Greetings from the road less traveled Hello, I’m John Cunningham. It took me a long time to be comfortable saying that. I used to just think of my name being a formal label that others could use to identify me. Nowadays, I consider it a description of who I am…

The 3 X 3 — I’ve been pondering this realization over the past week- You can’t understand the depth of your gifts until you give them away. That is an amazing concept. Think about it for a moment. If you have joy, it magnifies when you share it. When you give it to others, you…

Fall 7 times, get up 8 — Phil Jackson I went surfing for the first time recently. It was a great lesson in the value of failure. I fell several times, plowed my shoulder into the sand bar, and bailed out into the water, ingesting salt water more often than…

The 3 X 3 — Some big changes are coming for me this week. On Wednesday, I start a new job. Working as an entrepreneur full-time has been fun. But it is difficult wearing so many hats, and meeting the high expectations of my boss. I’ll be looking forward to taking some (but not all)…

My 30 day writing challenge — In May 2022, I did my first writing challenge. My goal was to write five days a week on LinkedIn and Medium. That’s 42 stories in all. Then measure the results. Well, it was a pretty interesting month. One that brought some unexpected results. Results I wrote 21 stories on each…

The 3 X 3 — Featured ILLUMINATION writers — If you want more opportunities, you need to clear space for them. This week I spent a lot of time cleaning. I cleaned my little one-room apartment, and went to war on the cohabitating bugs. I deleted a ton of files from my computer, and made a dent in removing…

Giving feedback is an opportunity to help others improve. Regardless of if the person has done a wonderful or underwhelming job, providing honest and sincere performance-based observation helps the other person understand what they are doing right, what needs to be corrected, and how to develop. Here are five ways…

The 3 X 3 - Featured ILLUMINATION writers — This has been an incredible week. I met new people, evaluated new opportunities, and continued my monthly challenge of writing five days a week. Still, I feel that I’ve been teased more than celebrated. I live in the camp of until you have something; you have nothing. So, I’m not…