Oct 22, 2015 | character, Fear, friendship, Relationships, Stress
Lost was a popular American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010. During its sixth and final season, the show averaged over 11 million U.S. viewers per episode. I never watched Lost… but there have been...
Oct 1, 2015 | Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Family, friendship, Marriage, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
News broke this week that 11 million Volkswagen vehicles worldwide were fitted with the software designed to trick emissions testing equipment. A few months ago during the summer, NFL fans were inundated with Deflate-gate—a controversy over the illegal deflation of...
Sep 3, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Leadership, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
Daniel Grant, in his article: A Problem All Artists Face: Dealing with Rejection, states: “Nothing irks artists more than criticism and rejection. Probably every artist has experienced rejection of some quantity…” Grant points out Vincent Van Gogh sold only one...
Aug 20, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Depression, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
In last week’s blog – The Power of No Part 1 – we introduced the idea of saying no as a brave thing to say. We considered three filters we can run our “no” through: Mission, mindfulness, and methodical-ness. We learned the power of no can keep us centered and sane. In...
Aug 12, 2015 | Anger, Calling, Career, character, Contentment, Leadership, Productivity, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
In his 2014 book—The Power of No—James Altucher writes: “No is an incredibly painful, brave word to say. How many times have you had to say no only to have it cause anguish, arguments, and anxiety? Even the hours, days, and months before you say no you are filled with...
Aug 6, 2015 | Calling, character, Contentment, Stress, Work
Today we welcome a fresh voice to the Converge Coaching blog… Mary Selzer. Mary is a wife, mother, coach, and a good friend. Hope you enjoy her contribution ~ John A few years ago I prayed and asked for a “move of God” in my life. As soon as the words left my...
