Volatility is still high in our world. Reports of a recent uptick of Covid has created uncertainty of how school will look this year and the possibility of travel restrictions. This along with whatever is going on in your family, job or business and it’s enough to trigger feelings of anxiousness in just about anyone. [...]
One of the most famous prayers from Scripture is the one known as the Lord’s prayer. Chances are you can recite it by heart. It starts out, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”. It’s that last phrase I want [...]
Margin Is Key in a Crazy World Perhaps you’ve noticed that life continues to be “crazy”. This is due to continued uncertainty in the world and a hectic pace which is accelerating as more and more opens up, post pandemic. I realize not all readers are there yet, but things will open up for everyone [...]
I’m leading a Mastermind group right now for coaches seeking to grow their businesses. It’s a terrific group of dedicated professionals. One of the areas we focus on is how to be strategic in managing time and energy because these are two resources we don’t want to run short on. The reason? Because we are [...]
Who Are You? I had two calls recently with coaching clients and both of them surfaced gaps in understanding and embracing identity. These gaps were preventing them from living in alignment with who they are, creating “dissonance” in them and stopping their progress. What Is Identity? By identity I mean how God designed you. Your [...]
I was musing this morning that 2021 marks the 18th year of my coaching journey. There have been some great highs, like being part of Bruce Wilkinson’s “Dream Giver Coach Network”, to some great lows, like having only ONE coaching client four years later! So here are a few things I’ve learned along the way [...]
Dealing with change is hard! Okay, good change is, well, good. But this past year we’ve all found out just how limited our control is over circumstances, relationships and life. I remember first seeing people walking around wearing a mask and thinking how strange that looked. Now it looks strange if I see someone in [...]
Volatility, uncertainty, confusion. These are words that describe what we all have lived through since March of 2020. I heard a quote that "the only thing that is certain is change" and that has certainly been true this past year. The question that you may be asking yourself is, “will 2021 be any different? Will it be [...]
The shadow of Covid-19 will influence how Thanksgiving and Christmas are celebrated for many of us this year. In times of trials, especially prolonged experiences like we’ve had with Covid-19, it is easy to focus on what we don’t have. It’s healthy to acknowledge loss so don’t deny or stuff those feelings. At the same [...]
The world needs a collective vacation! In a time when it seems harder to find common ground between individuals, I think we all can agree that the world would benefit from some rest and healing. As we head into the last quarter of 2020 weariness has settled in on us as we continue to navigate [...]