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I get a bit annoyed by this kind of content. I’m not hating on this dude’s hard work. No doubt he’s disciplined. But he is saying he...

In a time when many officers are stepping down, you’re stepping up. Congrats. You have heard the call and you are answering. Not only...

The longer I’m in Law Enforcement, the longer I realize we as agencies are more or less the same. Sure, big city vs. small town might...

I had painted houses the summer after college and was working for a guy who became my friend and TRULY my Brother now, and for the past...

In police work, we know what it is to be generalized as a group. We know that it is not just the tree that suffers the reputation and...

The New Year can be a fantastic reason to make some goals and get after them. Maybe it’s a new workout routine, new diet strategy, early...

I compiled some Holiday-Themed content for your perusal: Gratitude. There’s a lot of talk about it, but there is actual SCIENCE behind...

Without ROTC, I plugged away at other things. In high school, my confidence grew with extra-curricular activities. I credit that to a...

I received a tall compliment the other day from a friend. He wrote that I was “Born to Lead.” This was in response to a post about my...

Whether you're a first responder in emergency services, or a long shift worker in the grind of ANY trade or career, time is of the...

Thanksgiving Week. For some of us, it’s a time of bounty- a time to get down on gains. For others, it’s a source of anxiety. Maybe we...

Midday, I returned home in my patrol car. This is an odd time to return home, especially working nights. Turns out I had to go in for a...

My grandfathers on both sides had one thing in common. When Mao took the country, they took to running. That’s the end of the...

My daughter is 2. As many first-time “oldish” parents that started a family in their mid 30s, we were ambitious with ideas about raising...

Police officers see a lot of trauma. A lot of that involves kids. Kids shaking in fear due to what’s happening in their households. ...

The phrase generates a tone of animosity. Take a hike. Get outta here. GIT! Whereas, quite the contrary, it was an invitation. ...

When I was testing to become a cop, I quickly learned a common question. One that would pop up routinely through my career. Through any...

It’s been a stressful year. So was last year. Next year will be, too. Speaking of which, how’s that waistline? Have we turned Bulking...

Aka "You Are Not Your Job" Back when I wrote the post on Police Morale, I contacted an editor of a mainstream police magazine. She said...

I wrote this some time ago when my daughter was too young to speak. Just as a baby with her whole life ahead of her, I thought on what I...