When was the last time you had a real conversation? Not an interaction with only casual small talk about hobbies, work, or other activities. A deeper conversation when you were totally engaged in the moment. One where you empathetically focused more on the other person than yourself—your feelings, your stories, your agenda.
Imagine you’re a football player at the University of Alabama—before Coach Saban retired. How would you react when asked to do something?
Who do you know that is like the person I am about to describe? John likes to be in charge, and he enjoys being in control...
Who do you know that is like the person I am about to describe? John likes to be in charge, and he enjoys being in control...
Listen to the podcast version WATCH A 1-MINUTE INTRODUCTORY VIDEO Powered by how to embed a youtube video and nya casinon utan spelpaus mga Do you want to find out what kind of parent you are and learn how you can get better? The stories in this article will help
listen to the podcast version WATCH A 1-MINUTE summary VIDEO What kind of parent are you? That’s a critical question for anyone who takes care of children, teenagers, or young adults still at home or in college. The problem is many of us aren’t totally clear what kind of parent
Pam has everything going for her. At least most of the time, and on the outside. Everybody likes Pam. She’s friendly, kind, and fun to be around, and it’s genuine. When people talk to her, she really listens, but it’s more than that—she’s sincerely interested in what they have to
Would you like 2024 to be your best year ever? Or have you ever said to yourself, “I thought life was going to be better than this?” The good news is that it can be—one step at a time.
Wouldn’t it be great to change our life a step at a time? John was a pretty normal guy during his teenage years. He had a nice life overall, except for all the “buts” that kept getting in the way … He wanted a good life, but he wasn’t doing
Logan is a good guy, but he’s facing some situations and questions in his sophomore year of high school that he’s not quite sure how to handle.
Brianna had a lot going for her—until her life came apart. This story has a happy ending, though. She eventually grew into the young woman she was always meant to be, and she is happy now. But for years, it didn’t seem like things would go that way as her life grew darker and darker.
When Emma was younger, life seemed simple and fun, but in her early teens she started having feelings she didn’t understand. Why was she so anxious all the time now? And where did this sense of insecurity come from? It didn’t make sense, and it scared her to be feeling that way because she didn’t know what to do about it. Who was this new person she had somehow turned into?
When John was a teenager, he was focused mostly on playing sports, trying to impress girls, and having a good time. Nothing wrong with that, but he wasn’t thinking much about the choices he was making along the way, and the upcoming weekend was about as long-term as his thinking ever got.
It is a powerful truth—an assurance we can rely on—that we can improve our life by taking small steps. We don’t have to do it all at once, just keep making progress. By being intentional, we can change our life with a commitment, a plan, and one step at a time.
Our lives will be better than they would be otherwise if we make wise choices. We can learn about how to make good decisions by anticipating the future, examining the past, thoughtfully considering our options, and utilizing life principles that are proven to work.
Even if we are around people every day, many of us feel a sense of isolation and loneliness. Instead, we can become intentional about building connection with others and with God. We do that by thinking less about ourselves and reaching out to start the process.
Too often, we may be blinded by pride, selfishness, or lack of awareness. Which means we don’t do anything about our issues, and our problems become a downward spiral of denial. That all changes when we embrace awareness as a key step to life improvement.
Days go by, then months, and years, and decades. Too often, we look back and wonder, “I thought life would be better than this; why am I not making much progress?” The good news is that you can, and it starts by declaring you will be more intentional in life.
I glanced up when the laundry room door opened, and I couldn’t glance down. It was The Girl, and she looked as drop-dead gorgeous in a Virginia Tech sweat shirt and ponytail as she had in an IBM business suit. She didn’t recognize me—after all, we had never actually talked—even
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