WRITING & IDEAS
Selected Posts from LinkedIn
A curated selection of posts on leadership, identity, transition, and the parallel build. The ones worth reading twice.
Posts
RECOGNITION – MARCH 2026
Two Awards. Still Processing.
On being selected to receive the Dr. Wallace E. Boston Leadership Award and the Alumni Service Award from American Public University System at the BeGreat2026 in Washington D.C. Some things take time to sit with.
LEADERSHIP – MARCH 2026
Today I Turn 41.
On turning 41 the same day one of my Marines turned 20. Two men, twenty-one years apart, measuring their lives against different yardsticks. What that moment revealed about experience, perspective, and what we pass on.
RECOGNITION – MARCH 2026
Named a Finalist for the Alumni Service Award.
On being named a finalist for the American Military University Alumni Service Award, and on the teammates, mentors, and fellow Marines whose work made the nomination possible.
“Hold the Standard.”
THE KEEP – NICHOLAS RINELL