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Flawless Preparation: The Key to Winning

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:53:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Nothing gets me more excited than carrying out a mission exactly to plan. Whether flying a jet fighter sortie, delivering a keynote, making a cold call, or successfully bluffing at poker, when things go flawlessly, it just feels great!

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Flawless Preparation: The Key to Winning

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Nothing gets me more excited than carrying out a mission exactly to plan. Whether flying a jet fighter sortie, delivering a keynote, making a cold call, or successfully bluffing at poker, when things go flawlessly, it just feels great!

But let’s face it…it almost NEVER happens!!

I have a question for you. Are you perfect? Do you ever make mistakes?

In the fighter pilot community, no mission is ever complete until we de-brief. Why? Because 99.9% of the time, mistakes are made and we need to figure out how not to make them again! After all, if we don’t fly the mission right, we may not have dinner that night!

Check Six - Mutual Support and Communication in Business

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:16:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Fighter pilots train in an environment of mutual support and always check each other’s six for the unseen threat. And when our wingmen call out break right to avoid the missiles, we never question their judgment. We act because we trust each other. We act because this is what we’re trained to do.

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Check Six – Mutual Support and Communication in Business

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My wingman screamed over the radio “Break Right,

Break Right! Missile launch your 3 O’clock!”

I looked to my right and saw two SAM’s (surface to air missiles) skyrocketing towards my aircraft at twice the speed of sound. If I didn’t maneuver my aircraft immediately, I would get shot down. There was no time to think.

I lowered the nose, went to full power, banked the aircraft aggressively to the right and performed my best missile defense maneuver. Then I heard my wingman (call sign “Pigpen”) yell “Magnum” over the radio. This meant he was shooting an anti-radiation missile at the radar site that was tracking on me! Within several seconds my radar turned off and the missiles lost track of my aircraft and exploded only a ½ mile away from me! I survived.

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Memorial Day 2007: Remembering our Fallen Wingmen

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:59:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It’s 7:00 pm on a warm and sunny day in Atlanta. It’s Memorial Day, 2007, and like many of you, I had a great time at a barbeque/pool party with some friends. We shared some laughs, good food, and relaxed. Life is good.

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Memorial Day 2007: Remembering our Fallen Wingmen

It’s 7:00 pm on a warm and sunny day in Atlanta. It’s Memorial Day, 2007, and like many of you, I had a great time at a barbeque/pool party with some friends. We shared some laughs, good food, and relaxed. Life is good.

As citizens in the U.S. and abroad, it’s easy to forget those who have paid the ultimate price so that we can live free. We go about our lives and reap the benefits of the sweat and sacrifice of others. From the young soldier in the War of Independence, to the fighter pilot over Nazi Germany, to the infantrymen in Iraq, they were the ultimate wingmen who literally gave up their wings so that others could fly. Memorial Day gives us the opportunity to really be thankful for the blessings we have as a result of their service.

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Surviving Vs. Winning: The Leader's Mindset

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:54:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Admiral Stockdale was the highest ranking U.S. officer at the “Hanoi Hilton” POW camp during Vietnam. A navy fighter pilot, he was shot down and endured brutal torture, all while doing everything possible to inspire and strengthen the spirit of his fellow prisoners.

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Surviving Vs. Winning: The Leader’s Mindset

“I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life.”
Admiral James Stockdale

Admiral Stockdale was the highest ranking U.S. officer at the “Hanoi Hilton” POW camp during Vietnam. A navy fighter pilot, he was shot down and endured brutal torture, all while doing everything possible to inspire and strengthen the spirit of his fellow prisoners. When he returned a free man, he earned the Medal of Honor. He never lost faith that in the end he would win.

Admiral Stockdale was a leader.

We all experience setbacks and defeats on our journeys towards victory in business and life. The death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a serious illness, or even losing that major sale…they all have a tremendous effect on our lives. But it’s how you deal with them that counts! When you never lose faith that in the end you will prevail, that’s the key to winning in life.

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ENGAGED vs. SUPPORTING: What's your Business Role?

