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.
Get Up and Wail!
The “Back to Basics” Series
“You’ve got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice! And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail!”
—Charles “Charlie” Parker, Jr.
August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955
Also known as “Yardbird” and “Bird”
Practice Creates the Master
The “Back to Basics” Series
“Practice Creates the Master.”
— Don Miguel Ruiz
At first, you can’t do it at all.
Then you summon up your courage. Take a run at it. Make a mess of it.
Spirit (Purpose) Wrap-Up and Bridge to Mastering the Back to Basics Series
“One piece of the puzzle does not make the whole picture; nor does communicating only on one channel. You need all the pieces for someone to get the full picture.”
— Lucy Lanzar
In this Back to Basics Series, our focus has been on Body, Mind and Spirit as the underlying principles of communication — with practical applications.
[…]
Let Your Aim…
The “Back to Basics” Series
All world cultures recognize that we have a responsibility to do more than look out for ourselves.
The ability to genuinely engage and perhaps influence another human being is truly a gift – which carries grave responsibility –
[…]
Presence
The “Back to Basics” Series
“You don’t have to Do anything. Just Be with me.”
Deanna Troi
Star Trek, Next Generation
The Schrodinger Equation suggests that the mere observation of a particle physics experiment is sufficient to
