Trust is the Key to Transparency
How many times have you been asked “How are you today?” on a day when you are simply not doing well? Maybe, you got into a small car accident on your way to…
360-Degree Care
We all recognize the need for medical doctors in our lives. We understand that we don’t know everything about our own bodies. This requires professionals to be…
Strategizing for Life Post-Covid-19
Growing Through the Uncertainty This past year when COVID-19 hit, you likely implemented some strategies to survive the uncertainty of how long it would last, the…
Self-Value is a Strategy for Work/Life Balance
A Healthy Balance Begins with Valuing Yourself Why is it that work seems to overwhelm other areas of our lives? Many of us have had a job—or even still do—that…
The Secret to Work-life Balance - Boundaries and Priorities
There is something we all have in common… we all have to work for a living. Whether we are fortunate enough to have a job we find meaningful and fulfilling, or…
Risk Management in Christ
Jesus Sends Out His Disciples (Luke 10:1-4) “The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned…
Strength Can Be Found Within a Crisis
Embrace Your Risks My job entails a lot of responsibility for others——I am a senior pastor who leads a team. This responsibility can feel like a heavy weight,…
Staying Calm Amongst the Risks
Keeping Calm to Reduce Risks When we were building our current house, we wanted to be on-site as much as possible, part of the process of construction. The builder…
Burnout in the Bible
Bible hero experienced burnout Did you know that even Biblical prophets experienced burnout? The prophet Elijah suffered some very serious burnout after Jezebel…
The Distraction of Comparison
What makes you lose focus? If we know and understand our assignment (read this) then the best thing we can do is to stay focused on completing it. But as humans,…
Keeping focused on your purpose
Distraction of comparison In the last post, we looked at how to find and understand our purpose, or our life’s assignment. However, even once we understand our…
Three voices that define purpose
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain One benchmark of a healthy Christian leader…
The importance of healthy stress
Stress can propel us to action I have spent a lot of time in this blog, discussing the ways a person can manage stress and avoid burnout, but I want to take some…
Moving Beyond Rest to Restoration
When I was going through burnout, I felt so stuck and tired and got to the point where I just couldn’t keep going. I needed rest… lots of it. I took time off…
Where can I grow my resilience?
How do I handle life’s difficulties? Do I face them head-on or do I tend to procrastinate or simply ignore them? Do challenges make me feel anxious? Depressed?…
The Key to Amplifying Resilience
Everyone faces hardships. No matter who you are, or what kind of life you live, you will face hardships. We all face failure, grief and disappointment over and over.…