Life is hard. Really hard. We can create a culture of encouragement.
Media Monday is a series where I focus on something that I have created in another form of media. It's designed to help cross multiple learning styles.
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Is There Value In Talking About Uncomfortable Topics?
Tomorrow, my interview with Cindy Clemshire will be published.I’ve received feedback from some who question why I’m doing this interview, and a few have even suggested that I shouldn’t. I want to take a moment to explain why I believe this interview is not only important but necessary. This interview is not an attack on…
Validation Is Not the Same as Agreement
Validation started as a helpful idea. It meant helping people feel seen, heard, and understood. Somewhere along the way, many people began treating validation as something else entirely. Now some people expect agreement when they ask for understanding. They expect protection from discomfort. They expect others to affirm every feeling, every interpretation, and every reaction….
The Secret to Becoming a Great Communicator (part 1)
Introduction: When I was going through pre-marital counseling with the pastor who would perform our service, he shared four rules with my wife to transform our communication. About two years later, working at a 501c3, I was asked to do some marriage counseling by a couple that was in real trouble. I had no idea…
Why People Who Are Aware Stay Stuck
Our house is older. It sat dormant for a few years before we bought it. It wasn’t properly winterized before it was left to sit during the housing crisis.That reality created a tidal wave of fun things to discover and figure out over the years. Our water is hard. So hard, that I often joke…
