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 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,
[…]Everybody Hates Training!
“Everybody hates training.”
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
[…]One Discipline
“Once you start thinking this way, it’s really hard to switch it off.”
-Fusion Participant
What if there was a discipline, simple really, that would direct our communication
[…]Genius & Taking Pains
“Genius is the infinite capacity for taking pains.”
-Thomas Carlyle
Essayist, satirist, historian
1795-1881
“Y’know, I’ve been working on
[…]Personal Best
“Eighty percent of life is showing up!”
-Woody Allen
American humorist, director
There’s a tribe of runners in our town – I live with one actually.
There’s much discussion at Starbucks of the right recovery drink, the correct stretch to set the
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