Author Archive | John Bonesio

We would like to wish you a happy new year. Our hearts wish for you to find 2014 a year filled with meaning an purpose. Happy new year.  

Movies based on comic book characters are popular theses days. We watch movies about Superman, Batman, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, and more. What makes these characters superheros is that they have super powers. If we were to ask each of them what their super power is, we might get answers like: I turn into […]

When our older son Nathan was just a little guy, he would say, “Me do it! Me do it! All my by self.” At that age he was hungry to new experiences and he wanted to try and learn everything. Sometimes I get this same way. I want to do it “all my by self.” […]

Are we living in the matrix? Systems can be a lot like the matrix in the movie, The Matrix. We live inside these systems every day and often we are completely unaware of them. These systems are inside us, including me. Whenever I am resistant change, there is an internal system at work. A company […]

We all live in systems, but we don’t normally think about the systems in which we operate. If we want to pursue our calling and increase our impact in the world, it is important that we operate from a mindset of systems thinking. In it’s simplest form, a system is a circle of causality. A […]

Often the problem we experience is that we have a calling or a passion for something and our spouse doesn’t get it. For example, our partner is still working to live a better lifestyle, and we are working to make the world a better place. However, sometimes the problem we face is that our spouse […]

If we aren’t careful, the pursuit of our calling can mean the end of our marriage. We can find our calling a marriage buster. However, pursuing our calling doesn’t have to include a divorce. A Wedge We should be aware that when we decide to pursue our calling, it will mean changes in the family […]

What do you want your legacy to be? Option A: You could leave a million dollars to your favorite charity. That way, once you are gone, they can use it to make a difference in people’s lives. If you save up your money instead of using it during your own lifetime, you will likely be […]

When pursuing our calling it’s important to have an understanding that we will be interacting with not just a single organization or group of people, but there is a whole system. Systems thinking means we understand that there are many things influencing a situation. Often times there are reinforcing or limiting feedbacks in the system […]