52 Steps Forward | The Blog of Richard Riccardi

52 STEPS FORWARD

Stimulate your thinking with messages on meaningful subjects that lead you to a more fulfilling life with abundant peace, joy, and accomplishment.

Susan O’Brien
Founder, Hail Merry

I encourage everyone to read Richard's purposeful words. His writing reminds me of Ekhart Tolle. Richard is becoming his own master of contemporary contemplation.

Chi Nguyen
Founder, Purpose Tea

There have been so many times Richard's words...have gotten me through the toughest days along this entrepreneurial journey. If you're looking for weekly inspiration, sign up for 52 Steps Forward. You'll thank me later!

Robb Ziegler
Founder, curiate

Richard crafts a rare combination of gentle, purposeful, meaningful, and incisive thought within each of these pages. I'm left not only with different ways of looking at things, but with means to be a better me.

William Bigelow
COO, Blount Fine Foods

Richard’s subject matter and writing style are the perfect combination to provoke and inspire new ways of thinking. I encourage you to read 52 Steps Forward so you can become similarly inspired.

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When the Phone Rings, You Need to Answer It

Jan 18, 2023

And sometimes it rings when we are unprepared or wish someone else was called. The title refers to the times we are confronted with an opportunity to help someone and need to respond affirmatively even when the timing is wrong, we do not want to, or we do not feel suited for the task. It Rings We would immediately jump to the aid of a heart attack victim and perform CPR armed only with the...

Most Likely, the Answer is Within You

Jan 11, 2023

We are constantly searching for a brilliant solution to our problems so we can take the right action. The reality is that, in most cases, the answer is already known to us and it isn’t very brilliant. A lack of will, not knowledge, most often holds us back from reaching our goals. If you want to increase sales, you could undertake an extensive analysis of your brand positioning statement, total...

A Message at the Beginning of the Journey

Jan 5, 2023

Why Why am I writing a blog? The answers are found in five words: meaningful, useful, fulfilling, helpful, and enjoy. The 52 Steps Forward blog was conceived to provide meaningful and useful messages leading one to a more fulfilling life because I want to be helpful and I enjoy writing them. A fulfilling life is one with an abundance of peace, joy, and accomplishment. You will note I use the...

A Message at the Beginning of the Journey

Jan 3, 2023

Why am I writing a blog? The answers are found in five words: meaningful, useful, fulfilling, helpful, and enjoy. The 52 Steps Forward blog was conceived to provide meaningful and useful messages leading one to a more fulfilling life because I want to be helpful and I enjoy writing them.

A fulfilling life is one with an abundance of peace, joy, and accomplishment. You will note I use the less linguistically fluid “fulfilling” instead of “fulfilled” as our lives are a journey with various seasons of fulfillment. While enjoying every season for what it brings, I encourage you to be moving continuously forward to something greater even in the best of seasons and particularly in the worst.

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