A Leadership Tribute To The Heroes
I asked my son to prepare a video salute for my 9/11 Leadership Tribute To The Heroes tonight.
I am very proud of what he put together and I hope you like it too.
We all remember where we were that day. I was in my dojo (martial arts training room); my first one. It was a little 1,000 sf room and my office was a closet. But the relevant part to the story is that a student of mine was also the Marine Recruiter right next door.
Matt (the Marine) came running in while I was training that morning, yelling excitedly that I needed to come with him. When I got next door and saw the plane run into the second tower, I thought he was pranking me. A moment later I realized this was no joke.
I will be telling more about the story tonight- including what we did as a dojo in response to the events of that day.
I will also be teaching on some leadership lessons we can take away from that day.
· You never know when you are standing in history. In a moment, everything can change. This is why we must take every moment seriously and make the most of whatever we are dealt, wherever we are and whomever we are with. One day, that moment may be history.
· Leadership is revealed in times of crisis. We’ll talk a lot on this tonight. There is no doubt that we can tell a lot more about people’s character and leadership in times of trouble that in times of ease. We learn a lot more about who we are too.
“If you’re not ready the moment things happen, then you’re irrelevant.”
— Gen. James Amos, discussing his vision for the U.S. Marine Corps with Men’s Health in June 2011.
· We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training. Leaders, firefighters, police officers and medical professionals all rose or fell to the level of their training on this day 19 years ago. The same has been true of the many days since. The principal is true for self defense, for leadership and for calm and courage under stress. This is why we train.
Stephen Del Castillo
Founder & Chief Master Instructor, KMMA
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