ConnectedEventsMatter - Author
@connectedevents.bsky.social
Fueled by books, curiosity, and real conversations. I help people discover their strengths, shape meaningful careers, and build networks that feel authentic.
Sometimes what we call coincidence is really the result of a choice we made long before.
The path creates the moment.
The moment reminds us to pay attention.
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#ReflectiveNonfiction #SmallMoments
The path creates the moment.
The moment reminds us to pay attention.
See the article on Substack brent702.substack.com/p/where-choi...
#ReflectiveNonfiction #SmallMoments
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sometimes what we call coincidence is really the result of a choice we made long before.
The path creates the moment.
The moment reminds us to pay attention.
See the article on Substack brent702.substack.com/p/where-choi...
#ReflectiveNonfiction #SmallMoments
The path creates the moment.
The moment reminds us to pay attention.
See the article on Substack brent702.substack.com/p/where-choi...
#ReflectiveNonfiction #SmallMoments
Are we missing the meaning of life by thinking too much about death?
A quiet reflection on presence, people, and what truly matters.
Read on Substack brent702.substack.com/p/rethinking...
A quiet reflection on presence, people, and what truly matters.
Read on Substack brent702.substack.com/p/rethinking...
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Are we missing the meaning of life by thinking too much about death?
A quiet reflection on presence, people, and what truly matters.
Read on Substack brent702.substack.com/p/rethinking...
A quiet reflection on presence, people, and what truly matters.
Read on Substack brent702.substack.com/p/rethinking...
What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments.
If you’ve ever paused in the middle of an ordinary day and thought, this is what really matters, this book was written for you.
📷 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
If you’ve ever paused in the middle of an ordinary day and thought, this is what really matters, this book was written for you.
📷 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments.
If you’ve ever paused in the middle of an ordinary day and thought, this is what really matters, this book was written for you.
📷 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
If you’ve ever paused in the middle of an ordinary day and thought, this is what really matters, this book was written for you.
📷 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Most people don’t struggle with ambition—they struggle with alignment.
The Human Factor helps you rediscover purpose and create work that truly matters.
🔗 Read now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Human-Factor...
#Purpose #Clarity #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #CareerDevelopment
The Human Factor helps you rediscover purpose and create work that truly matters.
🔗 Read now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Human-Factor...
#Purpose #Clarity #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #CareerDevelopment
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most people don’t struggle with ambition—they struggle with alignment.
The Human Factor helps you rediscover purpose and create work that truly matters.
🔗 Read now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Human-Factor...
#Purpose #Clarity #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #CareerDevelopment
The Human Factor helps you rediscover purpose and create work that truly matters.
🔗 Read now on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Human-Factor...
#Purpose #Clarity #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #CareerDevelopment
The moments that define us rarely look important when they happen.
But they’re everything.
Discover What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments.
📖 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
#Presence #Reflection #BrentMJones
But they’re everything.
Discover What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments.
📖 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
#Presence #Reflection #BrentMJones
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The moments that define us rarely look important when they happen.
But they’re everything.
Discover What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments.
📖 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
#Presence #Reflection #BrentMJones
But they’re everything.
Discover What Matters: We Are the Sum of Small Moments.
📖 Available now on Amazon.
www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
#Presence #Reflection #BrentMJones
We often confuse understanding with wisdom. Understanding sees clearly; wisdom acts with clarity.
One explains the world — the other transforms how we live within it.
substack.com/@brentmjones1
One explains the world — the other transforms how we live within it.
substack.com/@brentmjones1
October 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We often confuse understanding with wisdom. Understanding sees clearly; wisdom acts with clarity.
One explains the world — the other transforms how we live within it.
substack.com/@brentmjones1
One explains the world — the other transforms how we live within it.
substack.com/@brentmjones1
What Matters is a reflective nonfiction book about presence, connection, and the small moments that shape who we become.
A quiet companion for anyone seeking balance, perspective, or a more authentic life.
👉 On Amazon www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
A quiet companion for anyone seeking balance, perspective, or a more authentic life.
