BOOK REVIEW: The Fourth Turning is Here

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In past blog articles, I have often cited the theories of generational scholars, William Strauss and Neil Howe. Their research, which focuses on the cycles of history in an effort to make generalized predictions about the future, fascinates me from both a personal and professional standpoint. Moreover, the information they share is broadly applicable and relevant to everyone, regardless of their age or generation.  

My mother-in-law recently gave me a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble for my birthday. In addition to getting a book or toy for each of my kids, I spotted a book among the stacks that I just knew I had to buy. It was Neil Howe's latest book on Generational Theory, published this year (2023), entitled, The Fourth Turning is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us About How and When This Crisis Will End.

The crisis Howe is referring to is the "Crisis of 2020," which he and his colleague, William Strauss, predicted all the way back in the late 1990s. According to Strauss and Howe, the Crisis of 2020 will take place during the decade of the 2020s and be on par with previous major crises, such as World War II, The Civil War, and the American Revolution.

Based on their extensive research, Howe and Strauss have concluded that major, generation-defining crises typically arise on a cyclical basis every four generations (approximately 80 years). The "Fourth Turning" refers to the world's transition from the third generational period into the fourth (or final) generational period of a given cycle, and is marked by some kind of major crisis. The last three major crises took place in the 1770-80s (American Revolution), the 1860s (Civil War), and the 1940s (WW2). According to Strauss and Howe's theory, this means our next great crisis is due during the 2020s.

When the Covid-19 Pandemic broke out, it seemed evident to me that the Crisis of 2020 was indeed upon us, and right on schedule!

However, the more I thought about it, the more evident it became to me that the pandemic was likely just a prelude—an opening act of sorts—to a much bigger and more devastating crisis yet to come.

As his new book makes clear, this is Howe's perspective as well.

I won't spoil the book for you by sharing too many details discussed therein. Suffice it to say, Howe's book serves as a warning about the period of history we are presently passing through, and the severe trial-by-fire that is likely to enflame us before the end of the decade.

One of the things I like best about Howe's book is that despite its dire predictions, it is not all doom-and-gloom. To the contrary, it is quite hopeful and optimistic about the future in spite of our nation's current cultural divisions, political polarization, and other troubles.

To wit: Howe believes it is not only possible—but likely—that Americans will ultimately rise to the occasion by setting our differences aside in order to unite and successfully confront whatever troubles lie ahead—just as our ancestors did during World Wars and the Great Depression, the Civil War, and the American Revolution. Howe notes that while a positive outcome to the "Crisis of 2020" is not guaranteed, he remains optimistic about our potential to meet and transcend whatever crucible is headed our way. 

I agree with him on this and many other points he makes in this and other books he has co-authored. 

Indeed, I enthusiastically share Howe's belief that our future can still be better and brighter than our past, and that our best days (by far) still lie ahead of us, not behind us, regardless of the enormity of present and future obstacles. Howe, in fact, underscores the great truth that character is best forged not in times of comfort or peace, but in moments of grave conflict and serious difficulty. Thus, whatever challenges await us may actually serve as a means of our future survival and success. In making this point, Howe quotes Helen Keller, who once said: Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Helen Keller
1880-1968

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

—Helen Keller

Of course no one knows exactly what the future holds. Nevertheless, Howe suggests that a serious armed conflict (on par with the two previous World Wars) between the growing divide of Great Powers (i.e. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea vs. The Western Democracies) is a very real possibility in coming years. In light of Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine, reminiscent of Imperial Germany's "Rape of Belgium" in August 1914 and the Nazi's unprovoked invasion of Poland in September 1939, the possibility of such a repeat of history does seem plausible.

As Howe puts it:

"Once again, the long-dormant threat of war between the world's great powers has jumped back to life, only this time with nine nations already armed with nuclear weapons. Once again, the authoritarian powers are drawing together, united by their territorial ambitions and by their conviction that democracies have lost their will to resist. ... 

