Richard Ian Porter

Tag: Purpose

  • Purple Heart Day

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    Did you know it was Purple Heart day? I did not. I didnt even know it existed. Now I do. Here’s a bit of history assembled by perplexity for us about it: (the perplexity search link is here) Purple Heart Day, observed annually on August 7, has a rich history tied to the Purple Heart…

  • Murder, homicide, disease, suicide – death touches all

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    3 critical actions you might take this memorial day (CW): 1 Get help if you need it. There is no shame in seeking help. Resources are available, including the crisis line (988), emergency rooms, and mental health apps like Unwinding Anxiety and Waking Up. Medication and treatments like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) offer hope and…

  • Innovate or die

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    17 years ago, give or take, I accepted a commission as a United States Marine Corps officer. I served as a Ground Intelligence Officer. In essence, it was my job to lead my Marines to relentlessly and cleverly imagine the enemy’s most likely (EMLCOA) and most dangerous course of action (EMDCOA). This has colored my…

  • “What does this mean?”

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    My eight year old asks me this a lot. I irritate her by asking here to think through it and prompting her with questions. Right now I’m running an experiment, posting lyrics from OK go videos with images mostly of my kiddos that feel right to pair with the lyrics. Currently I am absolutely loving…

  • Another memorial day another reflection

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    Another Memorial Day is here and it is always a time of reflection for me. I’ve written on it several years the past. Yes, I have friends who died serving in wars with me.Yes, we lost those wars. And now I have friends who served alongside me whose families continue to be at risk from…

  • Brilliance in the Basics – Leadership in Product Management

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    In the ongoing iteration and re-iteration of what I’ve learned, how I communicate it, what I learn anew and how I convey it, we have another release. I was very lucky to get to speak on lessons in Product Management with Growth School. They kindly provided a recording link and password that I can share…

  • Do good with your career! 80,000 hours

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    As I’ve shared before I’m driven by a personal mission in life: to grow powerful people: to learn and teach so that others can better survive and thrive through understanding knowledge! I’ve been very struck recently with the concepts of effective altruism, of doing good even better with careful consideration and measurement of impact. For…

  • Doing Good, Better.

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    I’ve finally read Doing Good Better. And I couldn’t recommend it more highly. I wish I had read this years ago (like many books.) I’m sharing my review both here and where I wrote it on GoodReads. I also gave an intro to it and shared it on YouTube or sharing-ready on LinkedIn Who should…

  • What this Marine learns from Malala’s Children’s book: Malala’s Magic Pencil.

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    One voice can change the world. There are few books that choke me up and move me to tears. That cause a deep and aching sadness in me. There are even fewer children books that have this effect. Malala’s Magic Pencil is one of these. My oldest daughter has been getting more and more skilled…

  • There’s much to remember on this memorial day.

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    Yes it’s about our departed fallen brothers and sisters in the military. Yes it’s about the gold star families that carry on somehow, even without them. Yes, it truly should also be about the world we all work to try to build on their sacrifice. Because “the dead are the only ones who have seen…