The Way, True Leadership isn’t loud, it’s lasting.
The Way of the Fife is your path to mastering competence, confidence, and compassion.
Let’s walk it together.
Road Map
The path is still unfolding. This section will continue to evolve as I shape my ideas into chapters and refine their structure. I hope you’ll find the journey as rewarding and thought-provoking as the destination.
• Section 1: Competence—Developing Core Values
• Chapter 1: “If You Are Faithful Over the Few… Humility”
Reflections 1: Faithful Over the Few: Humility is the key to Growth. Don't "Fake It Until You Make It". Instead, "Learn It Until You Earn It.
• Chapter 2: “Defining Success and Honestly Defining Who You Are… Honesty”
• Chapter 3: “Resolve vs. Ambition… Hard Work (Stewards not Kings)”
“…one of life’s more depressing ironies: the men who crave power are best fitted to acquire it, and least fitted to exercise it.”
- Seti, Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Chapter 4: “You Can Delegate Responsibilities, But Not Responsibility… Accountability”
• Section 2: Confidence—Embodying Those Core Values
• Chapter 5: “Fear Is the Mind-Killer”
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can be kind for a while; you can be fair for a while; you can be generous for a while; you can even be loving for a while. But it is only with courage that you can be persistently and consistently kind, fair, generous, and loving.”
- Maya Angelou
“We’re Playing Store” from “Lawman Barney” Episode 7, Season 3 of The Andy Griffith Show
“Waving His Arms and Making Speeches” from “Lawman Barney” Episode 7, Season 3 of The Andy Griffith Show
“It’s Your Job” from “Lawman Barney” Episode 7, Season 3 of The Andy Griffith Show
“I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone, there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.”
- The Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear—Frank Herbert’s Dune
“Bigger Than The Badge” from “Lawman Barney” Episode 7, Season 3 of The Andy Griffith Show
