You Belong Here
John O’Leary shares how a burn-camp counselor’s message to him about belonging is one we all need to live by during the 2020 election season and beyond. “You belong here.” Although the election is just a day away, the…
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But that’s not the whole story
John O’Leary shares how childlike wonder can make the impossible, possible and why that’s important during the 2020 election season. “What if when you saw the impossible, you had the beautiful, limitless naïveté to seek a different way?” We’re…
Were you Born Stupid, or…
John O’Leary shares the important lesson he learned decades ago from his manager’s simple response to an insult. “Were you born stupid? Or have you just become stupid over time?” As a 20-year old college finance major, I had…
You Are Awesome (And you can do better)
John O’Leary shares how his first client Rusty Keeley encouraged him and pushed him to do better and what it means for you right now. “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me……
You Know What They Say about People who Assume…
John O’Leary shows us why it is important to question our assumptions and give others the benefit of the doubt. “Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light…
Can You Learn to Love What You Once Feared?
In a time often ripe with fear, John O’Leary shares how you can learn to love what you once feared. “Is it possible to love the very thing you once feared?” This was a question Eric Genuis wrestled…
The Whole World is Crumbling; Or Is It?
John O’Leary shows us that the world actually isn’t crumbling with a little help from his mom’s transformational wisdom. “This is just not the life I expected at all. It’s so broken, there is so much wrong with my…
It’s Only Coffee… and Tomato Juice
John O’Leary reminds us how to respond with grace and why it is so important during this divisive season. “Never wish that life was easier. Wish that you were better.” – Jim Rohn Does it seem like people are…
Deeper Than That
John O’Leary shares how his conversation with Laila Ali taught him the importance of looking at what connects people versus what divides them. “Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance ourselves. And only…
The Cold Within
Today, every topic broached is immediately polarizing and leads to rigidly drawn lines between two opposing sides. John O’Leary shares how to veer away from this hostile, divisive path and instead draw a new inclusive one. “Love is wise; hatred…
