Category Archives: Making a Difference

(#192) Be Brave and Go There

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

 If I have learned anything over the years, playing it safe is usually the biggest risk… We could well find ourselves in an unacceptable environment that we quietly let grow around us. Martin Niemöller spent seven years in a Nazi … Continue reading →

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(#167) Standout or Get Left Behind

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

What can you do this week to become the go-to person, the linchpin— the difference maker—in the lives of others, and by so doing, make a huge difference in your life? Last week I read (devoured) Seth Godin’s provocative book, … Continue reading →

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(#135) 2012: The Year of Gratitude

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone. -Gertrude Stein- About a year ago I read The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. One of the many life success strategies Hardy described was a gratitude journal (of daily entries) he had written for his … Continue reading →

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(#118) You Never Know Who is in the Audience

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

We just never know the impact we have.  And, we need to remind ourselves of the impact others have on our lives. A few weeks ago, I had an experience that reminded me of two truisms: 1. You never know … Continue reading →

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#48 Remembering Dezmond Waters

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Steve Piscitelli

On Friday, April 15, 2011, Atlantic Beach, Florida lost its number one ambassador.  Dezmond Waters, in what he said and did, reminded us of the need to appreciate what we have. We live in a time when so many people seem … Continue reading →

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#40 Stanton College Preparatory School: Alumni Making a Difference

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Steve Piscitelli

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” -Thomas Edison- This week saw me in Washington, D.C. speaking at the annual conference of the National Association for Developmental Education.  Besides the opportunity to spend … Continue reading →

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