The 12 Essential Life Anchors Wholehearted Listening during High-Intensity Emotional Conversations Dr. Joe Famularo (10min read) Wholehearted Listening during High-Intensity Emotional Conversations *Listen *Process – *Reflect Back *Respond Back LP
A cold, windy day. A walk on the beach with Lilly. And a reflection on how we handle life’s unexpected turns. In this post, I share a real moment and a simple framework to help you lead with clarity—especially when things don’t go as planned.
We all have someone who changed our lives—someone who saw potential in us before we saw it in ourselves. These are our IOU people—the ones who shape who we are, influence what we do, and inspire us to live with purpose.
For me, that person was my cousin, Dom Famularo. His impact on my life went beyond music—it was about passion, connection, and living with intention.
Who’s your IOU person? The one you owe for shaping the person you’ve become?
Leadership can feel overwhelming, but what if the key to less stress and more impact isn’t about doing more—but leading with intention? The IOU Intentional Leader helps you align your leadership from the inside out—Know Your I, Own Your O, and Receive the U—so you can lead with clarity, confidence, and balance. Read more to discover how to shift from reacting to leading with purpose!
What if IOU wasn’t about what you owe others, but what you owe yourself? IO Me is the foundation of intentional living—aligning your inner clarity with your outward actions to create a life of meaning and purpose. Read more to discover how you can take ownership of your journey!
IOU Life Leadership What is IOU LIFE LEADERSHIP? Dr. Joe Famularo (3 min read) If I told you that there was a way to have more peacefulness, happiness, healthiness, and excellence in your life, wouldn’t you want to know more? What if I told you that you could start right now by thinking about your Inward Living (you and your thoughts and reflections) and your Outward Living (your relationships with others)? What is IOU LIFE LEADERSHIP? If I told you that there was a way to have more peacefulness, happiness, healthiness, and excellence in your life, wouldn’t you want to know more? Aren’t these the ultimate Life Gifts that we all seek? I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t want to experience more peace, increase their happiness, have a greater degree of health, and achieve excellence in their personal and professional life. What if I told you that you could start right now by thinking about your Inward Living (you and your thoughts and reflections) and your Outward Living (your relationships with others)? In fact, IOU Life Leadership will show you how to design your life through both Inward and Outward Living based on timeless and universal principles. It will kickstart your journey by giving you a foundational framework for intentional living. By intentional living, I mean living life by your design and not by the design of others, on autopilot, or just going through the motions. Life Leadership is the big picture vision of what we should strive for in life. It’s living Inwardly and Outwardly in a positive and effective intentional manner to receive Upward Living and the Life Gifts of Peacefulness, Happiness, Healthiness, and Excellence which I call our PH2E. Our day-to-day actualization of this big picture is IOU Living. This is our Daily Mission, the decisions we make and the actions we do day in and day out to make our big picture vision a reality. IOU Living is living with intentional awareness of our Inward and Outward Living and according to the design of our Life Plan. It is making decisions and acting in such a way that we move with intention towards our big picture goal. There are solid, grounded, and universal principles that help us along the way. These principles are found in all Life Plans for intentional living. Although there are numerous principles which may effectively guide our lives, I believe there are 12 essential ones that will transform our lives. Consistently using these 12 Essential Life Anchors in our daily lives will lead to Upward Living embodying Peacefulness, Happiness, Healthiness, and Excellence (PH2E), which will assist you in navigating toward a Dynamic Positive Culture for yourself, family, team, and organization.
