Leadership VoicesRene Rivera | Leadership Voices https://leadershipvoices.com Legacy Leadership Principles For Today And Those That You Are Leading Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:45:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 79463028 Manday Movie Review(on Tuesday): Fury https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/21/manday-movie-reviewon-tuesday-fury/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/21/manday-movie-reviewon-tuesday-fury/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2014 05:01:06 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7855 My beautiful wife indulged me in an early Movie Date before High School Football last Friday. We saw Fury. Wow.  Best WWII flick since Saving Private Ryan. Brutal action. Well acted.  Brad Pitt hit another home run. Let me warn you.  This is a Manday Monday Movie Review on a Tuesday.  (For those of you new […]

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]]> My beautiful wife indulged me in an early Movie Date before High School Football last Friday. We saw Fury. Wow.  Best WWII flick since Saving Private Ryan. Brutal action. Well acted.  Brad Pitt hit another home run. Let me warn you.  This is a Manday Monday Movie Review on a Tuesday.  (For those of you new […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/21/manday-movie-reviewon-tuesday-fury/feed/ 0 7855 Failure is a Reality https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/20/failure-is-a-reality/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/20/failure-is-a-reality/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:20:56 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7799   “There’s nothing funnier than someone else getting hurt,” I heard a comedian say.  “As long as you know they are not hurt permanently,” he continued.  “And as long as you know it hurts a lot.”  He concluded by adding: “Like when someone cracks their shin on the coffee table.” In some ways that’s true.  […]

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]]>   “There’s nothing funnier than someone else getting hurt,” I heard a comedian say.  “As long as you know they are not hurt permanently,” he continued.  “And as long as you know it hurts a lot.”  He concluded by adding: “Like when someone cracks their shin on the coffee table.” In some ways that’s true.  […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/20/failure-is-a-reality/feed/ 1 7799 What in the World? https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/06/what-in-the-world/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/06/what-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:02:52 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7701   Who do you trust?  Who do you believe anymore? Ebola has come to the United States of America. Our President, the leader of the free world said it would not. He was wrong. Maybe the open border policy is not a good one. The Center for Disease Control says we should not panic and […]

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]]>   Who do you trust?  Who do you believe anymore? Ebola has come to the United States of America. Our President, the leader of the free world said it would not. He was wrong. Maybe the open border policy is not a good one. The Center for Disease Control says we should not panic and […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/10/06/what-in-the-world/feed/ 3 7701 The NFL: Major Leadership Fail https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/28/the-nfl-major-leadership-fail/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/28/the-nfl-major-leadership-fail/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 03:46:25 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7664   I was on Facebook the other day and I saw this post-“Wanted: an obedience school that trains puppies AND sweet little 2 year old girls.” Of course, I couldn’t resist and I threw my comment into the fray: ” I hear the NFL may have some Subject Matter Experts. They can even help with […]

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]]>   I was on Facebook the other day and I saw this post-“Wanted: an obedience school that trains puppies AND sweet little 2 year old girls.” Of course, I couldn’t resist and I threw my comment into the fray: ” I hear the NFL may have some Subject Matter Experts. They can even help with […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/28/the-nfl-major-leadership-fail/feed/ 4 7664 Manday: Two Men in the Lion’s Pit-Part Two https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/01/manday-two-men-in-the-lions-pit-part-two/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/01/manday-two-men-in-the-lions-pit-part-two/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:56:39 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7266 The pursuit of Biblical Manhood can be very elusive.  It can be like trying to excel at all the gifts of the Spirit.  Pile on top of that leadership imploring that you need accountability and mentoring just to survive until next Sunday.  Every proclivity is treated as an addiction and a week of spiritual rehab […]

