The easiest example is buying a domain name for a project. It’s a bit scary but all it takes is one small jump and suddenly there’s no turning back. What’s the next small action you can take that will commit you one step further? So how did I overcome my fear and lack of experience? How did I bring an idea to life when I had no idea what I was doing? I Simply Went Cliff-by-Cliff
The idea of spending an hour one-on-one with someone I respected to ask them questions that would later be broadcasted to anyone and everyone… it was pretty scary and outside my comfort zone.ĭespite all that, tomorrow I’ll be releasing the very first episode of Into the Action. I’d never really even interviewed someone before.
There was one problem: I’d never, ever done a podcast before. About a month ago, another idea came to mind: a podcast called Into the Action where I’ll interview creators and go deep into the workflows, habits and mindsets that allow them to do their best work. Few things excite me more than helping people take action.Īs a result I’ve been thinking about ways I can contribute more broadly than just creating ActionAlly-that’s why I’ve been writing more than ever. * Albrecht, Leopold, Rupprecht, and Hötzendorf were actionally active officers - but did not serve with the Prussian army.Part of the reason I know that ActionAlly is the right project for me right now is because I’m not just excited about the product itself, I’m excited about the whole industry. of the Ottoman Empireġ2/31/17 Remus von Woyrsch (made GFM on date of retirement) ?/?/16 Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf*Ġ2/01/17 Sultan Mehmed VI. of SaxonyĠ8/01/16 Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria* Most GFMs appointed in the WWI era were actionally foreign princes.īelow a list of Prussian fieldmarshals in WWI along with the dates of appointment:ġ1/02/14 Paul von Beneckendorff und von HindenburgĠ2/27/95 Emperor Francois Joseph of AustriaĠ5/04/00 Emperor William II., King of PrussiaĠ1/01/05 Count Gottlieb von Haeseler (made GFM on date of retirement)Ġ9/09/06 Duke Arthur of Connaught and StrathearnĠ1/01/11 Max von Bock und Pollach (made GFM on date of retirement)Ġ1/01/11 Baron Colmar von der Goltz (made GFM on date of retirement, but reactivated during WWI)Ġ9/11/12 King Frederick Augustus III. The Prussian Army of Imperial Germany was generally very careful about promotions, much in contrast to the inflationary practise of the Wehrmacht in WWII. In fact it was near impossible for active Prussian officers to become GFMs during WWI -actionally just four active officers were made GFM. In the Prussian army there were two ways to gain the rank of a GFM:ġ) through distingishued service in wartime (sole possibility for active officers)Ģ) as a honorary reward (for retired officers and foreign princes). Because he had not been earmarked as field commander, he had failed to purchase a field grey uniform and had to start his assignment as new commander of 8th army in the old prussian blue uniform.
Hindenburg, for example, - although a former corps commander - had not been foreseen for army command and was only called up when von Prittwitz panicked in East Prussia. However, those intended for command of an army of course were informed and kept tight contact with their "Armee-Inspektion" (there were no army HQs in peacetime, only those inspections that formed the nuclei for the future army hqs), the General Staff in Berlin and those corps that were earmarked for their army. Technically, German generals were not retired but put "at disposition", which means they went home as if retired but could be re-activated with an eyeblink. In 1914, Armies were commanded either by royal persons (Crown Prince Wilhelm, Crown Prince Rupprecht and Duke Albrecht, only the latter being a trained military man and general in his own right) - or by retired generals.