Who inspired you to start investing? Asked by a friend of mine if I would work on a farm for a penny a day for 30 days and have it doubled. I found the question odd and answered . . .

Get rid of the wires and go wireless when creating a home network. If you have several machines at home that you would like to share information you have options. To go wireless some hardware is required. 

Here is a growing list of commonly used Japanese Phrases.

Sailors take on collateral duties for a number of reasons, some choose collateral duties to move their career forward.  Some take on more than they can handle while some avoid them at all cost. It is not so much which collateral duty you have it’s what you do when you have one.

Japanese License Plate

Living eight years in Japan one would say I should be fluent in speaking Japanese.

Provide answers to your Chief before questions are asked and expect answers from your subordinates before you ask questions. Show them how to move forward with this line of thinking.

Aspire to relieve your chief of his job managing the division and model behavior in how he or she supports the commands mission. Once you are successful in doing so you may be on your way. Watch your chief, ask questions, and if you bring a problem bring a solution!

Never do work to receive a good eval. Strive and work to support the mission, command, department and division when successful, success will find you. Be careful powered with the wrong motivation if it doesn’t work you may have nothing to moving you forward.

As a mentor I want to give to a Sailors hope and empower with the tools needed to succeed. I believe in planting the right seed in the right Sailor. Each Sailor needs are different and as a leader it’s important each Sailor have what they need to move forward. By sharing with Sailors, mentoring online is an opportunity to reach Sailors from all over the world. What do I expect to gain? I expect to show Sailors how to successfully move forward.

An eval bullet is to highlight work and accomplishments without having to read through flowery adjectives.