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Qualities, Value, & You

Qualities, Value, & You

Accountability, Leadership, Personal Development, Professioanal Growth, Success, Talent Development, ValuesBy Joe ContreraApril 30, 2025

“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…

Work-life balance

Is Your Work-Life Balance Balanced?

Alive at Work, Executive Leadership Development, Productivity, Values, Work Life BalanceBy Joe ContreraApril 9, 2025

“You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.”  ~ Zig Ziglar   I’m sure most people have seen the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick entitled, The Shining. The story, written by Stephen King, is a psychological thriller about a writer who takes his family to an isolated…

The Values Paradox

Are Your Values a Paradox?

Accountability, Alive @ Work, Alive at Work, Authenticity, Refocus, Reframe, Self-Awareness, ValuesBy Joe ContreraMarch 20, 2025

“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…

FAUX REAL

Leadership Faux Pas #2 – Being Faux Real

Alive at Work, Authentic, Authentic Leadership, Authenticity, Ethical Leadership, Ethics, ValuesBy Joe ContreraJuly 12, 2023

“Being fake is so common now that being real is seen as offensive.” ~ Chris Ruden Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade, you are increasingly being  bombarded by faux people, making faux claims, in an attempt to come across as faux real! Whether it is a politician in Washington flat…

CORE VALUES

Living Your Values or Are They Just Words?

Alignment, Authenticity, Core Values, Forgiveness, Integrity, ValuesBy Joe ContreraMay 1, 2023

“Be a living expression of your values, wear them, speak them, make decisions aligned with them.”  ~Anonymous Living Your Values or Are They Just Words? Knowing what you stand for and living your values is not always an easy thing to do. This is true for organizations as well as individuals. In fact, it seems…

True Grit

Do You Have Grit? True Grit?

Alive at Work, Authenticity, Being Extraordinary, Courage, Courageous Leadership, ValuesBy Joe ContreraFebruary 14, 2023

“True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.” ~John Wayne   The movie: True Grit (the original starring John Wayne). The scene: John Wayne, on his horse in a meadow, 50…

Losing Sight of the Big Rocks

Alive at Work, Common Sense, Courage, Courageous Leadership, Texas, ValuesBy Joe ContreraJune 16, 2022

Losing Sight of the Big Rocks Years ago, I had the opportunity to work with a Fortune 100 company going through a merger. At the time, there was immense pressure to make sure five key areas of the integration went flawlessly. Most importantly, the reservation’s systems, which were foundational for driving revenue. Similar companies who…

THE NEW CRACK COCAINE

The New Crack Cocaine…

Addiction, Gambling, Happiness, Uncertain Times, ValuesBy Joe ContreraMay 18, 2022

The New Crack Cocaine… If you have recently watched any sporting event, you have probably noticed the recent influx of commercials for online sports betting. Actually, it is impossible to escape them! Chances are you have been exposed to an ad for Caesar’s Sportsbook, BetMGM, Fubo Sportsbook, Wynnbet, BetfredSports, Bet Rivers, Unibet, Fanduel Sportsbook ,…

TRUTHFULNESS

Can We Talk About Truthfulness…Honestly?

Alive at Work, Leadership, Truth, ValuesBy Joe ContreraApril 20, 2022

Can We Talk About Truthfulness…Honestly? With what seems like a continual flow of untruthfulness and dishonesty from our politicians, the media, and practically every institution, is it any wonder why we have become numb to the whole idea about what it means to be truthful? “Reality” television shows retake scenes until they get it to…

GRATITUDE

Gratitude…Relatively Speaking!

Alive at Work, Beliefs, Fear, Gratitude, Personal Development, ValuesBy Joe ContreraJuly 8, 2021

Gratitude…Relatively Speaking! One of the things I love most about Albert Einstein is that, at times, he was able to to simplify some of the most complex questions or dilemmas we face in our lives. He said this about how our worldview, “One of the most important decisions we make is whether we believe we…

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