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Welcome to my world! I hope that you’ll benefit as I review the path I have taken from wide-eyed college student through 28 years of ministry and now into semi-retirement and my Counseling and Life Coaching practice. In these Posts I’ll be sharing with you not only my history but a little more about Christian Counseling. Some folks aren’t familiar with these concepts. I hope to change that!
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MOTIVATION
How would you define motivation? Being inspired to get something done? Incentive? Stimulus? How about something a little simpler, like “want-to”? It has been my experience that unless I really want to do something all the attempts at motivation ring hollow. This has been true when it is self-motivation, but even more so when it…
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A VANITY WALL
Have you ever noticed how people in various professions often have a wall filled with their licenses, certifications, degrees and diplomas? It makes sense when you think about it. It is important that their clients, or customers, know that the person providing a service is trained and qualified. I am sure that you would agree…
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ANOTHER END-OF-YEAR THING
How often in your lifetime do you suppose you’ve heard or read the phrase “end-of-year”? There are always end-of-year sales during which everyone hopes to find great bargains from after Christmas items to end of the season garments. Stores are always looking to grab your attention with these phrases and sales in the hopes of…
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WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR MIND?
I’m reading a book. Nothing new or unusual about that. What is different is that the book was written in 1902, making it, perhaps, the oldest book I’ve ever read, outside of the Bible. The book is As A Man Thinketh, by James Allen. Overall the book is about having inner peace based on what…
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THE PURSUIT OF WISDOM
Not many seem to have it. Even fewer seem to know they need it. Fewer still are willing to make the effort to seek it or even ask for it. This is tragically the situation when it comes to wisdom in today’s world. We need knowledge, but more than that, we need the understanding of…
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TAKING AN EMOTIONAL RISK
Our last blog was about your emotional ROI, or Return on Investment. You will remember that it was focused on what kind of returns we are getting from our emotions: positive/profitable or negative/loss. I hope that you have taken the time necessary to think this through. There is no doubt that you are going…
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