Month: September 2012

• The Why Theory

  When I first starting working in the building trades, the guys that I worked around were a real cast of characters.  I was a youngster so most, if not all, of the guys were older than me.  The one thing that I noticed was that the majority of the guys really had fun at work. …

  Joe Passkiewicz

  September 24, 2012

  Attitude, Excellence, Legacy, Strategy

  Blogging, business, Construction, innovation, leadership, new recruit, Practical joke, Recreation, servant leader, skilled tradesmen, Tile, Tradesman, United States, why theory

• Get Rich!

  Ah- the American Dream!  Big house, fancy cars, fat retirement account, 2 kids, a dog and a white picket fence.  Is this really a dream or is it a curse?  For your typical overachiever (like me) the pursuit of wealth can be all consuming.  It can swallow you and ALL of your energy.  Is this what…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  September 12, 2012

  Change, Legacy, Relationships, Vision

  comfort, connection, Happiness, Health, leadership, leadingbyserving, Mental Health, missions, Picket fence, relationship, Retirement, Self-Help, United States, Wealth, white picket fence, zambezi river

• Andy’s Sailboat: A Love Story

  Sometimes it’s about finishing that really counts… I grew up on a lake in Michigan.  Two doors down was a boyhood friend named Andy.  Andy and I were good friends growing up.  Andy and I were way different in many ways.  Andy was a tinkerer.  He always had a project that was in progress.  Maybe…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  September 2, 2012

  Excellence, Initiative, Passion, Vision

  accomplishment, Boat, brass, delight, Detroit News, excellence, joy, keel, Lake, leadership, love, marine, Michigan, project, rebuild, repairs, rigging, rudder, Sail, Sailboat, sailing, teak, vacation, Watercraft