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.
Learning is Letting Go
A Zen Master on the road to Edo, encountered a man bent nearly double by the massive bundle of sticks he carried on his back. “Brother,” he said, “perhaps it’s time for you to discard part of your bundle; trade a few pieces for food, or burn some at your roadside camp to survive the coming freeze…”
“No,” said the man, “for each stick represents a lesson I learned along my path from childhood. Here, the meaning of hard work,”
Shut Up and Sell
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers.
You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”
— Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Author & Nobel Laureate
1911-2006
It’s a battle, or maybe just a disagreement among friends. But there are those who just have to get the prospect to shut up so they can tell him all about
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Aliens from Babel on Groundhog Day
“There was a tribe which became successful, rich, and so arrogant that they decided to build a tower, tall enough to allow them to walk directly into heaven, without divine intercession.
As the work began, and progressed over time; the Almighty became angry and levied a curse on the tribe. The next morning as they awoke and began speaking, they slowly became
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The Many “Hats of Management”
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts.”
-“As You Like It”
William Shakespeare
In the early days of railroading, each crewmember had a unique
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