Tremendous Tracey
What Have You Done For You Lately?
We need you to be at the top of your game. Here are three simple tips to keep you in tremendous form.
Take Steps to ACT: We sure can talk a good ...
What Happens In Book Club Doesn’t Stay in Book Club
With everyone clamoring about what’s wrong with the world today, there’s one solution that’s rarely suggested: reading. They tell me it’s too old school, that people’s attention spans can’t focus for that long, that everyone is too busy with digital addictions and watching online to take the time to read. Well then, they’re never going to find what they are looking for.
The Effect of Your Affect
Your emotions impact the people around you in a powerful way. If you want to feel loved this Valentine's Day share the love! You can build a legacy on making others feel Tremendous!
My Most Blessed Christmas Ever, by Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
I was nine years old and the depression was still in full force. We came from Alabama and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in a little row home, which my father managed to rent. It was getting near Christmas and my dear dad had nothing to spend for Christmas for his five children ages 1 to 9. In desperation, he went to the bank to try to persuade them that he was a safe risk for a small loan. He explained his predicament, no job, no collateral, and 5 small children with Christmas approaching.
Thank You Notes: A Letter to My Mentors
Thankfulness is the most reliable indicator of maturity. The older I get, the more people I realize I need to give thanks for because, without them, I wouldn't be who I am today. Heck, I’m even able to give thanks for the bad ones too! There are four strings of words that have profoundly impacted my life. Some were meant to encourage, others to correct. But in each instance, I can still hear the same dialogue as if it was happening now. In each case, it was only a single sentence, but its brevity did not diminish its power.
Seasons of Leadership
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under Heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
Perhaps it’s the crispness in the air or the dwindli...
What I Did on My Summer Vacation by Tracey C. Jones
This week, millions of youngsters are heading back to school. One of the highlights of this rite of passage is the chance to relay to your teacher ...
I ain't afraid of no ghost!
"Life is so simple, and it is not jumping here or there and looking for something more or better. It is being thankful where you are and learning ...
The Science of Success
For many, success is an elusive goal. We feel powerless and resort to blaming our circumstances for the condition of our lives. But success is more...
51 Years of "Tremendous" Leadership
Thanks to YOU, 2016 is our 51st year in business! When my father, Charlie "Tremendous" Jones went home over seven years ago I had no idea our journ...
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Someone recently told me about a pivotal conversation he had with my father many years ago. This gentleman had been a pastor for six fruitful years...
Thankful in Turmoil?
The most difficult thing in life is to be thankful in times of trouble. When I took my problems to my father, the late, great Charlie “Tremendous” ...
A Tremendous Time of Transition
Fifty years ago my father founded this company. Now we stand at the threshold of planning for the fifty years ahead. What began as Executive Books ...
Hocus Pocus or Locus Focus
Hocus Pocus is meaningless talk or activity, often designed to draw attention away from and disguise what is actually happening. Locus Focus is a t...
What Difference Do I Make?
You've got the whole world in your hands.
Throughout the many different roles in which I’ve served, there has always come a time when I had to won...
