jackwf.bsky.social
@jackwf.bsky.social
Former tech exec now community activist thankful for the support and coaching received from so many.
no greater calling … If I can inspire young people to dedicate themselves to the good of mankind, I've accomplished something.
— John Glenn
no greater calling … If I can inspire young people to dedicate themselves to the good of mankind, I've accomplished something.
— John Glenn
The family we choose can shape our future. A coffee conversation, shared memories, and intentional connection remind us why friendships truly matter.
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How to be a friend who’s chosen family - #179
Life’s greatest riches often come from friendships built through shared experiences, consistent presence, and mutual investment that transform ordinary connections into chosen family.
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September 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The family we choose can shape our future. A coffee conversation, shared memories, and intentional connection remind us why friendships truly matter.
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Texas has always answered challenges with action. Learning from challenges like Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and future energy demands, resilience, innovation, and accountability continue powering progress. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
How Texas is building a more resilient power grid - #178
One Riot, One Ranger summarizes Texas ingenuity for over two centuries. Capable people deliver reliable results for the good of all — day in, day out.
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September 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Texas has always answered challenges with action. Learning from challenges like Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and future energy demands, resilience, innovation, and accountability continue powering progress. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Want to spot real leaders this election season? Look for those who prepare, understand the terrain, and aim for where the community is going. Vision beats reflex every time.
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How to spot a candidate who will actually lead - #177
Leaders don’t chase noise — they read the terrain, prepare with purpose, and act with clarity. Spot the ones who know where the community is headed, not where it’s been.
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September 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Want to spot real leaders this election season? Look for those who prepare, understand the terrain, and aim for where the community is going. Vision beats reflex every time.
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Wichita Falls faces a turning point. Rethinking growth, embracing service, and strengthening connection can help our community adapt, evolve, and create a future worthy of those who call it home.
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August 23, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Wichita Falls faces a turning point. Rethinking growth, embracing service, and strengthening connection can help our community adapt, evolve, and create a future worthy of those who call it home.
www.newcollarcoach.com/p/what-we-ne...
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From ancient sewers to disciplined legions, Rome proves structure beats heroics. Modern managers win by building clarity, stability, and systems that keep teams aligned, confident, and moving forward. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Ancient Roman secrets for modern managers #174
Rome’s legacy shows managers that disciplined systems, clear roles, honest transparency, and steady execution create cultures where teams thrive, innovate, and deliver consistent, long‑term success.
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August 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
From ancient sewers to disciplined legions, Rome proves structure beats heroics. Modern managers win by building clarity, stability, and systems that keep teams aligned, confident, and moving forward. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Education becomes a lifeline when communities show up, invest in kids, and prove that disciplined effort, caring adults, and clear commitments can turn even the hardest beginnings into powerful futures.
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Wichita Falls superintendent shares his road to college with students
Education becomes a lifeline as communities show up, invest in kids, and prove that disciplined effort, caring adults, and clear commitments can turn even the hardest beginnings into powerful future.
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August 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Education becomes a lifeline when communities show up, invest in kids, and prove that disciplined effort, caring adults, and clear commitments can turn even the hardest beginnings into powerful futures.
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One phrase can stall momentum and erode trust. Great teams don’t “look into it”—they commit, communicate, and deliver. Accountability is the engine that turns dreams into results.
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The one phrase that destroys workplace trust
Trust collapses when commitments fade. Clear timelines, crisp communication, and accountability turn ideas into execution, protect momentum, and build the reliability every winning team depends on.
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August 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
One phrase can stall momentum and erode trust. Great teams don’t “look into it”—they commit, communicate, and deliver. Accountability is the engine that turns dreams into results.
www.newcollarcoach.com/p/the-one-ph...
www.newcollarcoach.com/p/the-one-ph...
Service isn’t about tasks—it’s about how people feel. From mowing lawns to customer care, respect transforms communities. A reminder that humanity should lead every interaction.
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Paying It Forward: Why service is the secret to building better bonds #171
Service is more than action; it’s a commitment to dignity. Respect first, compassion next, creating meaningful impact in neighborhoods, businesses, and everyday human interactions.
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July 18, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Service isn’t about tasks—it’s about how people feel. From mowing lawns to customer care, respect transforms communities. A reminder that humanity should lead every interaction.
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America's best days are still unfolding. Reflections on resilience, innovation, AI, and why communities that invest in talent will thrive. #PayingItForward
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Paying It Forward: America’s best is yet to come! #170
From outhouses to artificial intelligence, America has repeatedly turned challenge into opportunity. The next chapter belongs to communities willing to learn, build, adapt.
