Self awareness is more than our view of self. It is an awareness of our thoughts, feelings and actions. And, perhaps more importantly, how they affect self and others. This is my final post in a series to help others…
There may be nothing that grows us faster than confronting unhealthy relationships. There is also nothing that can keep us trapped in the past than living with the inner turmoil associated with a toxic work or home environment. This blog…
Those who deny the lessons of the past are pawns of the future. Learn the lesson but don’t dwell on it. This summarizes my last post, and today we look at the second of five of the remaining obstacles to…
What happens when we are focused on your past? When we focus on the past we are unable to have clarity on our future. A common illustration is forgiveness. However, the wronged person is the one in prison with their…
Life lessons from my fist car purchase. When I was 15 years old I bought my first car. I didn’t have my drivers license, but from a very young age I knew I wanted something fast. I was walking home…
Derailers are those things that may cause us to fail. Several of the posts you can read from my blog detail the emotional intelligence of some of the most famous Bible characters. What do Moses, Samson, David, Solomon and just…
What would your 10 year old version of you say now? It is a most peculiar thing to have a dream buried deep inside a person. Why is it such a struggle for some to bring their dreams to life?…
The wisest man that ever lived could not conquer his desires. His predecessors; his father David was anointed king while Saul (the first king) was still in office. It takes little bible literacy to know that Solomon is said to…
First, let me say this is not an endorsement of Donald Trump nor is it an insult to the Apostle Paul. In my continuing series analyzing Bible characters’ emotional intelligence (EQ) I was surprised when I asked a few people,…
I met Dick Vitale in 1999 while working as a regional VP of operations for a large pizza company. He signed the basketball pictured here because my wife died from her bout with breast cancer several months before. Diane was…