👉 On Amazon www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What Matters is a reflective nonfiction book about presence, connection, and the small moments that shape who we become.
A quiet companion for anyone seeking balance, perspective, or a more authentic life.
👉 On Amazon www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
A quiet companion for anyone seeking balance, perspective, or a more authentic life.
👉 On Amazon www.amazon.com/What-Matters...
I return often to these words from Aeschylus’s Agamemnon:
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
— Aeschylus, Agamemnon
More at: brent702.substack.com/p/aeschylus-...
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
— Aeschylus, Agamemnon
More at: brent702.substack.com/p/aeschylus-...
October 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I return often to these words from Aeschylus’s Agamemnon:
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
— Aeschylus, Agamemnon
More at: brent702.substack.com/p/aeschylus-...
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
— Aeschylus, Agamemnon
More at: brent702.substack.com/p/aeschylus-...
A reflection from the What Matters series
Integrity doesn’t ask to be noticed — it simply endures.
Every quiet act of honesty, restraint, or kindness leaves a trace, even when unseen.
Read more reflections on clarity, conscience, and connection
connectedeventsmatter.com/.../the-unse....
Integrity doesn’t ask to be noticed — it simply endures.
Every quiet act of honesty, restraint, or kindness leaves a trace, even when unseen.
Read more reflections on clarity, conscience, and connection
connectedeventsmatter.com/.../the-unse....
October 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A reflection from the What Matters series
Integrity doesn’t ask to be noticed — it simply endures.
Every quiet act of honesty, restraint, or kindness leaves a trace, even when unseen.
Read more reflections on clarity, conscience, and connection
connectedeventsmatter.com/.../the-unse....
Integrity doesn’t ask to be noticed — it simply endures.
Every quiet act of honesty, restraint, or kindness leaves a trace, even when unseen.
Read more reflections on clarity, conscience, and connection
connectedeventsmatter.com/.../the-unse....
Real networking starts when you stop trying to impress and start trying to understand.
“Networking With a Purpose” shows how conversations—not contacts—open real opportunities.
📘 By Brent M. Jones
Buy at Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
“Networking With a Purpose” shows how conversations—not contacts—open real opportunities.
📘 By Brent M. Jones
Buy at Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
October 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Real networking starts when you stop trying to impress and start trying to understand.
“Networking With a Purpose” shows how conversations—not contacts—open real opportunities.
📘 By Brent M. Jones
Buy at Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
“Networking With a Purpose” shows how conversations—not contacts—open real opportunities.
📘 By Brent M. Jones
Buy at Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
Understanding shows us what’s real.
Wisdom shows us how to live with it.
Understanding connects ideas.
Wisdom connects people.
Both matter—but only wisdom transforms.
More about this at: connectedeventsmatter.com/stories/wisd...
#WhatMatters #BrentMJones
Wisdom shows us how to live with it.
Understanding connects ideas.
Wisdom connects people.
Both matter—but only wisdom transforms.
More about this at: connectedeventsmatter.com/stories/wisd...
#WhatMatters #BrentMJones
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Understanding shows us what’s real.
Wisdom shows us how to live with it.
Understanding connects ideas.
Wisdom connects people.
Both matter—but only wisdom transforms.
More about this at: connectedeventsmatter.com/stories/wisd...
#WhatMatters #BrentMJones
Wisdom shows us how to live with it.
Understanding connects ideas.
Wisdom connects people.
Both matter—but only wisdom transforms.
More about this at: connectedeventsmatter.com/stories/wisd...
#WhatMatters #BrentMJones
The reason that the rich can’t be satisfied may offer some confirmation as to what the true nature of happiness is, suggesting that for true happiness, one needs to be helpful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well”.
October 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The reason that the rich can’t be satisfied may offer some confirmation as to what the true nature of happiness is, suggesting that for true happiness, one needs to be helpful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well”.
Insiders always seem to know first.
Level the field—learn the power of the informational interview.
