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.
How Do You Know It’s Good?
The “Back to Basics” Series
“You like it. Your friends like it. Their peer group likes it. The public likes it. Many people buy it. It’s all very subjective. But you want lots of approval and lots of sales.”
– Sir Michael Philip “Mick” Jagger
English musician, singer-songwriter
(1943 –
Thanksgiving: Getting Our Goat
“He who knows that enough is enough… has enough.”
—Tao Te Ching
Lao Tsu
“We never know what is enough
until we know what’s more than enough…”
— Billie Holiday
It’s a holiday! And a favorite of ours!
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
The “Back to Basics” Series
He’s cool! He’s hip! He’s with it! He’s a young man with a trumpet case in one hand while the other snaps out the beat as he sashays down the street. Sporting a beret and shades, he’s the embodiment of jazz. Whoa, he stops – comes face to face with an elderly couple (Tourists!): “Excuse
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A Stronger Message
The “Back to Basics” Series
“A crazy person Says one thing, Does another and Believes something else. (Especially in Politics… but that’s another matter…) Sanity (and ethics) are usually described as the alignment of Thought, Word and Deed.” — Jennifer R. StJohn
Getting a Win!
The “Back to Basics” Series
“So whatcha gonna do?”
Jim Brown addressing Richard Pryor
You’ve got this presentation coming up…
How exactly do you propose to turn this assignment into
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