Brad’s Top Christmas Movies

Brad’s Top Christmas Movies

December 18, 2018

When the holidays roll around, our family loves watching Christmas movies. Here’s a few of our old school and new school favorites: Christmas Vacation A Christmas Story Home Alone Die Hard Elf The Ref Trading Places Mickey’s Christmas Carol Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer A Charlie Brown Christmas How The Grinch Stole Christmas Scrooged Office Christmas Party Bad Santa Krampus It’s a...

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Why Our Jobs are a Labor of Love

Why Our Jobs are a Labor of Love

September 4, 2017

Photo Credit: Desiree Navarro/WireImage/Getty Images The saying, “Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” has been attributed to everyone from Confucius to 1980s motivational speaker Harvey Mackay. And while the authorship of the quotation remains in question, there’s one thing I’m sure of—whoever wrote it didn’t know what they were talking...

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Discipline

Discipline

January 1, 2016

“God gives us the nuts, but he does not crack them.” – German proverb In my thriller, STATE OF THE UNION, I wanted to explore discipline, particularly as it relates to spies, Special Forces operatives, and others who place the needs of the nation ahead of their own. Discipline is a trait I call upon daily – especially when I need to...

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Personal Responsibility

Personal Responsibility

December 1, 2015

“The truest test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” – John Wooden Life is made better when we are at our best.  And we are at our best, when we aspire to be better than we are.  This is that sweet spot, or zone, where we come in contact with our own nobility.  Personal...

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Brad’s Ultimate Gift List

Brad’s Ultimate Gift List

December 1, 2015

Peppers Sunglasses: Ridgeback ($39.99): CRKT Ultima – Designed by Michael Martinez ($69.99): Angstadt Arms UDP-9 SBR ($1349): Tag Heuer “Connected” E-Watch ($1500) FLIR Systems Thermal Monocular ($4,999): Cobalt Valkyrie ($699,000):

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