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Contentment in the Quiet
Leaving college and starting a first job is a hard transition. For me, it is especially challenging because I spent the better part of the last four years in a different state away from home, and now I’m back at home but away from my friends. I miss the pace of life – going from classes to lunch with different friends to extracurriculars to spending my evenings in the dorm with the community I built. The excitement of starting a career comes with the loss of the rhythms and r
43 minutes ago


Experiences and Thoughts About AI
Artificial intelligence has risen so extremely fast over the last couple of years. Its revolutionary power will likely make it the technology that defines my lifetime, just like the creation of the internet or cars defined previous generations. It is still unclear how powerful the technology will be and how it will shape our lives, but the potential is definitely both exciting and frightening. I wanted to highlight a couple of ways that AI has impacted my life as a recent col
3 days ago


Patience
We all want goodness in life; it is human nature. Most of the time, especially in my case, it is hard to have patience for goodness to happen. It is easy to get impatient and try to force something that isn’t meant to be, yet . In today’s society, patience has become less common because of the ways that inventions have spoiled us. For example, on Amazon you can buy anything, and in some cases, can come to you on the same day! These sorts of things lead us (especially me) away
6 days ago


Do Right Even When It Is Difficult
Have you ever worked with people who seem to have an agenda that’s different from what they were hired to do? “Having an agenda” is usually perceived negatively, implying a hidden or self-serving motive. This individual does not appear interested in supporting efforts to build a successful team. Their focus seems to be primarily on themselves and their image rather than on the collective goals of the company’s success. Before I continue, I’ll acknowledge that all of us, inclu
Mar 4


Mettle Ops Interview: Scaling With Purpose in Defense Tech
Mettle Ops Founder & CEO, Katie Bigelow, was recently interviewed for the BLTnT podcast. The podcast is hosted by Matt Loria, the CEO of Auxiom, an IT and Cyber Security company servicing businesses in Michigan. The podcast, spelled out as Business, Life, Technology and Transformations, derives from some of life's best moments that come from "breaking bread" during a meal. During Katie's episode, she covers everything from her time in the Army as a Blackhawk Pilot, the beginn
Mar 3


New Years Resolutions
People make New Year’s resolutions for many reasons, but mine are always grounded in self-improvement through reflection on past shortcomings. This year, I want to approach the New Year biblically—focusing on reflection, repentance, renewal, and rededication by remembering God’s faithfulness, confessing sin, recommitting to His Word and prayer, and setting eternal goals. Rather than pursuing merely worldly resolutions, I choose to trust in His guidance (Proverbs 3:5–6) and re
Feb 27


The Value of Sports for Mental Grit
I’ve been into sports for as long as I can remember. I started playing hockey back in elementary school, ran cross country in high school, and tried out a bunch of other sports along the way. One of the biggest things I’ve taken from all of that, especially the endurance-based parts, is mental grit. That ability to keep going, even when everything in you is telling you to stop. Cross country really taught me that. It is a pretty straightforward sport. You just run a set dist
Feb 24

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