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Situational awareness is very important when it comes to surviving potentially dangerous situations. During my interview with former Delta Force operators Bob Keller, Nate Dudley and Brian Gilligan , I asked what advice they have for identifying when a situation might head south, and their advice is 100% worth listening to. “Bottom line is you need to be aware of your surroundings. You need to be aware of where you are to begin with. What’s the reason you’re there, right,” Gilligan explained when talking about situation awareness. He then also tore into people who make everything political and said it’s time for people to “f**king relax” a bit. You can watch their full comments below. That’s some great advice from guys who absolutely know what they’re talking about given their combat experience as Tier One operators, and must admit that I laughed pretty hard when Keller asked Dudley, “How bad did you want to crack some skulls?” It was also important to note … [Read more...] about Former Delta Force Operators Explain The Importance Of Situational Awareness When Identifying Potentially Dangerous Situations

(CNN) Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are closely tracking recent clusters of monkeypox infections around the world -- and possible cases in the United States. Currently, the CDC is monitoring six people in the United States for possible monkeypox infections after they sat near an infected traveler who had symptoms while on a flight from Nigeria to the United Kingdom in early May. Separately, CDC officials also are investigating a case of monkeypox confirmed in a man in Massachusetts who had recently traveled to Canada. And in New York City, one patient has tested positive for orthopoxvirus, the family of viruses to which monkeypox belongs, NYC health officials announced in a news release Friday. The case is being treated as a "presumptive positive" case until confirmed pending CDC testing and the patient is currently isolating, the release states. New York City health officials had also tested one other patient for … [Read more...] about CDC monitors 6 people in US for possible rare monkeypox, says public ‘should not be concerned’

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This Is Us fans might not be anywhere near ready for the beloved NBC show to end this Tuesday, May 24. But series star Mandy Moore, who plays the family's matriarch, Rebecca Pearson, has had her coping mechanism in place for some time. "It was a very intentional plan to finish the show and have some new music out and be able to go on the road immediately," Moore tells me. " I'm excited, because I feel like I'll be able to take this time to really process this very seminal chapter that's closing, and be able to use the music and being able to play songs every night as a way to process what I just lived through instead of being a shell in the fetal position in my bedroom. I get to go out and do something." The show wraps this Tuesday and Moore will be out on the road by June 10 in Atlanta in support of her superb new album, In Real Life . She is excited for many reasons, including the fact this is her first full tour in … [Read more...] about Sunday Conversation: Mandy Moore On The End Of ‘This Is Us,’ New Music, Joni Mitchell And Emmy Buzz

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Developing and implementing a strategy that helps your product sell itself is an aspiration for many businesses. A good marketing strategy ends up targeting the right audiences in ways that get them thinking about your brand. As a result, your stores and website start to experience more traffic, and sales inch up. But a great marketing strategy—one that’s really effective—will stimulate demand for years to come. Target audiences will realize a need they didn’t know they had. Your brand becomes the first thing people think about when they consider your product or service category. Household names like Coca-Cola, Campbell’s and Disney didn’t just rise to the top by chance. Savvy planning, execution and analysis identified ways to reach high-potential market segments while differentiating the brand enough to shield it from the competition. If you want your business to reach household name status, you will need to follow … [Read more...] about How To Make Your Marketing Strategy A Reality

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It's going to be a busy summer travel season. And different. The summer travel advice from experts is different, too. Domestic travel volume will rise 16% over last year, with almost 75% of Americans planning to travel domestically for summer vacations, according to Allianz Partners' Top 10 Summer Destinations review . And travel to Europe will soar 600% over last year. ​​ "The floodgates have opened," says Valentina O'Kane, owner of Incognito Global Travel , an affiliate of Embark Beyond. "People are rushing to get out there again. The popular tourist destinations are overbooked, with little if any availability. They are going to be overcrowded and overpriced this summer." I just interviewed 200 top travel experts about what lies ahead for travel. Here's part one of my series , which outlines what to expect in the next three months. There are two important takeaways. Covid is far from over, so you may … [Read more...] about Don’t Go There! Expert Summer Travel Advice For Your Next Vacation

