Search Results for: e + r = O

(#310) Plussing + Amplification = Authentic Quality

Posted on May 1, 2016 by stevepiscitelli

What can you do this week to plus a situation and amplify someone’s position? Seasoned Improv players understand and regularly use the “Yes, And” strategy. “Yes, And” moves a scene and its players along. “Yes, But” is a scene killer. … Continue reading →

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(#191) React, Respond or Initiate?

Posted on January 19, 2014 by stevepiscitelli

Managers react. Leaders initiate. Ready for a little equation solving? What does each letter represent? E + R = O   This equation (I believe it is attributed to Clement Stone) reminds us to pause in our interactions and avoid … Continue reading →

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(Issue #629) Flibbertigibbet Is My Name. Jabberwocky Is My Game.

Posted on July 31, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

May each of us help turn collective monologues into authentic dialoguesin which all in the room have a chance to be heard, understood, and questioned. ~~~~ “Hey, Sam. How are you doing?” “I’ve been better, Jim. Just found out I … Continue reading →

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(Issue #628) The Story of the Fire

Posted on July 3, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

Right or wrong, never knowing what might happen,she was on high alert most of the time. ~~~~~ As I remember, I was about six or seven years old. We lived in a second-floor flat. Mom had to go pickup Dad … Continue reading →

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(Issue #627) Beginning-Ending-Beginning

Posted on May 29, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

Doing it just to do it so you can say you did it and continue to do it is not the reason to do it ~~~~~ Beginning Twelve years ago today (the last Sunday of May 2010), with a bit … Continue reading →

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(Issue #626) Control What Happens After What Happens

Posted on May 22, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

I know now that while I cannot control what may happen to me in life, I can control who I want to be after it happens. It’s a very simple, yet powerful statement. So instead of worrying about life and … Continue reading →

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(Issue #625) Do We Hold the Key?

Posted on May 15, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

I wonder what they might be thinking as they facethe last precious moments of their lives. ~~~~~ Roxie, my canine companion, and I have the honor to make pet therapy rounds at Community Hospice and Palliative Care. As with the … Continue reading →

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(Issue #624) NOW is My Time (reprise)

Posted on May 8, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

When I spend time in the past and in the future, I miss the present. I miss what is with me—and will soon become the past. ~~~~~ [NOTE ABOUT THIS POST: Excerpted from my blog post of November 24, 2013. … Continue reading →

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(Issue #623) What Have We Learned in 12 Years?

Posted on May 1, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

NOTE ABOUT THIS POST: This week I have a repost with a twist. The post below (Issue #1 on this blog) went live on May 31, 2010. At the time, SOCIAL MEDIA was a bit of a new hot topic … Continue reading →

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(Issue #622) A Functioning Community is More than a Zip Code

Posted on April 24, 2022 by stevepiscitelli

Consider your community’s assets and needs. Consider the interlocking nature of the people, place, and purpose your community attempts to serve. ~~~~~ A community may be viewed as a point on the map—yet it is more than just a place … Continue reading →

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