Tremendous Tracey
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.
Year of the Dog
None can deny the appeal, the exuberance, the unconditional love and pure companionship of (wo)man’s best friend. So, who better to learn from?
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!
Darkest Hour Brightest Life
Leaders can't get the job done without support. Let's not stand in the way when they need us the most.
Anything Can Happen
Somewhere in my youth or childhood, I missed seeing the movie, Mary Poppins. So, when I got an invitation to see the play performed by the Lancas...
You’re All With Me Right? Understanding Bias Awareness
I spent the past week teaching the future generation of leaders at the Kosovo Leadership Academy located in Mitrovica, Kosovo. The school opened in...
Keeping Cool: 5 Habits to Develop Pressure Cooker Resistance
Even though the temperatures are colder than the dark side of the moon, there’s still plenty of things going on in our lives to get us hot under th...
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.
Resolutions Are Important, But Habits Are Essential
Everybody loves resolutions. They’re exciting, they’re full of possibilities, they’re motivating! But the fact is motivation fails and then those r...
Personal Assessment: How Did I Get Here?
My father, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, was famous for his life mantra: “You’ll be the same person five years from now that you are today except for...
Taking Stock: Life Lessons I've Learned This Year
As the year comes to a close, I like to reflect back over the months passed on the biggest life lessons I’ve had the good fortune to learn. I judge...
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.
Five Books For Which I’m Eternally Grateful
Everything I read imprints on me and when you consider that I read several books a week that's a whole lot of imprints! It seems almost an offense ...
Cultivating A Spirit of Gratitude - 3 Thankfulness Practices
There’s just something about the month of November that brings out the spirit of gratitude in all of us. Maybe it’s the gathering of friends and fa...
500 Years Ago Today...
Earlier this month I had the privilege of taking a 10-day European cruise on the Elbe River (click here to see a beautiful album of photos from the...
