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4 Principles for Choosing the Right People
There is something vital we must understand about the people we have relationships with: much of our pain in life is caused by the people we choose. Consider these questions: Are you experiencing the same problems or feelings that you’ve experienced in previous...
Suicide: Helping Someone Who is Struggling
The recent self-inflicted deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade have served as a sad reminder of the reality of suicide, not only among celebrities but also people we know and care about. Unfortunately, most of us know people who have killed themselves, and around...
6 Healthy Ways to Handle Critical People
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “everyone is a critic.” This is our way of saying we all have opinions on one subject or another. In general, most people can have disagreements without escalation. When this happens, everyone comes into the disagreement with a...
3 Tips for Creating A Strong Process Group
We’ve been talking about the importance of forming a life team to help with your intentional growth in the personal and professional realms. Along those same lines, I now want to talk with you about the idea of process groups. What is a Process Group? You already know...
Follow These 3 Steps to Find Your Life Team
Your life team is critically important to your wellbeing. This support system will help you overcome the challenges you face in the personal and professional realms. I’m going to discuss my three-step process to help find those great people to have in your corner when...
4 Steps To Dealing With Failure In A Healthy Way
God designed you for many wonderful purposes! He made you so your self-image would be your friend and ally. A positive self-image will help you make great choices, find your passions, and succeed in all walks of life. It was also designed to help you fail well. Let’s...
Dealing with Failure
Let’s take a moment and admit something important: everyone experiences failure from time to time! You fail, I fail. The only people who claim they don't fail are crazy. Everyone fails. It’s part of growth! First thing is first, what is failure? At first glance, it...
Are You Using Social Media in a Healthy Way?
I love using social media. It’s not going away, and I’m glad. Social media makes our lives better, but that also means that we must be able to use it wisely. Before we get any further, let me just define the terms here. Social media is any kind of a website or...