“The oxymoron of freedom is that it must submit to rules of morality or it will succumb to the rot of tyranny.” ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough So-cial – late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis from socius meaning ‘friend. Me-di-a – the means of communication that reaches large numbers of people.…
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” ~Moliere Recently, I attended an HOA meeting to discuss increasing the monthly fee by 10% for 3 years to make up for a shortfall in the Capital Reserve Funds. I was struck by the boards…
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” ~Alice Walker Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse…they did! Why? Because where you focus your thoughts determines what unfolds in your life. Yes, you can call it The Law of Attraction, Quantum Physics, Karma, or some other woo-woo…
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ~Ayn Rand A while ago my friend Matt and I were discussing the topic of commitment. I was sharing a situation where I felt that I needed to either be ‘all in’ or ‘all out!’ You see sitting…
“If you are not consistently looking for ways to bring more value to your work, you are simply taking up space!” ~ Joe Contrera What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word – quality? Is it something that you look for when buying goods or services? Or is…
“The disconnection between corporate and those in the field, is and has been one of the major causes of self-inflicted problems in the business world today!” ~ Joe Contrera Over the years I have had the opportunity to work for organizations who have multiple locations all over the world and a centrally located corporate…
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got , till it’s gone.” ~ Joni Mitchell Sometimes it takes losing something or someone to help us gain clarity on what we value in life. One way to prevent this from happening is making sure our values are in alignment with…
Eleanor Rigby, Waits at the window, Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door, Who is it for? ~Lennon & McCartney Is it me, or does it feel like there is a constant bombardment of advertising and commercials, each promising you a happier, wealthier, and healthier life if you just,…
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” ~ Robert Anthony Is it me or have you noticed that finger-pointing and blame has taken over and is running rampant throughout the world like the spread of a new virus. And it really doesn’t matter whether you’re watching the news, listening to…
“What others say and do is a projection of their own reality” ~ Miguel Angel Ruiz Projection is a defense mechanism where we take a part of us that we don’t like (i.e. our arrogant-self, selfish-self, or our untrusting-self, etc.) and project it onto someone else. For example, if we look at someone and…