BORDER TRUTH

Why Does Nothing Make Sense?

Why Does Nothing Make Sense?

I am a “credentialed” person with a master’s degree, a sustained and successful law enforcement career, best-selling author, documentary filmmaker, and I have a successful podcast, but I find myself increasingly asking, “Why does nothing make sense?”

When I produce my daily podcast or conduct research for a book, there are times when I find myself sitting in silence trying to make sense out of the current state of the nation and world. I believe that I am an intelligent man, and I also know that I am not the smartest person in the room. When I ran big and small law enforcement taskforces and then moved up the ranks in the United States Border Patrol, I never wanted to be the smartest guy in the room. I always wanted to be the best decision maker in the room. To be the best decision maker and thus a good leader, I had to be able to digest information, formulate a plan and then articulate that plan or my ideas to men that were eager to aggressively move forward.

I believe this trait of being a decision maker that was unafraid of making difficult decisions in the face of uncertainty and violence, is a trait that is priceless in a world consumed by fear and weak men.

I faced the challenge of uncertainty in the Border Patrol the same way I face uncertainty in the world of research, writing and podcasting. I instinctively understand that I do not have all the facts and therefore I can’t truly understand what is transpiring in many situations that are unfolding daily. However, just as I did in law enforcement, knowing that all I need is more information to correctly determine what is in front of me, I did and do what is difficult then and now – I wait.