Leadership…Disrupt Yourself! Lately, I have been hearing a word bantered around a lot, especially as companies try to navigate the extreme volatility of the current world environment. The word is disrupt and is defined as – “to break or burst asunder, separate forcibly.” It is from the Latin word disruptus, from the past participle of…
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln Are You Happy? A group of friends and I were having a discussion about happiness. Various people took turns chiming in on the topic. One person shared that they were rediscovering what made them happy, another about the fact…
10 Life Lessons I Have Learned…So Far! As each year passes I realize that I continue to learn valuable lessons. So I thought I would share a few of them that I’ve been thinking about lately. Some of them were welcomed, while others were learned the hard way, but I think that is what this journey…
Never Let Go – 10 Things To Hold Onto Forever! In life there are things we need to let go of and things we need to hold onto forever. The key to a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life, is knowing the difference. Below is a short list of things I compiled that I believe we…
10 Things You Need to Let Go of Right Now! At different times in our life we may find that we are holding onto things that we need to let go of. Maybe, it is an old belief that isn’t producing the results we want. Maybe we need to let go of a job that…
“Money Changes Everything” – Cyndi Lauper Two Sides of a Coin Money is an extremely powerful force. There is volumes and volumes written about its impact on people and society. Most people’s beliefs about money lie somewhere on a spectrum between two end points. On one end we have the belief that money is evil…
7 Minutes To Live? Okay so it sounds like an absurd question? And yet, I have been asked this question once before. It happened when I working with an amazing woman and mentor of mine by the name of Glenna Salsbury. As part of the process, I had to answer a few very poignant questions.…
Don’t Wait! – Finishing Unfinished Conversations: We all experience times in life when you feel like you get a couple of fast balls thrown at you. They brush you back from the plate, grab your attention, or wake you up rudely. Life deals out it’s fair share of adversity, and it shows up in a…
*(An excerpt from Joe’s new coming coming out later this year) Extraordinary Wisdom – Part III “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein. A Most Extraordinary Thinker One of the people I admire most is Albert Einstein. Over the course of many years I have quoted him quite often. Partially,…
(*An excerpt from Joe’s new book coming out later this year – To read Part – I click here) Extraordinary Wisdom – Part II “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson The Relationship Between, Wisdom, Honesty, & Ego If we are to be wise and act wisely, we…