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Communication
Few of us, especially in leadership, want to be out of control when it comes to our emotions. Losing our cool isn’t cool, and could make us lose others’ respect, acceptance in a group, and/or our job. Everyone likes and… Continue Reading →
Become the kind of person that others decide isn’t as bad as they thought! Doesn’t that sound negative? No, because it means we can improve people’s expectations of us by improving our character and demonstrating the change. Sad but… Continue Reading →
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Eph. 4:29 As I was reading Eph. 4 the other… Continue Reading →
People can swallow all kinds of stuff if it’s buried well enough. This can work for good or evil, depending on what we’re burying. For example, liver provides a lot of nutrition to our bodies, but with a… Continue Reading →
Hint: What got us into whatever mess we’re in won’t get us out of it. There’s a lot we can do to get ourselves in trouble, bad circumstances, and/or psychological distress. Anger/aggression, dishonesty, disloyalty, lack of self-control, irresponsibility, laziness,… Continue Reading →
…don’t wear it! Remember when we were kids and put on our parents’ shoes and tried to walk around in them? The high heels were the worst (if you tried them)! They were so hard to move anywhere in, it… Continue Reading →
Wouldn’t it be great if we could say “yes” to everything and everyone? Yes, to joining every event. Yes, to living near everyone we love and like. Yes, to eating every kind of food and still yes to good health(!)… Continue Reading →
Recently, while out on a walk in the park with our dog Trooper, we encountered a guy and his dog approaching us, a short distance away. Immediately my husband, given the appearance of both dog and man, started pulling Trooper… Continue Reading →
Everyone knows that toxic leaders ruin an organization. Ball hogs and junkyard dogs are bad enough on a team but put them in leadership and they’ll “run off” all the true service animals! What does that leave an organization… Continue Reading →
You’ve heard it said, “The devil is in the details”, but we can find angels there too. For non-detail-oriented people, details can seem boring, too much bother, and a bit superfluous. It’s true, over-attention to miniscule details does overcomplicate… Continue Reading →
The broader the range, the better the team, given good blending. Consider a choir, for example. What if it only had basses, or tenors, or altos, or sopranos, or something in the middle with only a one-octave range of voices?… Continue Reading →
Not everyone enjoys competition. Some, like me and maybe you, would prefer a world where we don’t have to compete to succeed. Or, maybe we’d like a family member, colleague, or friend to realize they don’t have to compete to… Continue Reading →
Recently, during church service, a young man, age 22, gave a testimony about his faith journey, leading up to where he’s at now. He spoke of the many questions he’s had, how the Lord used others to bring him to… Continue Reading →
Those who do what they’re designed for will always enjoy their work and find purpose and meaning therein. Show me someone who loves their job to the point of eagerness to do more and I’ll show you someone who’s doing… Continue Reading →
Those who makes no room for others will always walk alone. I noticed this in the physical realm the other day when I saw a couple walking their dog. The wife tried to walk next to the husband on the… Continue Reading →
