Category Archives: Success

(#172) Are You Kicking the Can Down the Road?

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

I have met and worked with highly capable kickers of the can. They do, however, have grave difficulties managing their decisions. And that affects everyone around them. For those who know me, you know I can be a bit retentive. … Continue reading →

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(#133) Advice from My Scholars: How to Succeed in Life

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

The choices we make and do will create our lives. During the final class meeting before exam week begins I ask my students for feedback.  In this case, I ask them to consider advice they would like to pass along … Continue reading →

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#9 PRIDE for Life

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Steve Piscitelli

What is it that drives you? Why do you put your feet on the floor each morning? What pulls you from bed day after day? While I find long-term goals quite motivating, they can be rather intimidating to others. In our fast-food-I-want-it-now-world, they lack immediacy. And they require work. Don’t sabotage yourself with shortcuts and—dare I say—laziness. Continue reading →

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