Category: Legacy

• Thanksgiving: Sending The Thief Away

  Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays.  It seems like it’s the complete package for me.  My busy family taking the time to gather together.  Deep family traditions.  Great food and drink.  Watch the Lions lose (former Detroiter- can’t help it).  No gifts to mess things up.  Afternoon nap.  Fall weather.  It’s just…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  November 27, 2013

  Attitude, Belief, Legacy, Vision

  Domesticated turkey, Family, Family traditions, Food, God, Holiday, leadership, Lord, Religion and Spirituality, servant leader, Thanksgiving

• There is no safety in safety

  I have been confronted recently with the reality that safety is really an illusion.  We gather, save, protect, reinforce, double up, and anticipate in an effort to be safe and secure.  Yet, with all our planning and protecting- life will still throw the curve ball at us. I have a friend who just found out her…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  October 30, 2013

  Belief, Change, Legacy, Strategy

  breast cancer, business, consequences, Food, health insurance, Home, Insurance, leadership, Life insurance, Personal Finance, Safety

• Do as I say- Not as I do!

  I think we’ve all heard this expression.  Generally used to back peddle from a sticky situation with your children.  My question is:  Does it really work?   You can’t avoid learning from what you see.  Extreme example- The most amazing accomplishments that occur in life happens in the first two years .  In this very…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  September 17, 2013

  Attitude, Legacy, Strategy, Vision

  Education, Family, Home, learn, Learning Theories, Methods and Theories, Question, servant leader, Skype, Social Sciences, Teacher

• Do The Work!

  Years back, Kathy and I visited my Grandfather when he was sick in the hospital and his health was failing.  During this visit, my Grandfather was of good energy and he shared a quick snapshot of his life and some of his best life lessons.  One thing that he shared was that he believed that…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 9, 2013

  Excellence, Legacy, Relationships

  Child, children, choices, consequences, Day care, excellence, Family, Home, kid’s, leadership, Learning, Parent, Parenting, schedule, social, structure

• The Jewish Wedding: Families and Tradition

  Kathy and I had the pleasure of attending a wedding a couple of weeks ago.  The wedding was stunningly beautiful and dripping with the sweetness of tradition and family.  See this was a Jewish wedding and there is no wedding ceremony and celebration that I have experienced that is like a Jewish wedding.  Every part of the…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  June 16, 2013

  Excellence, Legacy, Passion

  Israel, Jewish wedding, Jews, relationships, Sto Lat, Tradition, United States, Wedding

• What Your Wife Really Wants For Valentines Day!

  Oh, yes! It’s that time again! Time for the red cards, chocolates, and roses. Valentines Day is a special time to tell your loved one that you really care. A time to celebrate love and romance. For some men, this can be a bit frightening. Getting just the right gift is really hard. You may need…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  February 8, 2013

  Change, Excellence, Legacy, Passion, Relationships

  Blogging, Chocolate, Dating, Family, Gift, goals, heart, Intimate relationship, leadership, leadingbyserving, love, marriage, passions, relationship, Romance, Shopping, Valentines Day, Wife, women

• Light the Path

  I believe that there is a desire to make a difference in the world that is woven into us at birth.  To make your mark- to put a “dent in the universe”.  Your choice is to either follow these desires and dreams or suppress them and give up.  The choice to give up is easy…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  January 14, 2013

  Belief, Legacy, Vision

  Blogging, change, church, comfort, difference, excellence, God, leadership, leadingbyserving, Lord, ministry, model, North Carolina, Rebecca, Saturday, serve, United States, Wealth

• Men: 10 Shopping Tips for Christmas!

  Ah, the Christmas season has begun!  A time for family, great food and gift giving!  One problem:  The thought of Christmas shopping makes most men cringe.  I would guess that most men would do diaper duty instead of hitting the mall!  Yet, we know we have to do it AND it’s coming up pretty quickly…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  November 30, 2012

  Excellence, Initiative, Legacy, Strategy

  Blogging, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Clothing, excellence, Gift, Holidays, leadership, leadingbyserving, mall, men, Opinions, relationship, Shopping, women

• 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