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Can We Let Go of Expectations?

The new year, the new decade is full of conversations and memes pointing to change. Change habits. Change pants size. Change careers. Set goals. Measure everything. Photo by Chimene Gaspar on Unsplash All this planning and working the plan can be exhausting. Photo by Vladislav Muslakov on Unsplash Not to mention what happens in our heads if (or when) we don’t

G.E.T. Moving — into 2020

You’ve purchased your 2020 calendar. Maybe you have a new planner ready to fill with family and work obligations and due dates. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash You might be a journal keeper with a new blank book ready to start on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash This new decade you want to move forward with

What Do You Still Need to Thrive?

If you’ve been following this series The 40-Day Journey to the New Year, you know that there have been many opportunities to Grow your awareness of how you think, feel and act in various areas; to Equip yourself with various tools in order to Thrive in your work, life & faith. Even with all the

What’s the Point of All These Tools?

You’ve seen the overview of five tools in this blog series: Myers-Briggs Temperament Inventory; DiSC Profile; StrengthsFinders; the Enneagram of Personality; and Sacred Pathways. You’ve encountered the common uses and purposes of these five inventories in five different posts. I’m imagining you might be asking: what’s the point of all these tools? A valid question.

Can Life Experiments be Playful and not Stressful?

Climbing the 12 foot ladder, my heart racing to a beat of competition fueled by pride, I knew I was going to have to follow through with this dare. No self-respecting 16 year old would turn down an opportunity to jump from an Olympic diving platform earning the bragging rights of accomplishment. This was no

Why is Knowing Your Strengths Profile Valuable?

For decades a performance review was weighted on the side of what needs improving. A quick nod to what was going well but the focus was the areas or skills you lacked. People dread the annual review often because we’re well aware of what isn’t going well and we don’t need reminding. Bonuses and raises

Let’s Talk About Tools to Equip You to Thrive

Photo by Philip Swinburn on Unsplash Staring up at the pegboard above the workbench that was both out of my childish reach and appreciation of shiny things, my Grandfather told me of the value of using the right tools to do  good work. His tools were hung carefully by type of tool. He had four

What Will Thriving Look Like For You?

Newsflash: Your life is NOT SUPPOSED TO look like Pinterest or Instagram or Facebook.  Your life assignment as a Christ-follower, should you choose to accept Him, is to walk in love and freedom in the abundant life offered you. To thrive. What is abundance? What is freedom? What does it look like to thrive? What