Leader Notes

No matter where you go, you encounter great leaders and not-so-great leaders. Sometimes leaders have official positions, and sometimes they are just average members of society. Each of us is a leader in the way that we have the potential to impact others around us.

Monday, June 9, 2025

We're Not Just Decluttering, We're Sharing Memories

It has been a pretty emotional couple of weeks. As the summer season began, we’ve been taking advantage of yard sale season, participating i...

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Call me Naive

Someone called me "naive" the other day. Perhaps in some ways that may be true. But in my naivete, I work to protect the innocen...

Friday, February 7, 2025

"Meep! Meep!"

Right now, it may seem as if we are poor Wile E. Coyote, doomed to fail at every attempt to be successful. All the plans and preparations ...

Monday, December 9, 2024

Understanding our impact!

Every interaction we have with someone else has the potential to make a huge difference, whether we intend it to or not. What we say, what w...

Friday, November 1, 2024

Knowledge not shared is knowledge lost

In recognition of National Author's Day, I’d like to remind you to share your story. Whatever that story may be. Throughout our lives ...

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Pineapples!

I had to laugh when I first heard the expression, “Pineapple Post.” Recently, I participated in a social media writing course by esteemed wr...

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Toxicity in the Workplace

Recently I have been working with a team of people who found themselves in a toxic work environment over several years. They are all passion...

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About Me

John Verrico: Journalist, stand-up comic, janitor, theater performer, electronics technician, business consultant, disco dance instructor. John Verrico still doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up but learned not to take life too seriously and to experience everything life has to offer. Former president of the National Association of Government Communicators and Navy Master Chief, John retired from 42 years as a communication professional in media, community, and employee relations. As founder of Share Your Fire, John is now a high-energy, thought-provoking, and humorously nerdy international speaker and leadership coach. He is an eight-time international best-selling contributing author and holds a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership, and a Bachelors in Communication.

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