Author Archives: Steve Piscitelli

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About Steve Piscitelli

Community Advocate and Author

(Issue #532) For What It’s Worth

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong. -Stephen Stills-  What consequences evolve when lines drawn in the sand become immovable walls? We could say the walls reflect the non-negotiable values that people stand up for and believe. A moral code.  Opposing walls … Continue reading →

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(Issue #531) Questioning Normal

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

What is it? What was it? Will it return? And maybe more importantly, should it return as it was? During the last four months, certain words and phrases have become commonplace references. Like: Abundance of caution Crazy times Essential Flattening … Continue reading →

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(Issue #530) The Lesson of the Handyman

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Getting your stuff done! This blog has addressed the topic of procrastination.  Whether in the boardroom, faculty room, classroom, church hall, town hall, or community center, it can derail plans, goals, and dreams.  We do well to remind ourselves that … Continue reading →

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(Issue #529) Time to Revisit Our Big BUTs

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Recognize which BUT is taking control. Then kiss your BUT goodbye! I have written on this blog before about excuses and how they can derail our plans and dreams. (See here, here, and here for instance.) For this week’s blog, … Continue reading →

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(Issue #528) Writer’s Block? Probably Not.

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

There have been days when I felt like I could not even write out a grocery shopping list. Inspired this week by Anne Lamott. One a quote. And one a book chapter. First the chapter from her work Bird by … Continue reading →

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(Issue #527) Criticism and Your Counterfactual

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

 “I am aware that I am less than some people prefer me to be, but most people are unaware that I am so much more than what they see.” ― Douglas Pagels, author— An American journalist observed that “a critic is … Continue reading →

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(Issue #526) Grateful For …

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

I had to stop this week and remind myself…. Do a Google search for “how the pandemic has change our lives” and you will come up with more than 143 million hits.  It’s become cliché to speak about the “new … Continue reading →

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(Issue #525) Ethical Wills

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Connect generations to come by sharing questions, messages, challenges, accomplishments, connections, and experiences.

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(Issue #524) HTRB: Resetting the Reset

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

While hitting the reset button has merit, we may need to reset our view of what reset means. Will the reset, in this case, mean a complete redesign of societal institutions? Video Recommendation for the Week Bob Dylan’s prescient words (recorded in 1963; released … Continue reading →

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(Issue #523) Giving, Receiving, and Gratitude

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

It could change the world for one person.  With all the dislocations and dysfunctions the pandemic has wrought, aren’t you encouraged and energized by the acts of graciousness you have read about or witnessed? Like the pizza maker sending 300+ … Continue reading →

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