Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army Quotes
Place your faith not in the frailness of "Man" but in the power and glory of the creator and observe what happens next......
As long as you're actively trying to achieve your goals your successes are rewards and your short comings are lessons learned
Excuses are most valuable to the person making them but to everyone else its foreign currency with little value or not accepted at all. You are not good with me until your integrity check clears.
Self Care is the secret ingredient to Soldier care in a recipe that yields many servings of effective leadership.
Its been my experience during my military career that a leader displaying a THIRST for power will ultimately have a APPETITE for destruction to go along with it.
You can't fake a great steak nor can you convince a raging bull to give you a easy eight second ride.
A leader is skating up hill on a slippery slope when Servant Leadership is not part of a leaders philosophy.
If a leader works hard to break the spirit of their Soldier they'll soon meet the most focused Soldier of a career.
The saddle is off and the rest of this ride will be bareback. Code for it's gonna be a tough ride to the finish.
Our journeys are different but we can share the same well traveled path during parts of our excursion. Small victories win wars not single battles.
Educated idiots are the most fearsome creatures in a leadership structure because even though trained they still refuse to think.
Learning to accept help from others is not a sign of weakness it's a badge of courage reflecting mutual trust between the giver and the receiver.
No two snowflakes are alike and neither are the Soldier's in your charge. Don't make the mistake of treating your Soldier's like tangible things instead of the valued human assets they are.
The future you build for yourself is only as limited as your imagination and a undisciplined goal orientated mind.
If you have the bad MOJO of a situation or a person riding you down you must first remove that saddle.
We are one people until you decide we are one person in the churning sea of humanity.
Your most valuable treasures are the ones which cannot be bought or stolen because they live within your spirit.
I am thankful for all blessings and lessons learned that have given me peace and solace which I try to share with great humility and humbleness.
What do I and a diamond have in common? We are tough, brilliant, and carbon based entities which evolved into something better under immense pressure, tribulation, and trials.
When you look down the length of your chain and see it is made mostly of weak links it is time to pull out the bolt cutters.
If you haven't learned to love yourself you are in reality living a lie proclaiming to be in love with someone else.
My position is for one to be thought of as a CHARACTER is totally different from one having CHARACTER.
Life Algebra 101 - I truly value my own ignorance of what is to come for me, It is those unknown variables the shape my future based on my knowns of today and yesterday.
Strength isn't measured by how many things or people you manage but more prevalent is how much you can self manage and guide yourself to your next check point.
Wisdom from Top Butler: Guard yourself at all times but don't let anyone lead you to live a guarded life that is all.
Where your soul meets your purpose is the azimuth known as your passion and from there you can plot points of inspiration and achievable goals.
You can be inspired externally but when it comes down to achieving your lofty goals it's all personal determination which is internal derived from the eternal.
Let's make a deal, if you don't blame me for your failures I won't take credit for your successes.
Winning doesn't necessarily mean you'll walk away with a trophy. Sometimes winning means you dared to show up at all to see the shocked look of your rivals.
You've evolved when you realize the effect that your positive contributions to others create ripples of humanity in the sea of life.