"Just before retiring at the end of 2022, Admiral Charles Richard, head of the U.S. Strategic Command, declared that 'this Ukrainian crisis that we're in right now, this is just the warmup. ... The big one is coming. And it isn't going to be very long before we're going to get tested in ways that we haven't been tested ... for a long time.'" (1) 

Unfortunately, an armed conflict on par with previous world wars will likely prove many times more calamitous than its historical precedents because technological advances have greatly expanded our capacity for death and destruction on a large scale. Thus, we remain hopeful that such a conflict can yet be averted. 

Nevertheless, as Howe lays out in cogent detail, a mammoth crisis of one kind or another—including perhaps a second civil war—is virtually certain to unfold sometime later this decade. As such, he suggests that the best thing each of us can do is take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY to prepare ourselves (and those over whom we wield responsibility and influence) for whatever is to come, thus maximizing the likelihood of an end result marked by victory, peace, and the dawn of a new age filled with light and hope.

"In a Democracy (or any other organization)
the quality of the individual is supreme."

~ Theodore Roosevelt

Citing the Bhagavad Gita, Howe explains that "each person has a role, chosen or not, that he or she should strive to fulfill as perfectly and as selflessly as possible. ... He must fulfill that role, and do so with as much proficiency, honor, and humanity as he can muster." (2)

Sounds a little like SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP, doesn't it? 

Which brings us to a fascinating question...

WHY has SAL not caught on in any significant way yet? 

After so much effort devoted to its animation, creation, organization, and perpetuation over the past 20 years, why does it continue to be so widely disregarded and ignored, especially when its need, efficacy, and value are so patently self-evident?

TIMING isn't everything;
but it is the hinge upon which the door of destiny swings.

As you can imagine, I've spent a lot of time pondering this perplexing question myself over the last two decades. In the process, I have come to a variety of different peripheral conclusion. But the main answer always boils down to one word: TIMING.

America and the World are in such turmoil right now and individuals everywhere are so dreadfully distracted by an unending litany of superfluous diversions and divisions that they simply can't see their own personal need for SAL. 

But when the timing is right, they will.

     Indeed... when the timing is right, YOU will as well.

In fact, if you are reading these words right now on September 22, 2023, you are already making significant progress along your own SAL journey, an achievement for which I congratulate you.

The burning and lingering question that remains, then, is as follows: will SAL take off during the crisis, after the crisis, or a combination of both?

While it is certainly possible it could end up playing a significant role in preparing individuals to face and overcome the crisis once it is upon us, it is probably more likely that it will serve as a go-to template for rebuilding lives, organizations, and society-at-large after the dust has finally cleared. But if the past is precedent to the present, I (somewhat sadly) doubt that SAL will garner any significant traction before the onset of the crisis.

But as always...

     I could be wrong!

Otto Von Bismarck
1815-1898

Determined to unify Germany's disparate states into

one country, Bismarck succeeded in part because

of his "Iron & Blood" policy, which, albeit

successful, also foreshadowed the horrors to come

later on at the Western Front in WWI. 

In the meantime, it is hard for any historian (professional or amateur) to ignore the historical parallels between recent international events (and their concomitant military buildups) and eerily similar escalations that previously occurred in the decades leading up to 1914 and 1939.

When overtly aggressive powers build up their militaries in significant and provocative ways, history more-or-less guarantees it is only a matter of time before they begin using their stockpiles of men and machines—or "Iron and Blood" as Otto Von Bismarck put it—to advance their imperial geopolitical aims.

Whether it is the French Emperor Napoleon and his Grand Armée's invasion of Russia in 1812, the Kaiser's Imperial German Army's invasion of Belgium and France in 1914, or Hitler's Luftwaffe and Wermacht invading all of Western Europe in 1939-40, the same pattern has played out over-and-over-and-over again throughout history. Indeed, one of the greatest and most myopic errors of late twentieth and early twenty-first century Western politicians has been their naïve cultivation of the myth that the human race had collectively outgrown human evil and its related imperial ambitions for conquest. Such naïvete has led to policies and inactions that have emboldened our enemies in ways not seen for nearly 80 years, as Russia so provocatively proved on February 24, 2022.

