Category Archives: focus

(Issue #634) Snow White and Her 8th Protege?

Posted on January 8, 2023 by stevepiscitelli

May you find peace in the new year and a distraction-free zone to catch your breath. ~~~~ (If Snow White brought on an 8th protégé, what would his or her name be? Read on for one possibility.) Hi. I’m Distracted. … Continue reading →

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(Issue #511) Voice In Your Ear

Posted on March 8, 2020 by stevepiscitelli

What can you learn? How can you grow? Voice in your ear* Hand on your shoulder Have you heard it?  Maybe in the morning upon waking or at night when drifting to sleep. Perhaps during the hour of the wolf. … Continue reading →

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(Issue #478) A Possibility Conversation

Posted on July 21, 2019 by stevepiscitelli

Dig down … why do you remember this and why does it speaks to your soul? Eulogy or résumé virtue? Juxtaposition of experiences leading to a common conclusion. Experience #1 goes back to a challenge I have offered to audiences. … Continue reading →

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(#436) Facing the Worst. Preparing for the Best.

Posted on September 30, 2018 by stevepiscitelli

Once the conversation started, no one was going to stop it. Two NOTES to my readers: Tomorrow, October 1, begins Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week’s blog post honors the month, those with (and who have had) breast cancer, the … Continue reading →

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(#429) Everything Is Up for Revision

Posted on August 12, 2018 by stevepiscitelli

Considered evaluation can alter, broaden, and strengthen our belief system. My wife and I recently heard several teens deliver a Sunday message at their church. Their individual messages struck common chords about compassion, acceptance, and communal growth. One of the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 8, 2018 by stevepiscitelli

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

Posted on January 21, 2018 by stevepiscitelli

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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(#392) He Made Me A Better Version Of Myself

Posted on November 26, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

Charles, thank you for being there for so many of us. Thank you for reminding us of the importance of humility, hard work, personal fortitude, paying attention, listening, and mostly, being human. You made me a better version of myself. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 12, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

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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(#371) Your Life. Your Choices.

Posted on July 2, 2017 by stevepiscitelli

What do we choose to allow into our lives? What do we dismiss from our lives? On a friend’s recommendation, I bought Traction: Get A Grip On Your Business. The author lays out a simple premise, “If you’re not happy … Continue reading →

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