📘 Networking With a Purpose shows you how:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
Level the field—learn the power of the informational interview.
📘 Networking With a Purpose shows you how:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Insiders always seem to know first.
Level the field—learn the power of the informational interview.
📘 Networking With a Purpose shows you how:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
Level the field—learn the power of the informational interview.
📘 Networking With a Purpose shows you how:
www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
Networking With a Purpose helps you move beyond surface-level connections.
Discover how informational interviews can guide your career, build confidence, and uncover opportunities you never knew existed.
Available now on Amazon. www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
Discover how informational interviews can guide your career, build confidence, and uncover opportunities you never knew existed.
Available now on Amazon. www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Networking With a Purpose helps you move beyond surface-level connections.
Discover how informational interviews can guide your career, build confidence, and uncover opportunities you never knew existed.
Available now on Amazon. www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
Discover how informational interviews can guide your career, build confidence, and uncover opportunities you never knew existed.
Available now on Amazon. www.amazon.com/Networking-P...
Words alone don’t connect people—honesty does.
The Power of Authentic Communication explores how to speak, listen, and live with meaning in a noisy world.
📖 by Brent M. Jones
www.amazon.com/Power-Authen...
#WhatMatters #Authenticity #Growth
The Power of Authentic Communication explores how to speak, listen, and live with meaning in a noisy world.
📖 by Brent M. Jones
www.amazon.com/Power-Authen...
#WhatMatters #Authenticity #Growth
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Words alone don’t connect people—honesty does.
The Power of Authentic Communication explores how to speak, listen, and live with meaning in a noisy world.
📖 by Brent M. Jones
www.amazon.com/Power-Authen...
#WhatMatters #Authenticity #Growth
The Power of Authentic Communication explores how to speak, listen, and live with meaning in a noisy world.
📖 by Brent M. Jones
www.amazon.com/Power-Authen...
#WhatMatters #Authenticity #Growth
Many chase validation, hoping to feel seen.
Few realize that happiness grows when we start seeing others.
Happiness grows where validation ends — in serving others.
#WhatMatters #Happiness #Service #Purpose
Few realize that happiness grows when we start seeing others.
Happiness grows where validation ends — in serving others.
#WhatMatters #Happiness #Service #Purpose
October 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Many chase validation, hoping to feel seen.
Few realize that happiness grows when we start seeing others.
Happiness grows where validation ends — in serving others.
#WhatMatters #Happiness #Service #Purpose
Few realize that happiness grows when we start seeing others.
Happiness grows where validation ends — in serving others.
#WhatMatters #Happiness #Service #Purpose
Integrity’s influence is cumulative, not performative.
It doesn’t ask to be noticed; it simply endures.
Quiet choices shape more than loud intentions.
connectedeventsmatter.com/newsletter/t...
#WhatMatters #Integrity #Reflection
It doesn’t ask to be noticed; it simply endures.
Quiet choices shape more than loud intentions.
connectedeventsmatter.com/newsletter/t...
#WhatMatters #Integrity #Reflection
October 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Integrity’s influence is cumulative, not performative.
It doesn’t ask to be noticed; it simply endures.
Quiet choices shape more than loud intentions.
connectedeventsmatter.com/newsletter/t...
#WhatMatters #Integrity #Reflection
It doesn’t ask to be noticed; it simply endures.
Quiet choices shape more than loud intentions.
connectedeventsmatter.com/newsletter/t...
#WhatMatters #Integrity #Reflection
We can know something in our minds yet not fully believe it in our hearts. Hope bridges that space, quietly, persistently, until knowing and believing align.
🔗 Read the full reflection: Belief, Knowledge, and the Space Between
connectedeventsmatter.com/blog-1/belie...
🔗 Read the full reflection: Belief, Knowledge, and the Space Between
connectedeventsmatter.com/blog-1/belie...
October 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We can know something in our minds yet not fully believe it in our hearts. Hope bridges that space, quietly, persistently, until knowing and believing align.
🔗 Read the full reflection: Belief, Knowledge, and the Space Between
connectedeventsmatter.com/blog-1/belie...
