Tag Archives: confidence

(#398) We Are Where We Are

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Steve Piscitelli

 “We are where we are, however we got here. What matters is where we go next.”—Isaac Marion The New Year inevitably brings resolutions. Just as inescapable are posts about those inexorable goals for the next 12 months. We generally hear … 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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(#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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(#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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(#346) Video Outtakes: Finding Humor And Moving Forward

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Steve Piscitelli

Enjoy three-minutes-and-fifty-one-seconds of my miscues. And consider how each miscue you make can strengthen you and maybe help someone else. Don’t be ruled by fear of failure. President Theodore Roosevelt had a way with words. Growing up as a spindly and … Continue reading →

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(#267) You Get to Create the Path

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Steve Piscitelli

We are all artists painting our own lives. While facilitating a Texas faculty resilience workshop, I presented the following R.D. Laing quote to the audience: The range of what we think and do Is limited by what we fail to … Continue reading →

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(#233) Feed the Butterflies

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

The day I stop getting a little bit anxious before addressing a group is the day that I need to stop speaking. This past week I had the pleasure to speak to 1,000 educators at the annual Moran Lecture Series … Continue reading →

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