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Just because your business or brand isn’t in an inherently interesting category doesn’t mean your brand has to be bland and boring. While there is a huge number of exciting and trendy niches emerging, most industries have to contend with generating interest in what can feel like mundane, complex, or misunderstood spaces. Instead, it is the way a brand presents its narrative that truly makes it interesting. In a 2019 study about what they called the characteristics of brand coolness, the American Marketing Association said, “We find that cool brands have up to 10 characteristics: Consumers perceive them to be extraordinary, aesthetically appealing, energetic, rebellious, original, authentic, subcultural, iconic, high status and popular.” As long as a brand develops at least one of these major characteristics, it will create interest in even the most underloved industry. Even greater success will be secured by … [Read more...] about How To Build An Interesting E-Commerce Brand In A Boring Industry

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Tech leaders are expected to stay up to date on all the latest tech concepts, but in today’s businesses, there are certain tech terms every leader needs to understand—no matter their specialty. Without a thorough grounding in the tech processes and tools modern companies require to operate, leaders can’t make the correct strategic decisions, communicate effectively with the tech professionals they work with or safely and fully serve their customers. From learning how essential tech tools really operate to understanding how to protect their assets in an increasingly digital world, expanding their tech knowledge can help any leader become better at their job. Here, 16 members of Forbes Technology Council share common technology terms and concepts many nontech people misunderstand, what they actually mean and why they’re important. 1. Compliance One business-critical term that is often misused and misunderstood by … [Read more...] about 16 Tech Terms And Concepts Every Business Leader Should Understand

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the latest education concern among parents who are worried about the state of the American education system. “Critical Race Theory is the ideology, but Social Emotional Learning is the delivery system,” Jennifer McWilliams, a parental rights education consultant, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “What could end up happening at the end of the day is that these mental health initiatives work to reshape students’ minds towards certain worldviews that might be inherently opposed to the values of their parents,” Max Eden, research fellow for the American Enterprise Institute, told TheDCNF. Critical Race Theory (CRT) isn’t the only three-word phrase that has parents concerned; Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the latest curriculum headache that education experts warn is permeating the American public school system. SEL purports to teach students social skills that aid their mental health and emotional wellbeing, yet has been … [Read more...] about Here’s The New Left-Wing Theory Parents Are Fighting In Schools

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “I would say that no director has ever taken on a job with their eyes more wide open than I had mine,” explained Simon Curtis, director of the Downton Abbey feature film sequel. “I visited the set many, many times. I already had relationships with most of the cast and crew, I’d watched everything, but still, there were surprises.” After already pulling in audiences in the UK, Downton Abbey: A New Era grossed $16 million during its opening weekend in the US. The follow-up to the 2019 film sees a film crew bring a touch of showbiz to the stately home, the Crawley family head to France facing a potential family scandal, and features a farewell to a legacy cast member. I caught up with Curtis to break down the pressure, pleasure, and the dos and don’ts of directing Downton and working with an ensemble cast who are the top of their game. Simon Thompson: You have a long-running relationship with Downtown Abbey … [Read more...] about Simon Curtis Talks Directing ‘Downton Abbey’ Sequel When Almost Every Cast Member Is A British Acting Legend

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Great leadership has never been easy, especially if you’re doing it well. But it’s arguably harder now than it’s been in the recent past, and it requires a great amount of emotional labor. There are reasons for this—from the climate outside of organizations to mental health issues and the competition for talent. The impact is significant: Leadership requires more skills, capability, finesse, nuance, judgement and art today. Emotional labor is the work people do to manage feelings and regulate how they come across to others, so interactions can be successful. It is also the effort to stay healthy and optimistic in the face of stress, demands and high expectations. It’s the effort to be aware of emotions, and decide moment-by-moment about how to express them—and it’s becoming a critical leadership competency for the future of work. The Pressure Is On Great leadership is easier in calm seas, but as storms arise, leadership … [Read more...] about Leadership Is Harder Now: 5 Ways To Manage The Emotional Labor