by JoAnna Bennett | Jun 4, 2020
POWER, CONTROL, EMPATHY, & COMPASSION Control vs. Compassion JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 4 June 2020 I feel drained. I feel deflated. I feel like I’m not in control of my world. I know I’m not in control of anything except myself. I want to...
by JoAnna Bennett | May 28, 2020
MARKETING & MINDFULNESS Don’t Take the Bait JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 28 May 2020 I should be sleeping. Instead, I’m scrolling through my Instagram feed. My favorite part of Instagram is following mental-health accounts,...
by JoAnna Bennett | Apr 30, 2020
UNDERSTANDING & HUMANITY I Understand … Do You? JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 30 April 2020 un·der·stand /ˌəndərˈstand/ 1. perceive the intended meaning of 2. interpret or view (something) in a particular way. The definition of...
by JoAnna Bennett | Mar 12, 2020
DECENCY & UNDERSTANDING Be Decent … It’s Contagious JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 12 March 2020 Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love …...
by JoAnna Bennett | Feb 27, 2020
TRUTH & VULNERABILITY A Bad Story JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 27 February 2020 A common phrase in PR is, “No press is bad press.” If you don’t agree, you haven’t flexed your problem-solving muscles well enough. I’d like to extend this...
by JoAnna Bennett | Feb 20, 2020
CHANGE & YOU Who Are You? JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group 20 February 2020 Please know that no matter who you are today, it doesn’t define who you have to be tomorrow. I often fell into the hole of thinking I had to stay put to stay on track. If...