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July 6, 2026 at 11:26 AM
America's best days are still unfolding. Reflections on resilience, innovation, AI, and why communities that invest in talent will thrive. #PayingItForward
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My boss told me, “I know, you ran out of time or it would have been shorter!”
At the beginning you’re interested in the slides. . . But the pitch is an hour . . . you’re numb by the time it ends.
Losing the audience doesn’t close the deal.
At the beginning you’re interested in the slides. . . But the pitch is an hour . . . you’re numb by the time it ends.
Losing the audience doesn’t close the deal.
June 30, 2026 at 12:12 AM
My boss told me, “I know, you ran out of time or it would have been shorter!”
At the beginning you’re interested in the slides. . . But the pitch is an hour . . . you’re numb by the time it ends.
Losing the audience doesn’t close the deal.
At the beginning you’re interested in the slides. . . But the pitch is an hour . . . you’re numb by the time it ends.
Losing the audience doesn’t close the deal.
My COO at Motorola used to mortify presenters who had stack of slides.
He would have them jump to the last slide.
His point — If I think it’s a great idea, look at the time we could spend on next steps.
He would have them jump to the last slide.
His point — If I think it’s a great idea, look at the time we could spend on next steps.
June 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
My COO at Motorola used to mortify presenters who had stack of slides.
He would have them jump to the last slide.
His point — If I think it’s a great idea, look at the time we could spend on next steps.
He would have them jump to the last slide.
His point — If I think it’s a great idea, look at the time we could spend on next steps.
Excellence is not a destination you arrive at alone and defines the kind of leaders and communities we build.
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Paying It Forward: In Search of Excellence — Why continuous learning is essential for lasting success #159
Excellence is rare because it demands intention and requires modeling better behavior for those watching. Our children. Our coworkers. Our communities. It is built quietly, choice by choice.
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April 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Excellence is not a destination you arrive at alone and defines the kind of leaders and communities we build.
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Modern work culture treats happiness as an outcome to be engineered. Where many leadership conversations go wrong by conflating happiness with engagement, and engagement with effectiveness.
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Paying it Forward: Is happiness overrated at work? #158
Modern work culture treats happiness as an outcome to be engineered. Where many leadership conversations go wrong by conflating happiness with engagement, and engagement with effectiveness.
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March 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Modern work culture treats happiness as an outcome to be engineered. Where many leadership conversations go wrong by conflating happiness with engagement, and engagement with effectiveness.
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Embrace the future, the opportunity is ours to lose. Then where will we be?
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Paying it Forward: AI is reshaping everything, will your community embrace it or resist? #153
A data center comes well after site planning, The tax base doesn't grow till construction is well underway. A planned data center needs a tenant owner to become real. Till then it's a dream.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Embrace the future, the opportunity is ours to lose. Then where will we be?
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Understand your workforce candidates, else you'll have chronic understaffing. Interesting times aren’t something to fear. They’re something to engage with.
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Paying it Forward: Neurodiversity is changing the workplace. Are you ready? #152
Every generation sees increasing complexity. Gen Z is becoming half the workforce, yet half of Gen Z identifies with neurodiversity -- meaning they think, communicate, learn and interact differently.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Understand your workforce candidates, else you'll have chronic understaffing. Interesting times aren’t something to fear. They’re something to engage with.
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In this time of cold weather, help others with less than you have. Their smile and appreciation will warm your soul. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Paying it Forward: Who am I here for? #151
As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know it when you find it. Make a difference, hearses don't have trailer hitches to take it with you. Life is more than stuff; share what you can when you can.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
In this time of cold weather, help others with less than you have. Their smile and appreciation will warm your soul. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
3 recent events show hope and renewal while both can feel harder to reach.
Volunteer, others need you
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Volunteer, others need you
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Paying it Forward: Courage in crisis for hope and renewal #150
"It's terrible to have sight, but no vision,' said Hellen Keller. Today's uncertainty requires courage in showing up, engageing, & perservering. Communities grow as people engage, even when it's hard.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
3 recent events show hope and renewal while both can feel harder to reach.
Volunteer, others need you
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Volunteer, others need you
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COVID changed us like minded groups intolerant of others.
Those without need help
Adjust — create hope for next generations.
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Those without need help
Adjust — create hope for next generations.
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Paying it Forward: Ain’t coming back #149
As tolerance for opposing views fades stop expecting others to meet you where you are. Set the tone for your own day. Choose to focus on what you can do now. Create hope and opportunity for others.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
COVID changed us like minded groups intolerant of others.