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:41:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Many of you have heard me emphasize that no fighter pilot ever flies a combat mission solo. We always fly as a team – with our wingmen. It’s impossible to win solo because the missions are very complex and change so rapidly.

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ENGAGED vs. SUPPORTING: What’s your Business Role?

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“Survival is when you’re focused on the competition.
Winning is when you’re focused on the customer!”
Waldo Waldman

Many of you have heard me emphasize that no fighter pilot ever flies a combat mission solo. We always fly as a team – with our wingmen. It’s impossible to win solo because the missions are very complex and change so rapidly. As a unified team, we assign roles and responsibilities to each member of the formation, train accordingly, and finally – hold each other accountable!

During an air to ground ‘engagement’ when seeking to eliminate a ground target (power station, bridge, etc.), there is always an engaged fighter pilot and a supporting fighter pilot.

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Break Right!How to Survive the Missiles of Business and Life

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:18:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Picture this – You’re on a combat mission in the no-fly zone in southern Iraq at 19,000 feet. Your wingman is 2 miles away directly to your left. Suddenly, you hear him scream over the radio. “Break Right, Break Right! Missile launch your 6 O’clock!!”

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BREAK RIGHT! How to Survive the Missiles of Business and Life

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Picture this – You’re on a combat mission in the no-fly zone in southern Iraq at 19,000 feet. Your wingman is 2 miles away directly to your left. Suddenly, you hear him scream over the radio. “Break Right, Break Right! Missile launch your 6 O’clock!!”

Instinctively, you crank the stick to the right, bank the aircraft 90 degrees, and pull back as hard as you can as the g forces compress you back into the seat. You lower the nose, go to afterburner, and dispense chaff to break the radar lock. Luckily for you, it runs out of energy and detonates 1,000 feet from your. You survived!

What do you think made surviving that attack possible?

Without hesitation, you took your wingman’s advice when he said ‘break right!”
You successfully applied the evasive maneuver procedures.
Your wingman never lost sight of you.

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Walk the Flight Line: Get Dirty with Your Troops

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:40:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: When your squadron commander meets you at your jet, it’s normally not a good sign. “Waldo, we need to talk,” he said as he headed for the aircraft hangar. Had I messed up? Was I in trouble? I gulped. Was something wrong at home?

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Walk the Flight Line: Get Dirty with Your Troops

When your squadron commander meets you at your jet, it’s normally not a good sign. “Waldo, we need to talk,” he said as he headed for the aircraft hangar. Had I messed up? Was I in trouble? I gulped. Was something wrong at home?

“Waldo, Sgt. Tyler told me what happened before you took off this afternoon, and I am not impressed.” In an instant I knew what he was referring to.

Just a few hours earlier before taking off on a training mission, I had reprimanded my 22 year old crew F-16 chief for shorting me 500 lbs of fuel. My wing tanks just wouldn’t feed and there was nothing he could do. It didn’t matter to me. My mission was going to be cut short and I was upset…it reflected in my tone of voice and I unintentionally insulted him.

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MAY DAY...MAY DAY!!

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:20:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Mayday is the universally recognized call of distress. It’s a call you never want to make, but it could be the most important call of your life.

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MAY DAY…MAY DAY!!

“We’re each of us angels with one wing, and can only fly by embracing each other”
Luciano De Crecenzo

Mayday is the universally recognized call of distress. It’s a call you never want to make, but it could be the most important call of your life.

Fighter pilots use it during extreme emergency situations – when we lose an engine, are getting prepared to eject from an un-flyable aircraft, or even when witnessing an emergency of one of our wingmen.

Mayday translates to I Need Help…NOW!!

While 9-11 bore witness to terror and evil, it also shed light on the amazing sacrifices of those who literally gave their limbs and lives so that others may live. From policemen, firemen, emergency nurses, and city officials, to every day citizens reaching out a hand of help, we saw how selfless others could be in the face of real danger. They heeded the wingman’s call to action – I NEED HELP – and delivered with bravery and honor.

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TUMBLEWEED: Building Trust through Effective Communication

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:09:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Lack of communication can take the most carefully laid plans and destroy them with the corrosion of doubt. It can transform the most confident person into a “second-guesser” and that’s bad for everyone on your team.

