How To Sustain the Progress on Your Goals
This is my favorite time of year. I set aside time the week between Christmas and New Years’ to plan, dream, and set goals for the new year. This year, Jen (my wife, we’ve been married for almost 23...
Read moreSay Goodbye to 2020!
You Are On The Clock Ephesians 5:15-17 (NLT) – So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand...
Read moreThe Dangers Of Isolation
Think back to a time in your life when you were deeply hurt in a relationship (recently or in the past). What were you feeling at that moment? Anger? Resentment? Fear? Helplessness? Ashamed? Like most of us, you probably...
Read moreRESENT YOUR SPOUSE? 5 WAYS TO RESET | SYMBIS
By Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott November 18, 2020 Conflict, Marriage, Relationships Resentment is an insidious force that creeps into marriages and cripples them. It’s important to rid your marriage of any resentment that might exist, choosing instead to focus on your love for...
Read moreHBR: Are You Ready To Be Coached?
Harvard Business Review published an article last month about coaching and the benefits of the coaching relationship. I too have written a blog post about the Return On Investment (ROI) of the coaching engagement. Yet, all of this is...
Read moreDon’t Be Mediocre In Ministry
8 Tips for Moving from Good to Great “Good is the enemy of the great.” Jim Collins, Good To Great My 10-year-old son loves the AT&T commercials about “Just okay is not okay…” He has memorized the commercial, and...
Read moreHow To Avoid Burnout In Ministry, In Life
The past two years have been like NO OTHER and although we can hope for the best for 2022 we have no idea WHAT awaits us. Whether you realize it or not, you potentially have more stress and anxiety...
Read moreHaving The Talk You’ve Been Avoiding
Why is the difficult conversation difficult? According to Dr. Henry Cloud, it’s because there are two opposing views. Also, our emotions are running sky high (go ahead and take your pulse before a tough conversation). There are also BIG...
Read moreTrainwrecks
Have you Ever Seen a Trainwreck? I’m talking about the person whose life went off the rails and they crashed and burned miserably. Here’s the problem, people experience a trainwreck or a burnout when their life fraction is improper....
Read moreGod Will Make A Way
Think of a time when you were so confused in life that you almost felt paralyzed to even think about taking a step forward. In fact, it was not even clear which way you were to step. What did...
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