“The greatest risk most of us will take in our lifetime is that of repression or denial of basic rights of another person. The great risk is that you have no idea what will happen if that person you think so small or insignificant of stands up and totally eclipses the Sun in the universe of those lacking in empathy, humility, and humbleness.” DiversityLeadership CharacteristicsMilitary QuoteEquality And Attitude Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“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.” CharacterSymbolismLeadership CharacteristicsMilitary Quote Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“You've evolved when you realize the effect that your positive contributions to others create ripples of humanity in the sea of life.” CharacterHumanityUnityMilitary Quote Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“ASSertive, ill-informed, and misguided leadership at the expense of organizational morale, climate, soldier well-being, and taking care of a soldier's support system isn't leadership at all; it's the chemistry for eroded trust, values, warrior ethos, ethics, and discipline, which takes far longer to rebuild than it took to destroy” HonorIntegrityLeadership QuotesMoraleEthosLegacy QuotesMilitary QuotesMilitary Philosophy Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“If you have the bad MOJO of a situation or a person riding you down you must first remove that saddle.” EmpowermentLeadership DevelopmentAssertivenessMilitary Quote Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“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.” Self EsteemWisdom QuotesLeadership TraitsDignity QuotesArmy QuotesPerceverance Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“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.” Self EsteemPersonal GrowthPurpose Quotes Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“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.” HumilitySolaceHumblenessBlessings Quotes Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“We are one people until you decide we are one person in the churning sea of humanity.” HumanityHumilityUnityOneness Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“Fear is a liar and a good one at that, Fear feeds on self doubt and insecurities both internal and external. Know this, optimism, faith, and resilience are like penicillin to fear if it has been allowed in. But the best course of action is to not feed it in the first place.” ConfidenceStrength Through AdversityMilitary Quote Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“The death of unit morale is always precipitated by the neglect of a Soldiers and families health and welfare.” Leader QuotesMilitary QuoteLack Of CompassionDont Lose FaithNeglected But Undefeated Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“A leader who allows their subordinates to suffer as proof of who is the boss likely quenches their thirst with salt water from a rusted canteen.” NarcissisticAfraidSelf ConsciousnessUnpatrioticLack Of EmpathyLack Of CompassionArmy QuotesToxic Leadership Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“Leading by example through "Servant Leadership" used to be a badge of honor that distinguished you from the Corps of the Blue Falcon. Present day I see the ranks of the Blue Falcon surging in a flagless flotilla of blurred morals, a low tide of integrity, and selfish ethics adrift with no anchorage. The pulse of the led is directly influenced by the organizational heart rate of the leader.” Leadership QuotesServant LeadershipMilitary QuoteDuty And Attitude Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“Leading your Soldiers with the safety on as a condition of your own personal complacency is no different than running into battle with your firearm on safe yelling BANG BANG BANG!!! An Army leaders unlimited source of ammo are the Army Values and the Warrior Ethos.” Leadership DevelopmentWarrior QuotesMilitary QuoteArmy Life Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“My Soldier's definitive of LOYALTY does not include being complacent with a biased or prejudiced leader amongst the Soldiers they took an oath to serve with dignity and respect.” ShamefulBiasedMilitary QuotePrejudice Racism Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“When you realize you've evolved from the mentored to the Mentor it gives much more to the meaning and lessons learned in life as well as untimely death. -CPT Dominic Garcia-” Empathy For OthersMentoring QuotesMilitary QuoteUplifting ThoughtsLeading By Example Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“The day you accept a position or promotion under the handshake of quid pro quo in exchange to look the other way you forfeit the duty to lead by example.” Leadership CharacteristicsMilitary QuoteLeading By ExampleExample Quote Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“Being a Non-Commissioned officer (NCO) or Petty Officer (PO) is a commitment and a lifestyle that shouldn't ever be taken lightly as you are constantly being observed by other enlisted men, women, and officers desiring to see true leadership in action. Even civilians understand there is something empowering which accompany those chevrons.” Military LeaderMilitary QuoteExample Quote Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“Peace-Of-Mind really only requires the discipline to stay firmly in your lane and exit at your destination not someone else's.” Peace Of Mind QuotesMilitary QuoteSelf Care Self Awareness Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“You can't fake a great steak nor can you convince a raging bull to give you a easy eight second ride.” Leadership DevelopmentMilitary QuoteTenacity QuotesCowboy Quote Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“Some might argue that a diamond is the earths hardest carbon based substance. However, I'd challenge that with the resolve, resilience, and tenacity of a committed carbon based Noncommissioned Officer.” Leadership QuotesLeader QuotesResilience QuotesMilitary QuoteTenacity Quotes Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“The day my NCO support channel abandoned me like a unwanted child at a Fire Station to a toxic commander was the same day I evolved into the most tenacious and resilient NCO tbey had ever served beside.” Leadership QuotesRoad To SuccessResilience QuotesIntegrity QuotesMilitary QuoteTenacity QuotesLessons Learned In LifeArmy Quotes Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“It’s always amazing, when I think about this exact time every year. My goals seemed so lofty and far away. Today, I see that I am actually my own time machine with the ability to write my future through my positive thoughts and actions. However, negative thoughts and inaction can produce a disastrous cause and effect. I reassured myself all year and envisioned who and where I wanted to be at the end of this year and it came to pass. I had some set backs and some uncompleted projects but I never stayed down for long. My faith in the Lord keeps me optimistic and my desire to be the respected leader of my Family gives me all the fuel I need to hit the next check point. I ask the Lord to focus my attention on being more organized and balancing my love of food with my physical activity level. The time is now and the door of opportunities is always open to pass through.” Faith QuotesThankfulnessGods GracePrais Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“Educated idiots are the most fearsome creatures in a leadership structure because even though trained they still refuse to think.” Leadership DevelopmentHindsightMilitary QuoteSee Yourself Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“In leadership that 20/20 vision sometimes becomes 20/40 or 30/50 depending on how close you are to the situation. To my AG Warrior I may never meet thank you for your efforts in writing the prescription to reestablish the 20/20 for the good of the group.” Leadership DevelopmentTeam WorkMilitary LifeResearchers Of Truth Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army
“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.” MoralityLeadership DevelopmentMilitary QuoteSelf Improvement Goal Author:Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army