Sep 18, 2015 | Contentment, Depression, Family, Forgiveness, friendship, Relationships, Rest, Stress, Work
This past weekend Laura and I served a church in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. For those of you who are not Michiganders, our state’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas are connected by the 5-mile long Mackinac Bridge. If you don’t like bridges, you really wouldn’t like...
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...
Jul 15, 2015 | Anger, character, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Relationships, Stress, Uncategorized
Have you ever been in a meeting where people were talking (and maybe even shouting), but no one was communicating? I recently sat through one of those. 90 minutes of sheer torture. Multiple people talking over each other, not listening to each other, and trying to...
