A Marine combat veteran on staying in control when everything around you blows up, and why adding value is the way through.
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A moment from Michael's TEDxRaleigh talk on adding value in explosive situations.
Leadership isn't motivation. It's an operating system.
A long-form conversation with Clay Clark.
Marine Corps combat camera interview, Kajaki, Afghanistan, May 2011.
Michael on the Special Application Scoped Rifle, Kajaki, Afghanistan, 2011.
How the 5 Paragraph Operating System turns chaos into execution.
Outpost Shrine, Kajaki, with the Police Advisory Team.
Public-domain Marine Corps combat camera footage from Outpost Shrine, May 23, 2011.
Nothing is impossible with a plan everyone understands.
A military-proven plan that fits on one page.
From Profiles in Courage, read by Michael J. Penney.
Lead by example, and action will follow.
Talks, podcasts, essays, and features.
Cigars and Sea Stories, The 5P Show, the Truth explanations and The Michael J. Penney Show. Pick a show or search every episode. About the archive →
Monday and Thursday nights at 9 Eastern: current events, watch parties, great speeches and long conversations, streamed live on Pilled and Rumble at the same time.
Explanations of the news and the history behind it.
How-tos and interviews on the 5 Paragraph method: running a business the way the military plans a mission.
The veterans show I co-founded and hosted: nearly 300 episodes of cigars, sea stories and the guests who told them.
The TEDxRaleigh talk and times I was a guest on other people's shows.
258: August Uhl, Full MagCigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube
257: Fitness Or The Lack There OfCigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube
Cozy for the holidaysCigars and Sea Stories · Dec 2017 · Youtube
NIW009: Michael J Penney of Cigars and Sea Stories Talks Whitetail Deer HuntingGuest Appearances · Nov 2017 · Youtube
230: John Murphy, Marine Veteran, Author of Black Saber NovelsCigars and Sea Stories · Oct 2017 · Youtube
229: Keith King, Vietnam Veteran, President of The National Veteran Business Development CounselCigars and Sea Stories · Oct 2017 · Youtube
228: Evolution vs. TransitionCigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube
227: You Were Created To Be Victorious, Keynote Address Entrepreneurship Center of Craven CountyCigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube
226: Favorite Smokin and Jokin Moments, Down Range TobaccoCigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube
225: Kilroy Was Here, 5 Paragraph Business Plan Management ToolCigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube