Bumping into my old Commanding Officer 20 years later

He liked my Christian Dog Tag…

I am totally buzzing.

As I sit eating wonderful Japanese (in the Sushi Tei Restaurant in Sydney), I am still spinning from one of those crazy beyond coincidence experiences.

Sitting a few tables away from me was my old Commander Officer from when I was in the Australian Army 20 years ago. As much as my memories are quite fragmented from those old days (the head injury which ended my career), he totally recognised me and even recalled my career progression and the type of ‘special’ work I was involved in.

It was a total blast from the past and it triggered lots of old memories from that era that I am busy reliving like it happened just moments ago. He was an incredible Commander and when I met with him 20 years later, I still get that kind, structured and caring energy from him.

As I recall his greatness, he was an incredible Commander in which I remember having a complete allegiance too beyond the rank on his shoulders.

He was a guy that beyond the uniform; genuinely cared about people and he is incredibly successful. We swapped cards and he is the Managing Director of a TOP COMPANY (not surprised).

It’s funny when you see people from one’s past. The top, caring and kind performers then are all on top and true leaders.

The silly bullies and those people, well some of them aren’t with us anymore, some are in prison and many couldn’t even hold down jobs.

My advice and thinking? You want to truly care about people that you work with and lead. I can tell you that it’s those people you bump into years later that are incredibly successful. Not just money too, they have great overall success on multiple levels.

Small world, right? This guy was even from Melbourne too in those days.

I love his work, thank you for the read and to being ‘Incredible Commanders’ in our own lives.