Category Archives: Blogging

The Universe Doesn’t Give a Flying Fcuk

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

Traveling in South Australia at the moment and getting caught up on my reading.  I have enjoyed several great books, including Hans Rosling’s Factfulness (highly recommended, by the way) and this one by John Truant.  The title can be annoying … Continue reading →

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It’s Not the Gettysburg Address – Relax! (A post on presentation anxiety)

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

I have a client who suffers from extreme “performance anxiety,” and not just before the presentation begins, but during and even after it is over. I have certainly been there and for me, it is something that comes and goes … Continue reading →

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Days of Rage

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

My alma mater, The University of Nevada, Reno, recently sponsored a so-called Day of Rage to commemorate the election of Donald Trump. Yes, a major University, at taxpayer expense, took a day off from schooling to protest an election. Rather … Continue reading →

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High Conflict Anything and Everything?

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

All therapists, executive mentors, and life coaches will have, from time to time, a client or a client-couple (partnership) easily described as “high conflict.” Perhaps you know of someone just like this – a person for whom relationships or work … Continue reading →

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Being in the Moment

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

Yesterday, a client asked about how to “be in the moment.” She repeatedly finds herself “anywhere but” (in the moment), what with her constant worrying about the future, about things she cannot control, and about things she can control but … Continue reading →

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F*ck You Money and The Story of Cincinnatus

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

          From today’s Daily Stoic is this wonderful piece. I capture it here to remind me of the true value of Fuck-You Money. And, for some of my clients who, having accumulated all the money in … Continue reading →

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Hope and Change – the 2018 Edition

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

Perhaps there is hope and change after all.  God knows we didn’t have it from 2008-2016, no matter how much was promised. Turns out, unsubstantiated claims of sexual abuse – indeed, the mere allegation of same – will not win … Continue reading →

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Somehow I Managed (Part Three): 100+ Things I Learned in Business

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Dr Joseph Russo

This is Part Three of a Five Part series on what I learned in 25+ years in business. You can see Part One here and Part Two here. To understand the title, you have to have known about Michael Scott, … Continue reading →

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Invest in Friends that Make You the Happiest (Discard the Rest)

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Those old, dead, white guys who founded our country some 250 years ago had it right, in my view, when they coined the phrase “the pursuit of happiness.” Turns out, happiness is perhaps the most subjective thing we can imagine … Continue reading →

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Re-Reading Seneca

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Glancing through a book I have on the life of Lucius Annaeus Seneca (or, most simply, Seneca), I am reminded of all that this great Stoic has to teach us in the modern day. Born nearly 2,000 years ago, this was … Continue reading →

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