Hi! My name is Michael Gusky but you can call me Gus.

Author (actually more of a curator) + Writing about Life, Leadership, and Organization + Seeking balance in this crazy journey. + Helping others find their balance. + Creating Joy in the Journey + Admitted Workaholic + Able to go from the Mosh Pit to the Board Room in 3.5 seconds. Although at this age, mosh pits are neither a wise choice nor a regular occurrence.

The Journey Forward: Staying Focused

The Journey Forward: Staying Focused read more on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | 3/3/2023 Greetings Joysetters, Its been a bit since my last broadcast. The "day job" has kept me pretty busy and I have kept my focus on writing the posts for the "Habits for Well-Being" series. Five done, four more to...

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3 months ago • 1 min read

The Journey Forward: The Promise of Spring

The Journey Forward: The Promise of Spring read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | February 3, 2023 February Self-Care: Taking Advantage of the Return of Daylight This week marked a few annual milestones / holidays. The pagan celebration of Imbolc. The Catholic holiday of St. Brigid's day or Candlemas....

4 months ago • 1 min read

The Journey Forward: Happy New You!

The Journey Forward: Happy New You! read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | January 14, 2023 Wow, it's 2023! Aren't we supposed to have flying cars and floating cities by now? :) I hope you had a wonderful Holiday season. I disconnected in a major way and chased the sunshine which was a pretty big...

5 months ago • 3 min read

The Journey Forward: Gratitude

The Journey Forward: Gratitude read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | 11/25/2022 Greeting Joysetters, The reflection of the week was, of course, gratitude, given that it was Thanksgiving this week. Happy Belated Thanksgiving, by the way. I hope you and yours had a great day full of joy, connection,...

6 months ago • 3 min read

The Journey Forward: Focus on the right YES

The Journey Forward: Focus on the right YES read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | November 18,2022 Greetings Joysetters, Continuing my lifelong search for optimal time management, I reflected on Opportunity Costs this week. Every choice we make creates costs from the choice we didn’t make. These...

6 months ago • 3 min read

The Journey Forward: Happy New Year!

The Journey Forward: Happy New Year!! read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | November 1, 2022 Greetings Joysetters, Happy New Year?!?! Yes, you read that right. This time of year is about halfway between the autumn equinox and winter solstice. As Americans celebrate Halloween with costumes,...

7 months ago • 1 min read

The Journey Forward: SIMPLIFY

The Journey Forward: SIMPLIFY read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | October 25, 2022 Greetings Joysetters, I am drafting this edition of The Journey Forward four days after publishing the last in hopes of meeting my goal of every other week. I feel that I should simplify the layout a bit for a few...

7 months ago • 2 min read

The Journey Forward: PERSPECTIVE & PRIORITIES

The Journey Forward: Perspective & Priorities read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | 10/14/2022 As I draft this newsletter, I am already falling short of weekly as expected in the last edition. I am on track for this to end up going out three weeks after the last which is an improvement over the...

8 months ago • 4 min read

The Jouney Forward: Own It!

The Journey Forward: Own It! read on MICHAELWGUSKY.COM | September 20, 2022 Greetings Joysetters, Notice the change in the subtitle from "Weekly" to "Occasional." It will be almost a month since the last broadcast of The Journey Forward when I broadcast. I have to own that I cannot commit...

8 months ago • 4 min read

The Journey Forward: What's next?

Greetings Joysetters, It looks like my "LOVE" in the next edition of this newsletter will be getting it out nearly on time this week. :) I start a "working vacation" this week for the next two weeks. By "working vacation," I mean I intend on working on both the Joysetting program and my day job a...

10 months ago • 3 min read

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