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.
The Long Now
The Fusion Group is excited to be celebrating our 40th year in business!
This is quite a milestone for a small business that was founded by Jennifer StJohn in 1984.
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The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff
“I have also a flower,” declared the little prince as he tried to describe his planet to a geographer.
“We do not record flowers,” said the geographer.
“Why is that? The flower is the most beautiful thing on my planet!”
Words of Wisdom
Here’s a concept: your thoughts and interests are yours to create, manage and promote.
Ever had a day when the synapses just don’t fire, the neurons seem clogged and constricted, the eyes can’t quite focus, and the mind is foggy? The internal landscape seems curiously unreal and the external landscape, well… Outsiders seem like enemies, and insiders seem like interruptions just waiting to occur!!
That’s the sub-rational mind — infringing on the
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Incremental Improvement
“You can always be a little bit better.” — Drew Brees Former Quarterback, New Orleans Saints
Everyone’s nervous about public speaking, at first.
It’s not your stock-in-trade. So, it’s not unusual that you find it odd to stand up to speak.
There’s that moment when you are introduced — making you feel a little bit like an item of trade, being examined.
Then you discover that with so many listeners, you have to be a little louder and more
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