “soft” skill that job seekers need to consider. Work environments are about relationships as much (if not more) than they are about “getting the job done.”

Late Tuesday night Senator Ted Kennedy, the last of the Kennedy brothers who helped to define modern American politics, died after over a year of being diagnosed with malignant brain cancer.

Not surprisingly Ted Kennedy was active right up until the last and stayed living up to his name. Next month he was scheduled to release an autobiography, had been working on a succession plan for when he decided to leave his senate seat, and was a supporter for health care reform. Despite his illness Kennedy was a huge and outspoken supporter of the election of President Obama. He used his political clout, family name and immense respect he had built up as the third longest seated senator to call people to vote for Obama. He left his hospital bed to go to the convention where he spoke in favor of Obama and even ended up having a seizure on inauguration day.
On top of that, even though he was sick he used the fact that he had the means to get health care for his sickness to highlight the problems with health care in this country. Wouldn't it be poetic justice if we could get more equal and better health care for everyone in his honor.

Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy died of brain cancer yesterday, leaving a 47-year political career in his wake. Here are 5 famous Ted Kennedy quotes to remember the veteran politician by:

1. For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

(Concession speech in campaign for nomination as the Democratic Presidential candidate against incumbent Jimmy Carter, 1980).

2. We cannot simply speak out against an escalation of troops in Iraq, we must act to prevent it…There can be no doubt that the Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide whether to fund military action, and Congress can demand a justification from the president for such action before it appropriates the funds to carry it out.

(Remarks to the National Press Club (9 January 2007))

3. But don’t you realize, that’s where I sail.

(On the Cape Wind Project, as quoted in Cape Wind : Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound (2007) by Wendy Williams and Robert Whitcomb)