Cornerstones (Blog)

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.

Hands, Pockets & the Limits of Rules

“Hell, there are no rules here, we are trying to accomplish something.”

Thomas Alva Edison
American inventor
(1847 – 1931)

“It is a good idea to obey all the rules when you’re young just so you’ll have the strength to break them when you’re

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Silence Looking Out

The deep end starts here!

Over the years, many clients have commented that Fusion sits squarely in the center of the business and intellectual universe, yet draws on material from the extreme reaches of both the ancient wisdom traditions, and the new age frontier. Said a participant, “One minute I’m sitting in a modern business office talking about an advertising campaign, then somehow I’m transported to an ashram

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Success Reluctance

“Self-sabotage is like a game of mental tug-of-war. It is the conscious mind versus the subconscious mind where the subconscious mind always eventually wins.”

-Bo Bennett
American Businessman
(1972 – )

“Self-sabotage is when

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The Last Prejudice

“Prejudice is being down on something you’re not up on.”

-Anonymous

 

 

How about a gated country club, inhabited by blacks and whites, considering the membership application of a Vietnamese American couple?

How about a New York City business club, all men on the membership committee,

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Everybody Hates Training!

“Everybody hates training.”

– Everybody

 

An open letter to Steve Randall (and to Young Trainers)

I hated you and everyone remotely like you.

The directive: “You will report for training at

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