Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Life Skills”
When I was younger it never occurred to me how much the concepts of payment and attention were linked. Some of the more common phrases and questions I remember hearing in my childhood were, “pay attention” and “are you paying attention?” I guess I had a lot going on in my brain and in my world as a young man …
Focus is an important part of life and work. We are never able to accomplish anything whether it’s cleaning our rooms or building an organization unless we can focus. But is it possible to get too focused? When does productivity in one area start to lead to erosion in another? I think it happens more often than we like to …
My wife and I have three teenagers living in our home. We had four last year because we had the privilege of hosting a young man from Mozambique as an exchange student for his senior year. My oldest daughter graduated high school last year, our exchange student graduated this year, and my son graduates next year. Our youngest is starting …
You’ve begged, pleaded, fasted, prayed and still the mountain hasn’t moved. You’re reading books, asking for advice and doing everything you know to do to break through that thing that has been vexing you for so long. It could be a relational problem, a work-related issue, a physical challenge or even a spiritual obstacle. All of us have found ourselves in …
Everyone loves getting a gift. I think ‘free stuff’ may be one of my love languages! It seems like a no-brainer that while people may be reluctant to give in certain areas of their lives, most people are always ready and willing to receive. When it comes to material things there’s a better chance of that statement being true. However, …
Empathy is an important aspect in life. It is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Without empathy we can be cold and calloused to the hurts, failures and fears others have which can make us seem aloof, disinterested or simply uncaring. I place a high value on empathy as I see it in the life and …