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]]> The pursuit of Biblical Manhood can be very elusive.  It can be like trying to excel at all the gifts of the Spirit.  Pile on top of that leadership imploring that you need accountability and mentoring just to survive until next Sunday.  Every proclivity is treated as an addiction and a week of spiritual rehab […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/01/manday-two-men-in-the-lions-pit-part-two/feed/ 4 7266 Manday: The Lions That Don’t Exist Part One https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/25/manday-the-lions-that-dont-exist-part-one/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/25/manday-the-lions-that-dont-exist-part-one/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:44:06 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7254 On February 23, 2013, I posted an article about two men on a roof as part of my accountability series on Manday. To this day, I have been looking for ways to follow that up and continue my series on Manhood.  It has been a long journey since then.  It is no secret that at […]

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]]> On February 23, 2013, I posted an article about two men on a roof as part of my accountability series on Manday. To this day, I have been looking for ways to follow that up and continue my series on Manhood.  It has been a long journey since then.  It is no secret that at […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/08/25/manday-the-lions-that-dont-exist-part-one/feed/ 5 7254 Manday: Everyone Matters https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/21/manday-everyone-matters/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/21/manday-everyone-matters/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:53:14 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7108 As Kevin or any of my friends will tell you I have an insatiable appetite for reading.  I prefer biographies, mysteries, and inspirational books.  I also have a tendency to surround myself with successful go-getters.  I really have zero-tolerance for whiners and complainers, quitters, or those that work at not working.  Unfortunately, that has seen the […]

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]]> As Kevin or any of my friends will tell you I have an insatiable appetite for reading.  I prefer biographies, mysteries, and inspirational books.  I also have a tendency to surround myself with successful go-getters.  I really have zero-tolerance for whiners and complainers, quitters, or those that work at not working.  Unfortunately, that has seen the […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/21/manday-everyone-matters/feed/ 1 7108 Louis Zamperini https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/04/louis-zamperini/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/04/louis-zamperini/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2014 14:15:04 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7029 Louis Zamperini, Olympian, WWII Veteran, and POW passed away yesterday. I was very saddened to hear the news.  He became an inspiration to me through his amazing tale of survival and redemption through Christ.  He is my hero.   I had the amazing honor of spending an entire day with the hero when he came […]

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]]> Louis Zamperini, Olympian, WWII Veteran, and POW passed away yesterday. I was very saddened to hear the news.  He became an inspiration to me through his amazing tale of survival and redemption through Christ.  He is my hero.   I had the amazing honor of spending an entire day with the hero when he came […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/07/04/louis-zamperini/feed/ 2 7029 Manday: Sometimes Good People Have Bad Days https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/16/sometimes-good-people-have-bad-days/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/16/sometimes-good-people-have-bad-days/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2014 06:44:44 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6921   Conversation with a child in one of the many crime ridden apartment complexes I patrol. Child: “You only arrest bad people right, Mr. Officer?” Me: “Yes. I do.” Child: “Do you like to arrest bad people?” Me: “No. I don’t like arresting people. It’s not fun.” Child: “Then why did my Momma get arrested […]

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]]>   Conversation with a child in one of the many crime ridden apartment complexes I patrol. Child: “You only arrest bad people right, Mr. Officer?” Me: “Yes. I do.” Child: “Do you like to arrest bad people?” Me: “No. I don’t like arresting people. It’s not fun.” Child: “Then why did my Momma get arrested […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/06/16/sometimes-good-people-have-bad-days/feed/ 1 6921 The Blindness of Showing Up https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/04/21/the-blindness-of-showing-up/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/04/21/the-blindness-of-showing-up/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:26:14 +0000 Rene Rivera http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6410 Recently, I began watching a new Sitcom called Growing Up Fisher. The show is told from the view of a middle school boy whose father happens to be blind. You find yourself rooting for the Father as he struggles to manage a law firm, a recent divorce, two children, and a new seeing eye dog […]

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]]> Recently, I began watching a new Sitcom called Growing Up Fisher. The show is told from the view of a middle school boy whose father happens to be blind. You find yourself rooting for the Father as he struggles to manage a law firm, a recent divorce, two children, and a new seeing eye dog […]

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