Category Archives: resilience

(#369) About Kayaks And Perspective

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

If we focus on the possible negative, we get sucked into it. Lessons. Everywhere, lessons present themselves.  And they remind us that we are always students. Lifelong learners. If we pay attention. My latest education has come over the past … Continue reading →

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(#367) Understand Your Goal Motivation

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Create a space for transparency, authenticity, and accountability for yourself. During the life of this blog, we have examined often the power and purpose of goals.  In addition to the “what” we have looked at the “how,” “when” and “why.” … Continue reading →

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(#366) Why Not You?

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Speaking and writing does not belong to some elite group of individuals. Have you considered publishing or speaking to broaden the powerful impact and reach you already have on those around you? It could be for a small local audience … Continue reading →

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(#364) Your Legacy

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Whatever you build, destroy, hand down, create, or undo will be your legacy. Legacy: Something handed down from one generation to the next; from one person or group to another. Whether for good or ill someone or some entity passed … 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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(#352) When Islands Protect And Support

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.”—Teddy Roosevelt Two stories. One lesson. This past week, Laurie (my bride) … 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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(#349) A Tangled Mess

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

We could ignore the tangles and hope they go away on their own. What is the healthiest and safest manner to help us stop going in circles, loosen up, and prosper? Ever had to deal with a root-bound plant? You … Continue reading →

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(#348) Repair The Bucket. Fill The Bucket.

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Who can help you? Who can you help? Do you sometimes just get tired?  Feel like you are getting nowhere fast? Might even believe you are moving backwards? A friend reminded me of a powerful visual. This woman is the … Continue reading →

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(#347) Clues At The Tip Of My Nose

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

The little child had returned to remind and reassure me to believe in my abilities and myself. A few months ago, I sat on a balcony three stories above the Gulf of Mexico in Key Largo, Florida.  The pre-sunrise morning … Continue reading →

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