Given the routine cycling of conquest and war throughout history—and its tendency to create a seedbed for progress in subsequent generations—Howe courageously discusses the important role that war has played throughout history. The obvious question that arises from such a discussion, of course, is whether humankind can ultimately survive and thrive (progress) without it. After all, where would America be at all without its Revolution?  And how much longer would slavery had lingered had there been no Civil War? And what would America have become in the second half of the twentieth century without its trial by fire at the end of the first half? In other words, are human beings capable of developing the moral qualities (e.g. sacrifice, loyalty, community, altruism, focus, determination, persistence, etc.) that war inevitably forges without the war itself? Howe closes his discussion this way:

"Here is where the question must be left to rest. Few of us are so without hope that we insist on the strict necessity of war. At the same time, few of us are so without prudence that we insist that this time must be different." (3)

Without any doubt or question, evil and the lust for imperial conquest remain alive and well in the twenty-first century.

Soldiers of Napoleon's Grand Armée
during the Russian disaster of 1812

Evil and other imperial ambitions of conquest must always be discouraged, dissuaded, and where necessary checked by strong, freedom-loving defensive armed forces. This is why Freedom Focused will always support the military philosophy of Peace through Strength—as long as the nations upholding said philosophy remain committed to an anti-imperial, defensive doctrine of warfare.

As such, it behooves the United States, the European Union, and their allies to continually seek to outpace the leadership and military capabilities of their growing axis of enemies. It was, after all, brilliant leadership by the Duke of Wellington and strong allied coalition forces (in concert with the Russian winter) that defeated Napoleon between 1812-1815. 

Similarly, it was strong allied forces (bolstered at the end by the United States) that checked the aggressive imperial aims of the Central Powers in World War I. This same song, albeit a different verse, played out again in World War II as brilliant and inspired leaders named Churchill, Roosevelt, and Eisenhower led massive armies and armaments in an unconditional defeat of the Axis Powers.

Despite the obvious risks of preparing for any armed conflict, the greatest risk of all is to be caught unawares and unprepared by the enemy who seeks your downfall. Hence, it is weakness that invites the greatest calamity of all. For the West to prevail in whatever struggles lie ahead, the West must be strong. Just as importantly, the West must be united in the cause of liberty, freedom, and brotherhood.  

As the old saying goes: United We Stand; Divided We Fall.

If the world is to survive and thrive,
it must look to the light of TRUTH,
UNITY, LIBERTY, and FREEDOM.

Freedom Focused and SAL stand ready to serve whenever and however our nation and her allies call upon us: be that before, during, or after whatever calamity currently lies at our doorstep decides to burst through the door.     

I call upon Americans, Westerners, and everyone else on Planet Earth to embrace SAL and unite around the shared ideals of liberty, FREEDOM, and brotherhood... and the sooner the better, so that we might best prepare ourselves and stand in readiness for the crucibles that are most assuredly coming.

Who knows, if enough of us embrace SAL before the conflict expands, we might even be able to prevent it from consuming the world in chaos and destruction.  

Will YOU join and stand with me in this quest?

—Dr. JJ

Friday, September 22, 2023

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

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Notes:

1).  Howe, N. (2023) The Fourth Turning is Here. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Pages 240-241. 

2).  Ibid. Page 457.

3).  Ibid. Page 287.

A Proposed Antidote to Current Cultural and Educational Quagmires in the United States—and Beyond

Dear Reader:

I was recently invited to (virtually) deliver a 20-minute presentation on Self-Action Leadership at SWPS University in Warsaw, Poland.  Today's post provides a published transcript of this address (see below).

Those interested in watching the video presentation can access it by clicking HERE.  

Self-Action Leadership

A Proposed Antidote to Current Cultural and Educational Quagmires in the United States—and Beyond.

To my good friends and esteemed colleagues at SWPS University in Warsaw, Poland—and beyond—I extend my warmest greetings to you from my home office in sunny South Florida, USA.

The title of my presentation today is: Self-Action Leadership: A Proposed Antidote to Current Cultural and Educational Quagmires in the United States—and beyond.

