Craig Ruvere

19Jul 2020 by CJ

Motivate yourself by getting off the couch and doing something

“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” – Wayne Dyer I’m sure I’m not alone with my admission that the topics of health, finances, job security and fulfillment often litter my thoughts – more so than ever before. The burden of such thoughts occasionally leads to a sleepless night, and an impending day where it seems almost impossible to motivate yourself to do anything constructive. At times, my mental state has been known to dip below normal levels, which renders me somewhat unpleasant and difficult to be around. This past week felt like one of those occasions and I suspect a combination of the topics above were the definite contributor. This inability to motivate yourself during such emotional fragility is a time drainer, no…

09Jul 2020 by CJ

What you say in not always what other’s will hear

Life & Living

In Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear, author Frank Luntz says: “You can have the best message in the world, but the person on the receiving end will always understand it through the prism of his or her own emotions, preconceptions, prejudices and preexisting beliefs. It's not enough to be correct or reasonable or even brilliant. The key to successful communication is to take the imaginative leap of stuffing yourself into your listener's shoes to know what they are thinking and feeling in the deepest recesses of their mind and heart. How that person perceives what you say is even more real, at least in a practical sense, than how you perceive yourself.” Have you ever had someone say to you, “I don’t understand…

28Jun 2020 by CJ

Our bodies are constantly changing and so should our view of ourselves

Love & Relationships

“The reality is that our bodies are constantly changing, and they will never remain exactly the same. If we base our self-worth on something as ever-changing as our bodies, we will forever be on the emotional roller coaster of body obsession and shame.” - Chrissy King The other day, my wife and I were going through an old shoe box filled with photos chronicling my life from the day I was born up until the day I was married. This picture-timeline was a fond reminder of the people and places who are now absent from my life, but also highlighted the reality that our bodies are constantly changing as King states above. I was a cute, curly-haired little boy with an ever-present smile. But puberty was not kind to me…

27Jun 2020 by CJ

GM and FCA lawsuit presided over by a judge leaving a trail

Life & Living

Regardless of how you get your news, there isn’t much going on to feel all that hopeful about. But then I came across this post which definitely caught my eye. A federal judge is really tired of GM and FCA shit. For those of you who find the topic of cars about as interesting as discussing the details of a route canal, let me enlighten you a bit on the subject above concerning General Motors and Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (GM and FCA). In November of 2019, GM filed a racketeering lawsuit against FCA alleging bribery and corruption with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. GM claims that unfair bargaining has cost them some $6 billion, which is the damages they are seeking from FCA in the lawsuit. As you might expect,…

23Jun 2020 by CJ

Complacency doesn’t move you forward – it just holds you back

Life & Living

“The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities.” - Benjamin E. Mays Recently, a dear co-worker from a past life was laid off from her job. She is immensely talented, engaging, inspiring, creative, and now another sad statistic from this unprecedented global pandemic. She was employed by the organization for over a decade, and in that time had seen many people come and go while she remained committed and hopeful that the longer she remained with the company the more opportunities would be provided. But as with many organizations who are plagued by the absence…