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TUMBLEWEED: Building Trust through Effective Communication

Lack of communication can take the most carefully laid plans and destroy them with the corrosion of doubt. It can transform the most confident person into a “second-guesser” and that’s bad for everyone on your team.

I remember flying a combat mission in Iraq when I lost radio contact with my wingmen. I was flying in the “dark.” Having no radio contact at 20,000 feet and separated from my wingmen by 10 miles on a night combat mission in hostile territory was not an ideal situation. What if I lost my engine or was engaged by ground fire? How could I call for help? Was something wrong with my radios?

I was quickly reduced to a ‘second guesser’ filled with doubt and fear, and fear kills the warrior spirit! I felt clueless. This is the state that fighter pilots call “Tumbleweed” – having limited to no situational awareness (SA) and barely hanging on.

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RELEASE BRAKES: How to Break the Fear Barrier in Business

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:57:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: As I write this article at my favorite Starbucks, I can’t help but hear the conversation next to me. A middle-aged woman is having a coffee meeting with a peer discussing job opportunities, the market, and their personal networks.

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RELEASE BRAKES: How to Break The Fear Barrier In Business

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As I write this article at my favorite Starbucks, I can’t help but hear the conversation next to me. A middle-aged woman is having a coffee meeting with a peer discussing job opportunities, the market, and their personal networks. It’s obvious that she’s lost her job due to cutbacks and is networking like mad, reaching out to her wingmen and exploring job opportunities.

Sound familiar?

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How to Become a Business ACE: And avoid getting shot down!

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:20:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: If you want to test the true character of a person, see how they respond to adversity. Watch how they handle the pressure of a lost sale, an angry client, or a difficult boss. What do they say? How do they act? What is their emotional state?

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How to Become a Business ACE: And avoid getting shot down!

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If you want to test the true character of a person, see how they respond to adversity. Watch how they handle the pressure of a lost sale, an angry client, or a difficult boss. What do they say? How do they act? What is their emotional state? Do they freeze up and get angry, or do they buckle down and increase their focus and commitment?

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Demo Video - Never Fly Solo Video

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:36:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: High-energy demo video of of Waldo's powerful Never Fly Solo presentation.

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Never Fly Solo Video
High-energy demo video of of Waldo's powerful Never Fly Solo presentation.

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WINGIVING: How to Become a Comrade of Courage in Tough Times

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:10:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I’ve been getting countless e-mails and newsletters this past week from coaches and consultants capitalizing on the downturn in the market.

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WINGIVING: How to Become a Comrade of Courage in Tough Times

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I’ve been getting countless e-mails and newsletters this past week from coaches and consultants capitalizing on the downturn in the market.

Their message is fear based. “The dow is down again, it’s scary out there, layoffs are rampant!” Then they offer a $1,995 weekend seminar on wealth building or business growth that will solve all of your problems. These “compassionate coaches” become opportunistic vultures praying on the carcass of your fear.

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PUSH IT UP! “You’ve got to Push it up to take off. And you have to take-off to fly!”

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:41:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I’ll never forget the first time I flew the F-16. The rush of adrenaline was amazing. The tower controller cleared me for take-off and from the back seat my instructor pilot, Captain “Deke” Slaton, called out over the intercom, “Push it up, Waldo!”

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PUSH IT UP!^®

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“You’ve got to Push it up to take off. And you have to take-off to fly!”

I’ll never forget the first time I flew the F-16. The rush of adrenaline was amazing. The tower controller cleared me for take-off and from the back seat my instructor pilot, Captain “Deke” Slaton, called out over the intercom, “Push it up, Waldo!”

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Customized Programs

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:02:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Because your company has its own unique strategic goals, I provide customized sales, teamwork and leadership seminars and directly relate my message to the exclusive business issues and challenges faced by your organization.

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Customized Programs

Because your company has its own unique strategic goals, I provide customized sales, teamwork and leadership seminars and directly relate my message to the exclusive business issues and challenges faced by your organization. I learn every detail about your company's strategic vision, technology, sales operations, competition, and management philosophy, and incorporate this information into each value-driven presentation.

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