Charlie is back with another Two-Minute Takeaway! In life, do you follow your big dreams and take a risk or do you play it safer by staying home and tending to your flock? This is the essential dilemma the main character faces in The Alchemist by...
There is no question that today we are more polarized than ever. Social media has "given" everyone a platform and a voice, but it has created this need for everyone to always be right. This phenomenon has transcended into our personal lives, making it difficult...
Are you the kind of person who says hi or good morning to those you pass when you're out for a walk or run? Well Chief Leadership Founder, Charles Celano, is this type of person and he joins us after his morning run for this...
It was a good Saturday morning so far. I was a fairly new Lieutenant Watch Commander, working weekend, dayshift. I just finished having breakfast with the sergeant at the local greasy spoon. A big fat breakfast burrito was sitting in my gut after being washed...
In this after-run moment of clarity, Chief Leadership founder, Charles Celano, has a very important message for YOU...
It was my first briefing as a sergeant. I was nervous. Would the “guys” give me a hard time? Would I cover everything? Would I instill confidence in them? Would they follow me as a leader? Honestly, the 30 minute briefing session was a blur. I...
In his latest after-run moment of clarity, Chief Leadership Founder, Charlie Celano, has a special Veterans Day message for all of our amazing Veterans! To all the men and women who have served our great country, thank you! You make what we do possible and...
When I was twelve years old, my baby sister was at the tender age of six, and she would often make it very clear to me and my younger brother, that despite her being the youngest, she was really “in charge.” She had our parents...
In his latest after-run moment of clarity, Chief Leadership founder, Charles Celano, examines the question; are leaders born or made? A question that often returns a myriad of responses, but is worth continual examination. Are some people born with an innate ability towards public speaking...
December 1st, 1991 – It was five days after graduating the police academy, when I was out on patrol with my field training officer (T.O.). We just cleared a “loud party” call when my T.O. abruptly barked “Drive back to the station…we have to meet...
