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Small Actions -> Big Impact After watching a speech recommended by a friend, I came to a profound realization about how to make a significant impact in the world. It's not just grand gestures that change the world. Our everyday actions and interactions with others, no matter how small, hold immense power. Marianne Williamson beautifully articulated this power, saying, 'And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.' This speech serves as a testament to the profound influence we can wield through our individual actions, instilling in us the belief in the power of our everyday choices. A few of the 10 lessons learned by retired Navy Admiral William H. McRaven shared with the graduating class of the University of Texas (2014) on changing the world: 1. If you want to change the world, start by making your bed... 2. If you want to change the world, sometimes you have to slide down the obstacles head first... 3. If you want to change the world, don't back down from the sharks... 4. If you want to change the world, start singing when you're up to your neck mud... 5. If you want to change the world, don't ever, ever ring the bell... A 20 minute speech, a life time of lessons: https://lnkd.in/eD87j7PW

A great video to watch going into 2024: 10 lessons from basic Navy Seal training from Admiral William H McRaven and how they helped changed his life. These lessons are not just for military personnel and are universally applicable.

At Arabella, getting B Corp certified isn’t the end of the road – it’s just the beginning. Most B Corps keep improving their impact over time. And B Lab is doing its part too, by continually raising the bar for certification. As world issues are ever-changing, it’s up to us to keep moving better business forward. And you’re invited. Learn more about how the B Corp standards are evolving at: https://ow.ly/zuv050QKPS8

March is B Corp Month! Read more about the ongoing journey of advancing better business practices while prioritizing positive social and environmental standards. #bcorp #bcorpmonth

This is called Phasing or being out of phase. It's different from being out of step. All movement can be seen as in or out of phase, but the feet are usually the easiest to explain with an image like this of the @silentdrillplatoon.Not that phasing is necessarily wrong, this photo identifies an area for concentration. It's a matter of mastering multiple responsibilities. Obviously, the SDP excels in a high level of excellence and there is always room for improvement. Multiple responsibilities means everything you do simultaneously. For instance, a member of the SDP marches, pivots, stays aligned to the front and sides, maintains distance in two/three directions, stays in step, maintains tempo in all movement, manipulates the rifle at certain times in a certain manner, remains at Attention, performs body movement when required, lifts his feet in a set manner, etc. All of that happening at the same time in tandem with the others. When we learn a new task, an inside pivot on the right foot platform while marching in place, we tend to concentrate on that task and let others drop in accuracy a bit until we can master the new task and incorporate it into the list of responsibilities. That's how we train, we go from the known to the unknown, with the known tasks constantly increasing. And the cycle continues. #DrillMasterTrainingTechniques 🔆Education is 🔑! . 🔹Read your manuals! Download them free at the Resources page here: www.thedrillmaster.org . Prov 1:7b, Fools despise wisdom and instruction . 🔹https://lnkd.in/e6u7K8v2 . 🔹I educate, train, & certify cadets, military, judges, & 1st responders . 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance . 🔹If you choose to, you can learn more about D&C with my books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill: https://lnkd.in/ebVva2E . #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #SFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets

Flag fold issue! You can bring the bottom edge up to half the top red stripe and horizontal part of the top row of stars, but if you don't constantly apply tension on those first two folds, you end up with the red stripe curving out when you begin the triangle folds. That's a problem! Here's how to fix it. Note! When you begin folding the flag, it is very inappropriate to unfold and start again or even to back up a couple of folds. Once you start, you need to finish and that's why you need to be fully aware of what you are doing. "Yeah, I know how to fold the flag" doesn't amount to a hill of refried beans if you are unable to spot issues and know how to fix them. This learn how to fold the flag, see my YouTube video where I provide you with many detailed techniques. https://lnkd.in/ed5JVCFc On Instagram, click the link in my profile, click YouTube and search Flag Fold Detailed Techniques. 🔆Education is 🔑! . 🔹Read your manuals! Download them free at the Resources page here: www.thedrillmaster.org . Prov 1:7b, Fools despise wisdom and instruction . 🔹https://lnkd.in/e6u7K8v2 . 🔹I educate, train, & certify cadets, military, judges, & 1st responders . 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance . 🔹If you choose to, you can learn more about D&C with my books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill: https://lnkd.in/ebVva2E . #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #SFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets

