What’s your point?

If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it a second time – a tremendous whack!

Sir Winston Churchill

Action

To take NO action is to take UNDECIDED action.

Robert S. McNamara

Busy? I don’t buy it. Don’t even try to sell it.

1. False feeling of being productive

2. False feeling of being important

3. Being continuously busy dilutes the focus to your priorities

4. ‘I’m not busy’ is way cooler.

I recommend:

Put “busy” in your B.S. column. It may have to get pulled out every once in a while. In the meantime, put it away when another word would be truer.

Admiral Tighe’s reply

Letter of Note

I’ll post her reply tomorrow.

Meanwhile – keeping cryptology alive…
UNCLASSIFIED
ROUTINE
R101148Z MAY 16
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC
TO NAVADMIN
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC
BT
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 106/16
SUBJ/DESIGNATION OF THE CRYPTOLOGIC WARFARE COMMUNITY// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/MAY// AMPN/NAVADMIN 023/16, INFORMATION DOMINANCE CORPS REDESIGNATED INFORMATION WARFARE COMMUNITY// POC/WILSON/LTJG/OPNAV N2N6C1/-/TEL: (703) 604-6288 / EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.WILSON(AT)NAVY.MIL//

RMKS/1. As discussed reference (a), officers with designators 181X, 681X, and 781X are designated as Cryptologic Warfare effective immediately.

2. From the establishment of the Communications Security Group, the cryptologic community has continued to evolve to meet and defeat the threats it faces. The transition of the Information Dominance Corps to the Information Warfare Community in concert with the Chief of Naval Operations Design for Maritime Superiority has given Cryptologists another opportunity to formalize this evolution and define community identity. The Cryptologic Warfare designation honors the cryptologic heritage, recognizes the military effects these warfighters deliver, and aligns these officers along with Cyber Warfare Engineers, Cyber Warrant Officers, and Civilian personnel with their enlisted force.

3.Released By Vice Admiral Ted N. Branch, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.//

Some thinking about writing

1. Writing Can Be Persuasive

If you can master the ability to persuade in print, you can create almost anything you want. – Andy Drish, The Foundation

2. Writing Builds a Network

Your personal writing practice, assuming you are sharing what you are writing, can help you build a network and a following. – Mike Ambassador Bruny, No More Reasonable Doubt

3. It Demonstrates Expertise

Writing is a great form of self-reflection, but it is also a great way to build your brand, credibility and expertise. – Wendi Weiner, JD, NCRW, CPRW, CCTC, CCM, The Writing Guru

4. Writing Can Help You Build Credibility

If you write well, you can deliver your message effectively to people. – Dr. Cherry Collier,Personality Matters, INC.

5. Writing Positions You as an Expert and Builds a Following

Writing and publishing content consistently can be a great strategy for positioning yourself as a thought leader and building engagement with your target audience. – Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

6. Writing Allows You to Be Your Own Thought Leader

Write for yourself as if you’re a thought leader — short pieces of maybe 750 words. – Michael Pollock, Pollock Spark

7. It Allows for Greater Reflection

Start by writing for your own reflection and learning. – Bill Gardner, Noetic Outcomes Consulting, LLC

8. Writing Clears Your Head

Just write three pages every morning in a journal. – Jo Ilfeld, Success Reboot

9. It Reminds You of Your Purpose and Values

Constantly reassessing your purpose and values is key to remaining vibrant as a leader.

– Corey Blake, Round Table Companies

10. It Helps You Build Confidence

A daily writing practice is ideal, but any kind of regular practice is great. – Cha Tekeli, Chalamode, Inc.

From Forbes Coaches Council

Overheard in my head today

“Show me a Naval officer who doesn’t write and I’ll show you a Naval officer who doesn’t think much.”

“If you’ve never written anything thoughtful, then you’ve never had any difficult, important, or interesting thoughts. That’s the secret: people who don’t write, are people who don’t think.”
Peter Michaud