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Serving with Honor – Leadership Series Archive
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![Chapter 6 of Col Ellis’s book focused on resilience, the bounce back. Anyone who has ever dealt with a chronically stressful situation such as a sick family member or a […]](https://truax.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/IMG_8999-115x115.jpg "Serving with Honor – Chapter 6: Bounce Back")
Serving with Honor – Chapter 6: Bounce Back
Posted on August 1, 2016 | No CommentsChapter 6 of Col Ellis’s book focused on resilience, the bounce back. Anyone who has ever dealt with a chronically stressful situation such as a sick family member or a […] -
![Primary sources of drive for myself: Desire to do my best Desire to be number one Desire to serve others Desire to honor God Desire to see the team succeed […]](https://truax.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/IMG_8998-115x115.jpg "Serving with Honor – Chapter 5: Fight to Win")
Serving with Honor – Chapter 5: Fight to Win
Posted on June 8, 2016 | No CommentsPrimary sources of drive for myself: Desire to do my best Desire to be number one Desire to serve others Desire to honor God Desire to see the team succeed […] -
![Chapter 4 in Col Ellis’s book Leading with Honor is titled “Confront Your Doubts and Fears”. Col Ellis introduced his lesson with stories from his experiences as a prisoner of […]](https://truax.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/IMG_8997-115x115.jpg "Serving with Honor – Chapter 4: Confront your Doubts and Fears")
Serving with Honor – Chapter 4: Confront your Doubts and Fears
Posted on April 28, 2016 | No CommentsChapter 4 in Col Ellis’s book Leading with Honor is titled “Confront Your Doubts and Fears”. Col Ellis introduced his lesson with stories from his experiences as a prisoner of […] -
![The holiday season is a great time of celebration, when family and friends gather to reflect on the successes and challenges of the past year and look forward to the […]](https://truax.dodlive.mil/files/2016/02/IMG_8089-115x115.jpg "Serving with Honor – Chapter 3: Stay Positive")
Serving with Honor – Chapter 3: Stay Positive
Posted on March 17, 2016 | No CommentsThe holiday season is a great time of celebration, when family and friends gather to reflect on the successes and challenges of the past year and look forward to the […] -
![Last month the 115th Fighter Wing had the privilege of hosting Col (ret) Lee Ellis and listening to his motivational discussions of his leadership lessons from the Hanoi Hilton. Every […]](https://truax.dodlive.mil/files/2016/02/IMG_8088-115x115.jpg "Serving with Honor – Chapter 2: Guard your Character")
Serving with Honor – Chapter 2: Guard your Character
Posted on February 16, 2016 | No CommentsLast month the 115th Fighter Wing had the privilege of hosting Col (ret) Lee Ellis and listening to his motivational discussions of his leadership lessons from the Hanoi Hilton. Every […] -
![It was 4 a.m. My alarm clock had been going off since 3:15 a.m. I’d hear the buzzer and immediately push snooze, until there wasn’t any time left to do […]](https://truax.dodlive.mil/files/2016/01/Chapter-1-115x115.jpg "Serving with Honor – Chapter 1: Know Yourself")
Serving with Honor – Chapter 1: Know Yourself
Posted on January 21, 2016 | No CommentsIt was 4 a.m. My alarm clock had been going off since 3:15 a.m. I’d hear the buzzer and immediately push snooze, until there wasn’t any time left to do […] -
![A few weeks ago I had the honor of listening to retired Col. Lee Ellis talk about his experience in POW camps and the leadership lessons he learned along the […]](https://truax.dodlive.mil/files/2015/12/151107-Z-US032-022-115x115.jpg "Serving with Honor – leadership series kickoff")
Serving with Honor – leadership series kickoff
Posted on November 25, 2015 | No CommentsA few weeks ago I had the honor of listening to retired Col. Lee Ellis talk about his experience in POW camps and the leadership lessons he learned along the […]