Category: Attitude

• Laughter Wreckage

  They say that laughter is the best medicine.  However, this is not always the case… I was sitting in a meeting last week and I made an observation regarding my personal experience on a topic.  What followed caught me completely off guard.   The person at whom I was directing my comments laughed at me.  Not…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  October 15, 2012

  Attitude, Relationships, Strategy

  Blogging, Character assassination, comedy, feelings, fragile, Health, Humor, Laughter, leadership, leadingbyserving, management, People, Recreation

• 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

• Warm Bread: Irresistable!

  Back in the early 90s,  Kathy and I particularily enjoyed a restaurant that had an appetizer specialty called teacup bread.  The bread would arrive warm and still nested inside of a teacup.  This was a really special treat.  The bread was light and soft and had a sweet flavor.  You really could eat this bread for…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  July 6, 2012

  Attitude, Excellence, Focus, Initiative, Relationships

  appetizer, Baking and Confections, Bread, Cook, Dough, focus, Food, Home, leadership, relationships, Restaurant, restaurant experiences, restaurants, smile, sweet bread, travel, vacation, warm bread, Wine tasting descriptors

• What your husband wants for Father’s Day!

  Tis the season for new barbeque grills, golf balls and fishing poles!  So what do you have planned for Father’s Day?  Some men are kind of tough to buy for, but most guys are pretty open about what they like.  Although this celebration is really about the kids getting their Dad something special, what do…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  June 13, 2012

  Attitude, Excellence, Initiative, Passion, Relationships

  activities, children, Father’s Day, fun, kid’s, marriage, men, Mom, women

• The Cycle

  I have always loved the mornings.  There is just something about the stillness of the start of the day.  When I was younger, I would often set my alarm each night so I could get up early and go fishing the next day.  It wasn’t really about catching the fish- it was the quiet and soothing stillness…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  May 9, 2012

  Attitude, Change, Vision

  cleanse, cycle, leaders, leadership, leadingbyserving, reflect, regroup, rest, start

• The Divided States

  I am reading a book titled “The Miracle of Freedom” where the authors Chris and Ted Stewart discuss the relative rarity of a free society.  In the book, they point to seven events that they refer to as “tipping points” that led to the birth of the United States and the growth of freedom and…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  February 21, 2012

  Attitude, Passion, Vision

  compromise, leadingbyserving, strengthen:realistic