Tag: Pride

• The Always Right

  

  There is a very damaging phenomena that has overwhelmed our culture and threatens every type of relationship. I’m not sure what the roots are here but the results are clear. What is this phenomena? We have become a society obsessed with being right. Somewhere along the way we have reached the conclusion that being right…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 31, 2021

  Belief, Excellence, Relationships

  Blogging, competitive, leadership, Leadership development, leadingbyserving, Pride, relationships, righteous, servant leader, value system

• Your Fooling Yourself!

  Do we deceive ourselves into thinking that we ARE what we are NOT?   The mind has a way of legitimizing and reinforcing our behavior. We think that our motivations are pure. We are acting in a righteous way.  For others.  Not ourselves.  We are selfless.  But is this really true? We also have a…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 7, 2017

  Focus, Strategy, Vision

  actions, behavior, Belief, caring, fooling ourself, giving, husband, lying, Motivation, narrative, Pride, reward, self image, truth, Wife

• Don’t Do This When People Make Mistakes

  

  We all screw up sometime.  Maybe a careless moment or a poor evaluation of the circumstance.  There are consequences when mistakes are made.  I have been “blessed” many times with being clean-up crew when there is a big mess that needs to be cleaned up. The fact is mistakes are how we learn.  I have…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  November 5, 2016

  Attitude, Excellence, Strategy

  attacked, blame, careers, Education and Training, ego, Leadership development, leadingbyserving, mistakes, Pride, responsibility, screw up

• The F Word

  When I was in high school I remember sitting frozen by the phone thinking about all the things that could go wrong. Would I be rejected?   Would she laugh at me?   Would she make me feel foolish?   Would everyone hear about it and think I was crazy? Was I overstepping my boundaries?…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  November 13, 2015

  Change, Strategy, Vision

  boundries, change, failure, Fear, foolish, frozen, healthy, Laughter, leadership, leadingbyserving, opportunities, Pride, rejection, risk

• Me First

  I hate to wait in lines. I don’t know why, but long lines just really irritate me. If I walk into a restaurant at lunch and the line is long, I’ll go back to work hungry and just skip lunch! Except for the line thing, I am generally very patient. I understand that sometimes to…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  July 29, 2015

  Attitude, Excellence, Focus

  communication, ego, impatience, Leadership development, leadingbyserving, management, Pride, priority, self-centered, time management, To Do List, workload

• The Dangers of Meddling

  “I can do whatever I want- I’m the boss!” Have you heard this before?  This is a true statement for the most part.  If you are the boss you can do whatever you want.  But is it healthy?  Is it the right thing to do?  Will it do more harm than good? Meddle: 1. to…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  June 26, 2015

  Excellence, Strategy, Vision

  business, chain of command, confidence, Construction, control, Leadership development, leadingbyserving, management, manager, meddling, Pride, responsibility, servant leader, trust

• The White Knight

  “The opposite of pride is not humility as being humble often contains a measure of pride. The opposite of pride is actually gratitude”!   Mary New Mary shared this to a group of friends recently.  I think there is a lot of truth in this statement.  We often think being humble or meek is admirable, yet…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  December 31, 2012

  Attitude, Belief, Excellence

  Blogging, Christ, God, humility, leadership, leadingbyserving, Motivation, Pride, religion