Points to Ponder (100 words or less)
If what you are doing is important, you will encounter resistance. If what you are doing isn’t important it will be easy. (22) ~Donald Miller
Everythings OK now (Julian Smith)
A friend shared this on my facebook wall. What are your thoughts as you watch it?
Good goals are about actions not outcomes
Are your goals activity orientated or outcome orientated? This is a huge difference between the two. I often talk to people about what they want to accomplish in life. Most of the time, I find at least two problems with their responses. It’s rarely that what they want to achieve isn’t worthy of their attention….
Points to Ponder (100 words or less)
The measure of a healthy relationship is not how quickly conflict is resolved. A better measurement is how long conflict can go unresolved and not become personal. (27)
Five ways to meet goals. A mid year check up.
How is your 2012 going? We’re past the half way mark. Are you on track to accomplish your goals? How much progress have you made? As I’ve previously written, I have New Years resolutions. I love goals. But goals that can’t be measured are worthless. Goals that are vague and nebulous don’t help. Did you…
Friday book review: Lefty: An American Odyssy
**This book review is a review of a book I did for the Amazon Vine program. It is also part of my Friday book review series. If you have a book that you would like to me review, drop a comment below and I'll add it to my list** When you stand outside something, you…
Robert and Jane (What does it mean to live the three questions?)
*This post is the fictional conversation that is a fairly typical conversation about being heard** Jane and Robert had met in college. They started out hot and heavy. Married a year later, they moved for his job. While they didn’t like his job or the location of where they lived, they loved each…
From pain to emotional security.
I’ve written before about the power of emotional security in our relationships. I went so far as to call it the one thing necessary for relationships to not only make it but to also thrive. So great, now we know what this one thing is but what is it? What exactly is emotional security? How…
Is Marriage the new divorced?
I have been having a lot of fun conversations lately with a variety of people. It all started with a radio show. I commute a fair distance, so I hear a lot of radio and the truth is that I get a little tired of music so I listen to stations that have more talking….
Points to Ponder (100 words or less)
Two golden rules of teaching:"If you have not read a book, always make it clear to the students you have not done so; and (tangentially related) if you do not know the answer to a question, admit you do not know the answer. The desire of the teacher to appear omniscient must be resisted at…