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(Issue #586) Good, Not-So Good, and Why (x5)

Posted on August 15, 2021 by stevepiscitelli

Go beyond listing a goal statement.Before acting, make sure you understand the why of your what. I have written separate posts on this blog about bright spots, not-so-bright spots, weak signals, and the five whys. Today, let’s look at how … Continue reading →

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(#350) Regrets? Choices And Lessons.

Posted on February 5, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

A culmination of all those choices. Some small. Some large. All help create the person you are becoming. Would you, if you could, go back in time and change the choices that you made?  I know.  A wide open question … Continue reading →

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(#346) Video Outtakes: Finding Humor And Moving Forward

Posted on January 8, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

Enjoy three-minutes-and-fifty-one-seconds of my miscues. And consider how each miscue you make can strengthen you and maybe help someone else. Don’t be ruled by fear of failure. President Theodore Roosevelt had a way with words. Growing up as a spindly and … Continue reading →

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(#276) Mistakes, Disappointments, Curiosity and Growth

Posted on September 6, 2015 by stevepiscitelli

When we choose not to dare because we might “risk feeling disappointed” we end up “choosing to live disappointed.” Nearly thirty years ago I made a huge professional mistake.  At that time I decided to make a career move from … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, awareness, Being REMARKABLE, change, Choice, confidence, courage, curiosity, Energy Vampires, Grit, growth, inspiration, leadership, mentoring, Reflection, resilience, Success, vulnerability | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

(#243) Failure Is An Option

Posted on January 18, 2015 by stevepiscitelli

How will I stretch myself in the coming week? Even if I might fail, what will I do to continue my learning and growth? WHAT IF?  Consider the power and challenge of that question.  Make it personal and it becomes … Continue reading →

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(#176) Fail Fast, Forward, and Fearlessly

Posted on October 6, 2013 by stevepiscitelli

In education, we talk a lot about “best practices”… I propose we get together and talk about what we have done in the classroom that did not work.  The “not-so-bright spots.” Not learning from the failure is the lost opportunity. … Continue reading →

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(#100) Milestones: Endpoints or Checkpoints?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by stevepiscitelli

#100 Milestones remind me of the possibilities in life. Today when we speak of milestones we most likely are referencing some significant event—personally, professionally, politically, physically, emotionally, spiritually, or culturally. Video recommendation for the week: Perhaps some of us might … Continue reading →

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#21 Goals, Failure, and Choosing to Move Forward

Posted on October 17, 2010 by stevepiscitelli

In their book Built to Last Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras describe what they refer to as BHAGs. In their research of successful companies they found that companies that set big, hairy, audacious goals left their competition in the dust. In … Continue reading →

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#14 “IZE” on Your Future

Posted on August 29, 2010 by stevepiscitelli

Whether you are on campus, at work, raising a family, or overcoming a life trauma, let me suggest a five-step model to help you look to the future. Continue reading →

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