Tag: United States

• Photo Friday: Service and Sacrifice

  This picture was taken on the rear patio of the old Officer’s Club at Deer Point (Now called the Bayview Restaurant) at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  As I looked over the bay at the sunset and snapped this photo, I realized that thousands of servicemen and women have stood at this same exact spot…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  May 6, 2016

  Attitude, Excellence, Legacy

  deer point, isolated, leadership, love, military family, relationships, sacrifice, servant leader, service, United States

• 4 Cures For Acute I Disease

  I read a post on Twitter from Jim Kouzes where new research indicates a 42% rise in the use of “I” and a 10% decline in “we” in American books.  Jim pointed to a potential drop in teamwork as a consequence, but I think the rise in the “I” is really about something else. We…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 16, 2013

  Attitude, Excellence, Relationships, Strategy

  Book, Clinical trial, comparison, conversations, cure, Disease, Facebook, focus, Food and Drug Administration, leadingbyserving, problem, research, self-centered, serve, talents, Theodore Roosevelt, Twitter, United States

• Fight The Urge!

  I was invited to join a group of friends, just men, for a cookout tomorrow.  I have decided to go.  This sounds like an easy decision on the surface.  But really it’s not that easy. My inclination would be to stay home and relax.  See, I’ve had a difficult few weeks at work.  Traveling, problem…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  July 6, 2013

  Attitude, Relationships, Strategy

  Blogging, Divorce, excellence, Family, Fathers, Home, leadership, leadingbyserving, Parenting, relationships, religion, The Urge, United States

• 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

• Wake Up Sleeper!

  Last week a friend of mine had a headache and vision problems, so he went to the emergency room. A little more than a day latter, he passed away. A stroke they say. He was in good health. No signs of any problems. He left an amazing family and a beautiful wife behind and alone.…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  May 26, 2013

  Attitude, Belief, Change, Excellence, Passion

  Blogging, comfort, dreams, Ford Mustang, Health, Humor, leadership, Psychology, Recreation, security, servant leader, Social Sciences, United States, Woody Allen

• Opposites Day

  When my kids were young they would often play a game called Opposites Day.  During this particular day, whatever they said was actually the opposite of what is true.  This was really just a way of trying to catch the other sibling- kind of a trap.  Really just a kid’s game.  But I think that…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  March 4, 2013

  Belief, Excellence, Relationships

  Bible, Bird, connection, experience, Family, God, leadership, leadingbyserving, Lord, love, ministry, Prayer, relationships, Religion and Spirituality, Saturday, servant leader, travel, United States

• 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

• 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

• Multi-Tasking Danger Zone

  One of the characteristics of a gifted servant leader is putting others in front of you.  You may be thinking- check that box- I do that!  I am humble.  I always put others ahead of myself.  I have a servants heart.  I’m all over this! Let me give you an area in putting others first…

  Joe Passkiewicz

  August 20, 2012

  Change, Focus, Relationships, Vision

  Blogging, business, Computer multitasking, Disrespectful, focus, gifted servant, Health, Honor, leadership, leadingbyserving, Mobile phone, Multi-tasking, servant leader, servants heart, Television, United States