Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.
Cracking the Code
“You, who are on the road; must have a code that you can live by.
And so, become yourself because the past is just a goodbye.
Teach your children well, their father’s hell did slowly go by.
And feed them on your dreams, the one’s they picked, the one’s you’ll know by.”
“Teach Your Children”
Crosby,
What is Culture?
What is culture, but the way we live — together?
Culture is defined by the things we do together, and the ways in which we do them “in the commons.” Some things are accepted, and acceptable. Others aren’t. First we experiment, then we form personal habits which morph into shared customs, then – over time… “Culture.” […]
Management Rocks
Bancalero or Bricklayer?
Spanish Olive Groves on Majorcan terraced hillsides – held in place by stone walls of ancient design. No mortar in sight, these weathered walls (also seen on buildings and homes in the towns) serve to contain groves, lives and businesses behind uniquely patterned curtains of stone which quietly endure the centuries.
The Blues, Pattern Recognition and Fusion’s “Ready, Set, Go!®”
“You can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant.
You can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant.
Walk right in, it’s around the back.
Just a half mile from the railroad tracks.
You can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant.”
– Arlo Guthrie
American Songwriter and Singer
(1947 – )
Life is a Game
“The soft-minded man always fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil-Rights Leader
(1929 – 1968)
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