WITH INTENTION BLOG

Hello from the air….Air travel – I’m always fascinated by it. I write from 10,000 feet (or whatever it is). For some reason, flying brings out a lot of creativity for me. I think it’s the disconnection, although I did buy the wifi to send a few emails for work, etc.

I’ve heard from many people ab...

I guess the old adage is true. As we age, we become wiser. Or, maybe it’s that we learn to let go of the pride we learned to blanket ourselves with at such an early age.

We’re taught, especially the guys, to keep our feelings internalized. To keep your chin up….to never let them see you sweat.

F...

“Let’s fill other people’s buckets full so you can have friends.” – Gabriel Giganti (7 yrs old)
Wow. I can’t tell how happy this makes me. Michelle has a quote board up in our kitchen. It’s usually a quote or bible verse from another source. This quote is from my son, Gabe. And, I love the 1st grad...

In the movie Glengarry Glenross, there’s a famous scene where Alec Baldwin comes into the room. Jack Lemon, Al Pacino and Kevin Spacey are real estate salesmen. Baldwin is the big boss from corporate. The sales numbers are down and he’s coming to fire the boys up. Lemmon is pouring a coffee and Bald...

What if your life ended today?

I know, tough question. It’s a question I started to wrestle with when my kids were born. In fact, it’s why I started putting my thoughts in writing and really why I started a blog a few years ago.

So, what if your life ended today?

I ask again, b/c I think it’s a...

This is lesson #2 from one of my best friends TJ, who died recently from a brain hemorrhage.

He left 39 lessons that his kids will always have. They are full of wisdom. Many are quite simple like this one.

Simply saying hello and really meaning it when you say “how are you” is something that can...

“Jon really helps you put things into perspective. He sets a great example and provides motivational and personal development tools to help you stay focused. His posts always seem to come at the right time and resonate on a personal level. Working together in a small group really helped me identify ...

“Jon teaches the meaning of being selfless. A year after a car accident that left me paralyzed from the chest down, I moved into a place called Creative Living to finish my Civil Engineering degree at Ohio State. Jon believes in their mission of providing housing for people with severe physical disa...

Without failure, there’s no understanding of success.

Without pain, there’s no hope for a better place.

Without the knowledge of death, there’s no embracing life to the fullest.

I recently had a very close friend of mine die. His name is TJ. He was 39. Just 39 – he died unexpectedly of a massiv...

“Jon’s straightforward and uncomplicated style was exactly what I needed to build clarity. I had a big project that I had been working on for weeks and was making very little progress. Jon was able to get me to see the essentials – WHAT, WHY . . . then HOW. Thanks to him, I was able to complete the ...

I had the great opportunity to participate in a Catalyst Igniter Cohort under Jon Giganti’s leadership. In my corporate career of over 15 years I’ve attended all types of training and personal development courses and had the opportunity to work with some great mentors and coaches, but there is somet...

“Participating with Jon Giganti in his group coaching was a phenomenal experience. Under Jon’s leadership he was able to bring the group together to share best practices in time management, career growth planning and general life lessons for handling the stresses and challenges we face in the modern...