Those without need help
Adjust — create hope for next generations.
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Those without need help
Adjust — create hope for next generations.
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Dream, plan, do - 90 day timelines make ongoing progress transform your hopes from new year's resolution into strong life habits.
Others need us to improve. Every day is a new opportunity to make a difference for others. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Others need us to improve. Every day is a new opportunity to make a difference for others. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Living your resolutions by turning hope into action #148
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Resolutions need a plan. You can become who you want to be with a plan, discipline and accountability. Be your best, others deserve it.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Dream, plan, do - 90 day timelines make ongoing progress transform your hopes from new year's resolution into strong life habits.
Others need us to improve. Every day is a new opportunity to make a difference for others. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Others need us to improve. Every day is a new opportunity to make a difference for others. open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Opportunity and hope create better, more vibrant futures for our residents. While we can't go home -- as it and we changed -- volunteer and engage in your community to make home worth coming back to.
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You can’t go home again, but you can build what’s next #147
Oscar Wilde's 1940 book title rings true. Opportunity and hope spring forth in Wichita Falls. TIF #3 inputs rebuild after the 2007 flood. MLK Scholarship and Prayer Breakfast shares scholarships.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Opportunity and hope create better, more vibrant futures for our residents. While we can't go home -- as it and we changed -- volunteer and engage in your community to make home worth coming back to.
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Holidays are for giving, acts of kindness change the world no matter how small. See others, amaze them with a gift recognizing they matter.
Pay it forward -- make your mother proud.
Else who wants to be with you Scrouge?
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Pay it forward -- make your mother proud.
Else who wants to be with you Scrouge?
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Giving and getting to build lasting relationships #146
Relationships are about trust, not a balance of give versus get. Wise people invest in others, only asking, pay it forward -- force magnifiers reach others. Every person matters; every job matters.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Holidays are for giving, acts of kindness change the world no matter how small. See others, amaze them with a gift recognizing they matter.
Pay it forward -- make your mother proud.
Else who wants to be with you Scrouge?
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Pay it forward -- make your mother proud.
Else who wants to be with you Scrouge?
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Community Blessings -- Past, Present, and Future #145
May each of you have a joyful Christmas. T
hink of others who struggle and if possible help others not as blessed as you.
"God bless us each and every one."
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May each of you have a joyful Christmas. T
hink of others who struggle and if possible help others not as blessed as you.
"God bless us each and every one."
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Community Blessings -- Past, Present, and Future #145
In lieu of holiday cards, thoughts for those to whom I'm connected. Legacy isn’t what we gain, but what we give. Our actions change other's lives. Give in return for blessings received from others.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Community Blessings -- Past, Present, and Future #145
May each of you have a joyful Christmas. T
hink of others who struggle and if possible help others not as blessed as you.
"God bless us each and every one."
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
May each of you have a joyful Christmas. T
hink of others who struggle and if possible help others not as blessed as you.
"God bless us each and every one."
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Donating blood is one of the most direct ways to help others. 1 donation can save 3 lives!
It doesn’t require wealth, special skills, or hours of your time—just a willingness to give.
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It doesn’t require wealth, special skills, or hours of your time—just a willingness to give.
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Give blood and save a life!
Premature infants need ~4 units of blood; trauma victims up to 50 units. With a 42 day shelf life all blood types are needed now. Just two hours of your time saves lives. Step up and serve others.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Donating blood is one of the most direct ways to help others. 1 donation can save 3 lives!
It doesn’t require wealth, special skills, or hours of your time—just a willingness to give.
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It doesn’t require wealth, special skills, or hours of your time—just a willingness to give.
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What is Thanksgiving, what can I do, I am but one among many?
Be the light that shows others how to make a difference.
Inspire others to join in making the world a better place for all.
Create memories that inspire and perserve.
It is the best of times!
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Be the light that shows others how to make a difference.
Inspire others to join in making the world a better place for all.
Create memories that inspire and perserve.
It is the best of times!
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Paying It Forward: Giving thanks, blessing others #142
The biblical question, "Am I the keeper of my brother," is a moral obligation not just for physical protection, but also to show love, provide help and contribute to the well being of community.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What is Thanksgiving, what can I do, I am but one among many?
Be the light that shows others how to make a difference.
Inspire others to join in making the world a better place for all.
Create memories that inspire and perserve.
It is the best of times!
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...
Be the light that shows others how to make a difference.
Inspire others to join in making the world a better place for all.
Create memories that inspire and perserve.
It is the best of times!
open.substack.com/pub/mrbnewco...