Author: Joe Passkiewicz
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Photo Friday- You Have No Excuse!
I snapped this picture while walking with the twins at the zoo on the day after Thanksgiving. A beautiful flower, might be a golden rain tree, but exquisite in color and unique with its upright form. The zoo is a great place to see and appreciate the diversity of life. It is also a bit […]
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No Regrets Monday- Dreams or Responsibility?
This is a quick series of short Monday posts reviewing some of the regrets that folks commonly have when they reach the twilights of their lives. Enjoy! “I wish I would have followed my dreams instead of doing what was responsible and expected of me.” When I was in about middle school, I took a […]
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Bad Things Will Happen
When I was young and cocky, I would brag to others that when I was pulled over by the police, I would always get out of the car. I didn’t like them standing next to the car talking down to me. I felt like it was insulting. Then there was a time when I was […]
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Weak Leader?
Great companies have a common characteristic. They have strong leaders. But what is strong leadership? I think if you ask ten different persons you will get ten different answers! I think an obvious sign of a strong leader is they generally have a group of very dedicated followers who understand their role in the overall […]
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This is what happens after the riots
That’s a picture of me sitting on the front porch of our very modest house on the west side of Detroit in 1964. This was a typical working class neighborhood of story and a half houses- autoworkers, policemen, construction workers, mechanics- a classic Detroit blue collar neighborhood. This was a vibrant time for Detroit. The […]
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All In!
Are you a better employee if you put in super long hours and spend most of your waking moments at the office? Is this the best measure of your worth and your engagement? One of my mentors early in my career was always the first in the office in the morning and the last to […]
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Do it Afraid
Fear is a funny thing. It has a way of freezing us up. Our natural instincts kick in and the result is that we will stop our movement and progress. We will overthink the situation. We will seek the comfortable route or outcome. We will avoid the fear and go around it. I am not […]
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What Easter Means To Me.
So what is Easter? The start of spring? Easter eggs and the Easter bunny. Baskets filled with candy? What a strange group of things bloomed out of a holiday of faith. I guess Christmas is not much better. Santa Clause and Christmas trees? All of these have a history and although they are probably harmless, […]
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So Who Are You Really Thankful For?
Kathy and I have been serving in a new homeless ministry (new for us) near our house for the past few months. Tuesday during a discipleship study at the mission while discussing thankfulness, I reached a conclusion regarding this subject. We all have things that are blessings in our lives. Our families. Our jobs. Our […]
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So You Want To Change The World?
I believe most of us are wired with a goal of doing something really big with our lives. Write a book. Get our name on a building. Develop something new. Make a mark on the world. Do something really big. Big goals are great. They stretch us. They make us see over the horizon. As […]
Leading by Serving 