Tag Archives: awareness

(Issue #538) The Package And The Person

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Maybe if we focus on the person, we may come to see the packaging in a different light. “They’re nice but, you know, they belong to that political party.” “She’s a retired teacher. So cheerful. Just don’t understand how she … Continue reading →

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(Issue #537) Critical Thinking Revisited

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Critical thinking is not only looking for information that supports what we want to hear, see, or believe. It helps us see the fallacies in our assumptions. A few of the student success textbooks I wrote for Pearson Education focused … Continue reading →

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(Issue #535) Conveying Your Story

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

In their story lies their strength for a better future. The same for you. [For those who follow my blog, you know I end each blog post with a video recommendation.  Don’t miss this week’s video.  I reached into the … Continue reading →

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(Issue #533) Find Your Wave: Ride The Crest

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

If I do not get into the water, I cannot ride the wave. And if I do not ride the wave I will never experience the exhilaration and view from the crest.  Ocean waves long have been the subject of … Continue reading →

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(Issue #530) The Lesson of the Handyman

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Getting your stuff done! This blog has addressed the topic of procrastination.  Whether in the boardroom, faculty room, classroom, church hall, town hall, or community center, it can derail plans, goals, and dreams.  We do well to remind ourselves that … Continue reading →

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(Issue #528) Writer’s Block? Probably Not.

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

There have been days when I felt like I could not even write out a grocery shopping list. Inspired this week by Anne Lamott. One a quote. And one a book chapter. First the chapter from her work Bird by … Continue reading →

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(Issue #526) Grateful For …

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

I had to stop this week and remind myself…. Do a Google search for “how the pandemic has change our lives” and you will come up with more than 143 million hits.  It’s become cliché to speak about the “new … Continue reading →

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(Issue #525) Ethical Wills

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Connect generations to come by sharing questions, messages, challenges, accomplishments, connections, and experiences.

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(Issue #521) Sunrise, Clouds, and the News

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Some people and groups focus on the darkness and what might happen. Others ignore warning signs and look only at what they consider to be brightness. First, the sunrise. I have found the best time to view sunrise on the … Continue reading →

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(Issue #520) What Will Change?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Steve Piscitelli

Yes, a lot has changed. How, though, have you used that change to exact needed change in your life for good? How has the time helped your resilience? Even though a lot has changed in the last two months, what … Continue reading →

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