As a multi-generational American, I am a proud citizen of the United States—in the same way that I hope you are proud citizens of Poland. Despite the patriotism for my homeland, I am not ignorant of the veritable mess my nation has gotten itself into in recent years in the realms of POLITICS, CULTURE, and EDUCATION.

The purpose of my presentation today is to present what I believe is a fundamental and universal antidote to the core issues that make up my nation's current cultural and educational quagmire. I focus primarily on the United States simply because I am an American citizen and am therefore most familiar with the issues presently facing my country. However, I desire further to present this material as a similar antidote to comparable issues that exist in nations throughout the West, and to a lesser extent, the world at large. 

I am aware this claim may come across as audacious, if not downright naïve. And I recognize that my proposition is indeed daring. But whether or not it is dupable will be up to YOU to decide. 

Before proceeding, I wish to say a word to my wonderful Polish friends. It is truly an honor for me to speak to you today. Why? Because when a person speaks to citizens of Poland, they address an audience whose heritage includes a rare and special variety of audacity, courage, and resolve. Indeed, as deep, dangerous, and entrenched as America's past and present troubles have been and are—I feel confident in saying there is little (if anything) that Americans could ever teach Poland about national adversity—or the need to stand up, speak out, and fight against racial or ethnic hatred, tyranny, and evil.  

In this regard, yours is truly a unique and terrible, yet remarkable history. Consequently, I have great respect—and hold in high regard—the tremendous sacrifices your people have made in ages past, and the extraordinary resiliency YOU have shown in succeeding generations—as your beautifully rebuilt and glistening modern cities so proudly demonstrate. Thank You, Poland, for your example, both historically and contemporarily, of what it means to rebound from trials, never give up in the face of difficulties, and press on forever in the pursuit of individual and collective excellence.  

There are a variety of causes to my Nation's present political, cultural, and educational ills. And if you turn on any news channel in America, there is no shortage of sophisticated politicians, pundits, and cultural warriors ever-ready and over-willing to name those causes and point the finger of blame and shame upon their political enemies, their cultural adversaries, historical narratives, and whomever or whatever else they have targeted as being the driving force behind said problems. 

Unity is easily talked about; but not easily achieved

The purpose of my presentation today is to take an entirely different course. Rather than fight, I seek to UNITE on the altar of individual excellence and personal CHANGE and GROWTH.

This may sound simple enough in theory, but in actual practice, TRUE UNITY takes much more than mere rhetoric to accomplish. It requires sincere, genuine commitments and old-fashioned hard work over long periods of time to truly realize. No speech, no matter how eloquent or polished can come close to getting beyond a mere beginning to the extensive process required to achieve authentic unity, especially in a nation as large and diverse as the United States. 

Nevertheless, because of the importance of the cause, we believe it is entirely worth pursuing, come what may. But rather than start a new fight, perpetuate an old squabble, or point the finger of blame, my goal is to present a positive, productive, purposeful, and hopefully persuasive panacea—or at very least a palliative salve—to these many issues and deep wounds that afflict so many in my troubled nation—and beyond.

My antidote is called SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP, and my entire purpose is to invite and encourage individuals everywhere to stop pointing the finger of blame outside toward someone (or something) else, and to start looking deep inside within one's own mind, heart, and spirit to see how each of us might begin the slow, gradual, and sometimes painful—but oh, so necessary and rewarding—process of SELF-CHANGE.

Professional pundits in America—in conjunction with legions of not-so professional lay citizens—often speak in inflammatory tones as if they have the power to change others by virtue of their own loud, angry, and embittered rhetoric. It's almost as though they believe that engendering change in another is simply a matter of out-shouting, or out-insulting, one's opponent. But cooler and wiser heads must always accede the FACT that SELF-CHANGE is, in reality, the only REAL CHANGE there is. As such, the only person on the planet that any of us can really control—and by extension, change—is ourselves. 

Thus, the only real solution to our deepest problems in America and beyond is to refocus our attention and our efforts within rather than without. This is not to say that problems do not persist without; of course they do—and always will! It merely aims to refocus our attention on that unique focal point where each of us maintains maximum control, which is within our own minds, hearts, and spirits. As individual men and women, boys and girls change, improve, progress, and grow as individuals, they will, by extension, become positive agents of change in families, teams, organizations, and communities as well. 