This is called a Drive-by Comment. This type of comment is stupid and has zero value. There's nothing in the comment that would make anyone pause and say, "Hey, maybe he's right" because there's no citation of standard. My reply is below. Explain why. You can't explain why because you are unaware that remains travel feet-first. On a ship, the casket would be sent over the side going feet-first, the flag would be held exactly like this because the canton must be at the head over the left shoulder. Just because this is an urn doesn't make a difference. This is how the flag is positioned every single time for a burial at sea. These Sailors are #pallbearers #bodybearers #casketbearers - this is not a flag detsil. They are at Attention aboard a ship, that's why their feet are separated holding the flag over the urn at tabletop. If their heels were together, they would fall over because of the waves. 👍I don't mind anyone forming an argument completely or partially against what I post, but it needs to reference published standards. I'm open to learning, but many others are not. Argument for its own sake is a waste of time. #DrillMasterBurialAtSea #DrivebyComment 🔆Education is 🔑! . 🔹Read your manuals! Download them free at the Resources page here: www.thedrillmaster.org . Prov 1:7b, Fools despise wisdom and instruction . 🔹https://lnkd.in/e6u7K8v2 . 🔹I educate, train, & certify cadets, military, judges, & 1st responders . 🔹Ask about a professional critique of your performance . 🔹If you choose to, you can learn more about D&C with my books on Ceremonial, Regulation, & Exhibition Drill: https://lnkd.in/ebVva2E . #honorguard #ceremonialguard #JROTC #AJROTC #MCJROTC #NJROTC #AFJROTC #SFJROTC #YoungMarines #CAP #CivilAirPatrol #SeaCadets

Today marks a significant milestone in assistive technology history. For people who are blind, the use of braille equals literacy. And aside from physical hard copy braille, which is expensive and takes a long time to produce, the use of refreshable, electronic braille displays enabled blind people to receive braille when connected to other tools running a screen reader. These displays are often 20-40 characters long and give access to the written word in a single line experience. As this has provided more access to braille in general, it can obviously be challenging for readers to identify things like spatial formatting, page structure, and creates real challenges when trying to work on STEM subjects one line at a time. Today the Monarch, the world's first Dynamic Tactile device capable of displaying both 10 lines of 32 braille characters, and tactile images on the same surface, is officially available for purchase. I have had the privilege over the past 4 years of being one of the leads on this project here at the American Printing House for the Blind. I say one of the leaders, because this project took partnerships across the board and around the world. From our partnership with HumanWare as an equal investor, to the partnership with the NFB to ensure we kept the blind user at the center of all we did, along with aligning our advocacy efforts to the federal government. In addition there have been tech innovation partnerships with DOT Inc who designed the braille cell tech that is used in the Monarch's tactile display, to the eBRAILLE standard development taken up by the DAISY Consortium and over 40 organizations around the world. Students around the country and world will begin receiving Monarch tactile displays, and soon we at APH will begin distributing their textbooks in a digital format. The federal government funds textbooks for students in K-12 here in the states and we have received early notice from the Senate languge for our appropriation bill that there is bipartisan support to increase APH's federal appropriation to fund Monarch's for any blind child who could use one in America. This still needs to be voted on, and with the political uncertainty in our country, a lot can still happen, but we are beyond excited to see Monarchs flying today, and to see the excitement by congress to potentially provide funding to eliminate the cost barrier of this expensive technology for our students. As I told my team today. "There's always more work to do but if we can't stop and celebrate the victories we've been working so hard for, then what are we really doing?" Here's to the next generation of braille readers and i can't wait to see how this new tactile tech improves their access to digital information!

After World War II, with the university "bursting at its seams," U-M regents purchased hundreds of acres of farmland north of the Huron River, setting the stage for what would soon become North Campus. Learn more about how it came to be:

What a great model of servant leadership.