Category Archives: Goals

(#357) Perspective

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Our attention will determine our interpretation. What thoughts and feelings come to mind when you see the photo below?   Now, same question as you expand the view and context of the photo? Hmm. Marriages performed juxtaposed with a bedpan–with … Continue reading →

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(#356) Are You Listening Or Adding To The Noise?

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

With a world full of noise, how can we fine-tune the needed listening skill? This past week I facilitated a San Francisco workshop examining how colleges and universities envision and implement faculty development.  My session subtitle: What Important Questions Should … Continue reading →

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(#355) Go-Go or No-Go?

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Do you allow people into your head who would not invite into your home? Angelina Ahrendts’ (Senior VP @ Apple) letter to her daughters this week offers the following advice: …Stay in your lane…the path will illuminate itself so long … Continue reading →

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(#350) Regrets? Choices And Lessons.

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

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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(#342) Let’s Review

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

This week spend some time looking in your rear view mirror.  In a few weeks, the calendar turns to 2017.  For some, it will be “good riddance” to 2016. Others will have fond memories and gratitude of the past twelve months.  … Continue reading →

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(#341) Drop And Leave

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

I have witnessed people play a disappointing game of “drop and leave” with their goals and dreams. Have you ever looked at your desk and wondered, “How in the world did it get in this condition?”  What with books, papers, … Continue reading →

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(#340) It’s Up To You

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

Treat your dreams like your property. If you don’t protect them from theft and damage, who will? I recently reacquainted myself with a bit of Casey Stengel wisdom. Stengel reportedly pointed across the field and said, See that fellow over … Continue reading →

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(#339) Learning From The Low Vibrations

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

At times, we find ourselves caught up in the low-vibrations of negativity and defeatism. Draw on the strength within, around, and above. Nine words. As I read my editor’s comments and reread my entire manuscript, nine of my words jumped … Continue reading →

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(#329) Textured, Colored And A Bit Off-Center

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

By going a little off-center, we start to see things that can enhance our view. We open ourselves up to larger possibilities and opportunities. Over the past few months, I’ve been dabbling with photography. Having fun, getting creative, learning, and … Continue reading →

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(#328) Waiting For A Life Guard?

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

What have you been fearful of leaping into—but would really like to experience? What are you curious about doing or exploring? As I type this week’s blog post, Hurricane Hermine is about to make a Florida landfall.  Beaches and residents … Continue reading →

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