The time has come to stop putting the proverbial "cart before the horse." Micro changes must precede macro changes; that's just the way things operate in reality. Self-change is what SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP aims to accomplish. It is that simple. And it is also that difficult!

Leadership begins with the leadership of SELF

SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP—or just SAL for short—is the name of a new scholarly field of Personal Leadership studies. It is hewn out of the academic fields of leadership and character education, and more specifically, out of the pedagogical arenas of Self-Leadership, Action Research, and Autoethnography.

For those unfamiliar with these topics, SELF-LEADERSHIP refers to the cognitive and behavioral leadership of self; ACTION RESEARCH is a four-step, cyclical process of problem solving and change; and AUTOETHNOGRAPHY involves the academic study and scholarly scrutinization of one's personal history. 

SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP acknowledges a great and primal truth; namely, that in order to effectively manage or lead a group, team, or organization, YOU must first be able to successfully manage and lead YOURSELF. It also openly confesses a difficult truth: namely, that all of us—including managers and executives at the very highest levels of an organization or nation—often struggle with their own Self-Action Leadership. 

That is the BAD news.

The GOOD news is that everyone can choose to learn, grow, improve, progress, and change over-time as an intentional SELF-ACTION LEADER.

But how?

How does one become an intentional SELF-ACTION LEADER who is determined to grow, improve, progress, and change in an ongoing, upward-cycling process throughout one's life?

The answer to this question lies in the Self-Action Leadership Theory, Model, and Philosophy.

Where can one find the SAL Theory, Model, and Philosophy? The short answer to this question is found in FOUR (4) scholarly papers that were recently published in the Journal of Leadership and Management. The long answer to this question is found in the Self-Action Leadership TEXTBOOKS, Volumes 1 & 2. Volume 1 contains the SAL Theory; Volume 2 contains the SAL Model. Both volumes can be purchased at Cambridge Scholars Publishing or by visiting www.freedomfocused.com. 

For generations now, higher education in America has been the envy of the world. But is it still? And will it be a generation from now at the current rates of American educational atrophy and cultural decline? There are, of course, differing opinions to this question, but at Freedom Focused, we believe and assert that the future of education in America (and beyond) remains bright. Moreover, we believe America's educational future lies not in becoming more nuanced, sophisticated, and partisan, but rather in returning to certain fundamentals of character development that have not changed since the ancient Grecian pedagogies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, which, interestingly enough, is where modern scholarly debates about character education first took root in Western Civilization. 

To address this belief and assertion, we present to the world the Self-Action Leadership Theory, Model, Philosophy, Academic Papers, and Textbooks. 

The SAL Philosophy reminds a student that he or she is ultimately responsible for everything in his or her individual world (meaning one's life and career), whether one's present circumstances are a direct consequence of one's own choices, or not. 

The SAL Theory takes students on a metaphysical journey through nine levels of holistic growth, progress, and change. These nine levels are represented metaphorically by the surface of the Earth and the various layers of the atmosphere on up to the deepest regions of Outer Space. 

Along the way, students discover the extensive and expansive potential they possess as a self-action leader—regardless of their "unchangeables" (viz. race, history, birth, socioeconomic standing at birth, natural aptitudes, actions of others beyond one's control, etc.)—to become a person of great capacity, contribution, and success. 

The SAL Model then teaches students how to apply ACTION RESEARCH to their own SELF-LEADERSHIP in an ongoing manner—a process that provides the fuel required to rise up to higher levels of EXISTENTIAL GROWTH as delineated in the SAL Theory. 

The SAL Academic Papers provide scholarly grounding points for—and add academic credibility and legitimacy to—the SAL Theory, Model, and Pedagogy. 

The SAL Textbooks, Volume 1 & 2 clearly and cogently articulate the SAL Philosophy before taking students on a detailed and motivating journey through the metaphysical adventures contained in the SAL Theory and Model. The SAL Textbooks further provide students with an opportunity to practically apply SAL principles and practices by completing 25 different homework assignments scattered throughout the texts. Students who complete all of these homework assignments, otherwise known as the "SAL Master Challenge" will receive a certificate, medal, and non-accredited diploma for their efforts. 

