Author Archives: Charlie Pajor

About Charlie Pajor

I am the married father of three living in Oswego, Illinois. I've worked in communications in one form or another since graduating from Northern Illinois University with dreams of being a TV reporter. A small market radio career as a DJ, talk show host and newsman is what actually followed until a chance to be press secretary on a political campaign let me move into a PR/corporate communications role. Now the reality of the modern business world has cast me adrift professionally, as I search for the next chapter in my career. It's coming soon I hope, but I thought I’d try and do some writing about what I care about through this blog until someone pays me to write again on a regular basis.

Failure Is The Road To Success

I was working recently on remarks for an executive presentation on the value of intellectual curiosity. The executive made it very clear that he felt the majority of learning comes from life experiences and it’s important to remember you discover … Continue reading

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Wise Words

Good advice stands the test of time, even if the time is more than 200 years. I came across this while reading David McCullough’s biography of our second President, John Addams. Here are his musings on popular governments (a radical … Continue reading

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