Category Archives: Choice

(#412) Choices: Where Do You Choose To Be?

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Once we choose who we want to be, people grow “to the way in which they have been exercised.” – William James – One of my yoga practices this past week, inspired this blog.  As the instructor coached us into … Continue reading →

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(#411) Perhaps, A Human Good Citizenship Test?

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

If only we treated our fellow human beings (citizens of the world) with the same dignity as the CGC expects of its participants. This past week Roxie and I passed the “final exam” for the Canine Good Citizen certification (AKC).  … Continue reading →

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(#410) Your Backstory

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Who are two people who have had the biggest impact on your life? Bernadette Jiwa’s new release, Story Driven: You Don’t Need to Compete When You Know Who You Are, “invites you to begin retracing your steps on you journey … Continue reading →

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(#402) Over Your Head

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

The exceptional leaders take their moments of vulnerability and build on them. The most effective leaders I have collaborated with found themselves there more times than you might imagine. If you haven’t found yourself there yet, you will. At least, … Continue reading →

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(#401) Improv and Leadership

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Incompetent and fear-based managers rely on rigid scripts. Sam Wasson’s Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art provides lessons for transformational leadership. As early Improv players experimented and developed the art form, they learned the power of two … Continue reading →

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(#400) Do We Live In A Post-Fact World?

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

Perhaps we live in a time when the question to ponder becomes, “If a fact is offered and it is not ‘liked,’ is it a fact?” Have we morphed into a post-fact world, as one source states, “in which virtually … Continue reading →

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(#398) We Are Where We Are

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

 “We are where we are, however we got here. What matters is where we go next.”—Isaac Marion The New Year inevitably brings resolutions. Just as inescapable are posts about those inexorable goals for the next 12 months. We generally hear … Continue reading →

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(#396) Circle the Wagons?

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Rather than circling the wagons, maybe we should let the horses run. NOTE to my followers.  This will be my last post for 2017.  Next week in this space you will find my annual end-of-year retrospective.  Thank you for following, … Continue reading →

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(#395) Acknowledge. Anticipate. Appreciate.

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Acknowledge the past. Anticipate the future. And do not forget to appreciate the present.  As I enjoyed a Bahamian sunrise last week—disconnected from all but the waves and wind rushing by the ship’s balcony—three words came to mind. Acknowledge. Anticipate. … Continue reading →

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(#390) A Seven Week Challenge for Purpose and Growth

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

May you finish 2017 with clarity, peace, and vision for your future as well as those in your life. I am offering you the chance to engage in a seven week journey. Over the past four or five years I … Continue reading →

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