Most importantly, the Textbooks guide students in the drafting of their own Self-Declaration of Independence and Self-Constitution. In this process, individual men and women, boys and girls liken to themselves those powerful and non-partisan principles outlined in the founding documents of the United States—documents that nearly every other country on Earth have since imitated. The results of these exercises can be incredibly personal, productive, powerful, and motivating. I know because I've experienced all of these things in my own life and career as I've drafted—and then lived by—my own Self-Declaration of Independence and Self-Constitution. 

These incredibly meaningful exercises remind students everywhere that it was not political parties, or western culture, or favorable geography alone that gave rise to the Superpower of the last 75 years. It was a natural consequence of America's willingness—however imperfectly—to adhere to the core principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution in a never-ending pursuit of establishing a "More Perfect Union." Just as America became great by striving to live up to the Standards set forth in its Founding Creed, it will only remain great by revisiting and recommitting to those same Core Principles and Practices. 

Where did the SAL Philosophy, Theory, Model, and Textbooks come from? 

Good Question!

That's where the AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC part of the scholarly formula enters the equation. 

I jotted down my first journal entry when I was SEVEN (7) years old. I was in grade one at the time, and was just barely learning to write, so typos abounded in that first attempt penned back in 1987. But I kept at it and got better!

Thirty-four (34) years, thousands of journal pages and letters, a 1,150-page Doctoral Dissertation, seven (7) books, and hundreds of published articles later, I have diligently studied and carefully scrutinized my own personal history with a conscientious, detailed, and disciplined intensity the likes of which very few humans have ever done. 

Along the way, I have learned and mastered whatever was necessary to overcome prodigious challenges and breathtaking personal and professional adversity in my life, relationships, and career. 

I'm still far from perfect, but as my friends and associates will tell you, I've come a long way... thanks in large part to the principles and practices contained in the SAL Philosophy, Theory, and Model. 

But this is not all. The good news is that there is nothing inherently special about me; but everything is special about the principles and practices contained in the SAL Theory and Model. As such, I concurrently turned this entire self-project into a programmed template that any other human being can potentially utilize and benefit from in like manner as I have. 

This SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP package is now complete and ready for worldwide dissemination as fast as educators and students desire it and proactively seek it out. As such, we invite educators, scholars, leaders, parents, and citizens everywhere to investigate SELF-ACTION LEADERSHIP for themselves, their students, and their children. 

Don't take our word for it. But access the material. Carefully study it. Then ask yourself: is this what America—and the rest of the world—needs to rise above our current cultural and educational quagmires to enter that higher and nobler place we are capable of attaining?

If, after following this course, the answer is "YES," then we invite you to join us on an individual and collective educational and existential odyssey the likes of which this world has never before seen. 

It has been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The SAL equivalent to this aphorism might be: "The journey to world peace, prosperity, and unity beings when I choose to change my own mind and heart and concurrently dedicate myself to both self-improvement and to loving and caring for my fellow human beings around the globe."

Self-Action Leadership has the potential to change not only America for the better, but the entire world. Indeed, we believe the day will come when students everywhere will be studying the Self-Action Leadership Textbooks in the same way that they presently study language, mathematics, history, science, and technology. 

Perhaps the suggestion of such a profound and transformative shift sounds naïve and hyperbolic, to say the least. Maybe we are; and maybe it is. But we'll never know if we don't try. As Steve Jobs—the Founder of Apple Computers—once quipped: "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are [usually] the ones who do."

Thank you for listening to this presentation on Self-Action Leadership. If you would like to learn more, please visit our website at www.freedomfocused.com or www.jordanrjensen.com

-Dr. JJ

June 2, 2021

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

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An Era-Shifting Speech in Education (IV)

PART 5: The Goal of Freedom Focused

At Freedom Focused, we have two overarching goals. First, EDUCATION in true principles; and Second, proactive APPLICATION of that Education.