Tremendous Tracey
Avoid the Clichés this Father’s Day
Although known for being a world class comedian, my father was the consummate pragmatist. His ability to blend the bitter with the sweet echoed in ...
hello mountain, it's me muhammad
[caption id="attachment_1492" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Charlie “T” Jones Conference Center[/caption]
If the mountain will not come to Mu...
a letter to my managers
We often read poignant letters from a parent to a child, an elder to a junior, a husband to a wife. These heartfelt notes contain the most importa...
Don’t Keep the Faith—Share It!
[caption id="attachment_1509" align="alignleft" width="228"] Charlie Jones reading his Bible in the Holy Land.[/caption]
When you are passionate a...
obscene leadership
There are some words so vile that you can only refer to them by their first letter; so inflammatory and degrading, you do not want to even go there...
so you think you can speak
[caption id="attachment_1518" align="alignleft" width="300"] Charlie “Tremendous” Jones doing what he does best…motivating![/caption]
I routinely ...
Success by Association?
We’ve all heard the term guilt by association, but can we be successful by association? The truest leaders are constantly giving of themselves. My...
I Hate My Job
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”
― Kent M. Keith
So you hate your jo...
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...
The dangers of an empty mind
It's not enough that we purge negative people and things from our lives; we have to put something in their places. Nature abhors a vacuum, so unles...
TremendoCare: Health care for your head
Recent studies claim that one in four Americans suffers from depression. Don’t let your body catch a disease of the mind! It’s a well-known fact t...
Berks Technical Institute Commencement Speech
Good evening graduating class of Berks Technical Institute. Thank you to President Reichard for allowing me to share this evening’s remarks. I want...
Work ethic or wish ethic?
Two construction workers sat down to eat their lunches one day. One worker opened his lunch box, took out the sandwich, and exclaimed, “Oh no, not ...
the father i never knew
My father, the late Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, said that he knew Abraham Lincoln better than Lincoln’s own mother. He made this bold statement due...
please stop praying for me, i need all the problems i can get!
My father, Charlie "Tremendous" Jones, liked to shock people who asked him to pray for their problems. He would bow his head with them and pray tha...
