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.
Command? or Comment?
“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?”
Henry II played by Peter O’Toole
in Becket
It was a pointed comment made in a moment of rage.
It resulted in the death of Thomas
[…]Above Politics?
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean that politics will not take an interest in you.”
— Pericles
Athenian General, Orator and Statesman
495 BC – 429 BC
Said a client recently, “Hey, I’m not interested in politics. I just want to do my job and get great results!”
[…]Fun Works!
“If it ain’t fun, it ain’t worth doing!”
—J. R. St.John
Somewhere in childhood, the campaign to sap every shred of fun out of life begins in earnest:
- Hallways are not for running or sliding!
- Hair
Then What?
“A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint.
What I began by reading, I must finish by acting!”
— Henry David Thoreau
American Philosopher, Author of Walden
“Then what happens?” It’s enough to drive a parent to distraction. As kids, we soon learn to leave parents well-enough alone or
Love the one you’re with…
While the Editorial Team enjoys a summer hiatus, we’re republishing past articles by popular demand…
“If you’re down and confused
And you don’t remember who you’re talking to
Concentration slips away
‘Cause your baby is so far away
Well there’s a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can’t be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you’re with!”
— Performed by
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