🔗 Read the full reflection: Belief, Knowledge, and the Space Between
connectedeventsmatter.com/blog-1/belie...
Brent M. Jones - ConnectedEvent3
@ConnectedEvent3
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart…”
Aeschylus wrote it. Robert F. Kennedy spoke it on one of America’s darkest nights.
Reflection on grief, compassion, and wisdom:
brent702.substack.com/p/even-in-ou...
@ConnectedEvent3
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart…”
Aeschylus wrote it. Robert F. Kennedy spoke it on one of America’s darkest nights.
Reflection on grief, compassion, and wisdom:
brent702.substack.com/p/even-in-ou...
October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Brent M. Jones - ConnectedEvent3
@ConnectedEvent3
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart…”
Aeschylus wrote it. Robert F. Kennedy spoke it on one of America’s darkest nights.
Reflection on grief, compassion, and wisdom:
brent702.substack.com/p/even-in-ou...
@ConnectedEvent3
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart…”
Aeschylus wrote it. Robert F. Kennedy spoke it on one of America’s darkest nights.
Reflection on grief, compassion, and wisdom:
brent702.substack.com/p/even-in-ou...
My book Philosophers Are Self-Help Authors shows how Socrates, Aristotle, and the Stoics shaped the roots of self-help—and why their lessons still matter today.
📖 Available now → www.amazon.com/PHILOSOPHERS...
📖 Available now → www.amazon.com/PHILOSOPHERS...
September 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My book Philosophers Are Self-Help Authors shows how Socrates, Aristotle, and the Stoics shaped the roots of self-help—and why their lessons still matter today.
📖 Available now → www.amazon.com/PHILOSOPHERS...
📖 Available now → www.amazon.com/PHILOSOPHERS...
🌊 Life will always throw storms our way. The only thing we can command is how steady we stand within them.
I share more reflections like this in my What Matters newsletter—join here: substack.com/@brentmjones1
#Stoicism #Resilience #WhatMatters #Stoicism #Resilience
I share more reflections like this in my What Matters newsletter—join here: substack.com/@brentmjones1
#Stoicism #Resilience #WhatMatters #Stoicism #Resilience
September 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🌊 Life will always throw storms our way. The only thing we can command is how steady we stand within them.
I share more reflections like this in my What Matters newsletter—join here: substack.com/@brentmjones1
#Stoicism #Resilience #WhatMatters #Stoicism #Resilience
I share more reflections like this in my What Matters newsletter—join here: substack.com/@brentmjones1
#Stoicism #Resilience #WhatMatters #Stoicism #Resilience
Book clubs are still discovering my book- Finding the Best Version of Ourselves — calling it “timely, relevant, and practical.” Ready to start your own journey? www.amazon.com/Finding-Best...
#bluesky
#bluesky
September 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Book clubs are still discovering my book- Finding the Best Version of Ourselves — calling it “timely, relevant, and practical.” Ready to start your own journey? www.amazon.com/Finding-Best...
#bluesky
#bluesky
Sometimes growth doesn’t look like progress or motion. Sometimes it looks like stillness. 🌿
Read more here brent702.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Read more here brent702.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sometimes growth doesn’t look like progress or motion. Sometimes it looks like stillness. 🌿
Read more here brent702.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Read more here brent702.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Grateful for the note from ISU Career Center: my books are “a great resource for staff to help students navigate their career paths.” Honored to know they’re making a difference. 🙏
amazon.com/author/brent...
#CareerSuccess #AuthenticCommunicatio #booksky
amazon.com/author/brent...
#CareerSuccess #AuthenticCommunicatio #booksky
September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Grateful for the note from ISU Career Center: my books are “a great resource for staff to help students navigate their career paths.” Honored to know they’re making a difference. 🙏
amazon.com/author/brent...
#CareerSuccess #AuthenticCommunicatio #booksky
amazon.com/author/brent...
#CareerSuccess #AuthenticCommunicatio #booksky