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April 14, 2019
JumpStart – Your I’s
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Take a look at a typical email and notice how many sentences begin with the first-person pronoun, “I.” This is NOT effective communication. You, and everyone else, look at the world through the eyes of “what’s important to me?” Therefore, using the word “you“ catches people’s attention and engages them. People tolerate […]
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To You; Love God Tuesday – Prayer(?)
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS George Carlin raised a pretty solid question when he asked why people should pray to a divine being that already has an unchangeable divine plan in place. In other words, isn’t prayer just commenting on the movie unfolding in front of you? Not really. Many great theologians have said that prayer may […]
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JumpStart – Changing the world
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS It’s amazing how many people try to change other people‘s behaviors by making them wrong. We don’t get others to change through harassment, we get them to change by making them WANT the change. To change others, become a role model and not a rule enforcer. Remember the old saying, “A person […]
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April 11, 2019
JumpStart – “I like that, and…”
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Here’s a helpful little suggestion… When you’re discussing something with someone and trying to reach a consensus, after the person makes their suggestions respond with, “I like that and…“ Many times, our natural response is to skip over areas of agreement and jump on what we don’t like, with “But..“, which negates […]
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April 10, 2019
JumpStart – No Criticism
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS The Complaint Fee challenge is more than just to go 21 days in a row without complaining, it’s also to not criticize or gossip during for that length of time. Lately, I’ve been working on the demon “criticism” because I don’t seem to have it licked. It seems that what I consider […]
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April 9, 2019
JumpStart – Emotional Manipulation
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS In my years of struggling to better communicate with other people, I’ve witnessed a common ploy used by many couples, parents, even friends during a flight. It’s called “emotional manipulation” and it often sounds like this, “You’re right — I’m no good! Everything is my fault! If only you were with someone […]
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April 8, 2019
To You; Love God Tuesday – Depersonalizing Problems
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS You’re not going to believe this but while I was reading today’s To You; Love God entry to write this, I accidentally knocked over my 32 OZ igloo mug SOAKING my computer keyboard with water. And, when you watch today’s video you’ll know why this is HILARIOUS because it’s all about not […]
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April 7, 2019
JumpStart – Sincere Apologies
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS The other day I received an email from someone who had been irritated by one of my blog posts. I read her concerns carefully and crafted a response that began, “I’m sorry you were upset by what I said.“ After I sent the email, I realized that I had not really apologized. […]
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April 4, 2019
JumpStart- Stuff Happens
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I deliver a speech, I like to blow up the myth of positive thinking. “Most people believe Positive Thinking means ‘Everything will always turn our great every time,’ right?” I say. “Well, that’s not positive thinking — that’s STUPID thinking because every single day of your life SOMETHING goes wrong.” When […]
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April 3, 2019
JumpStart- Explore
VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I was a kid, I wanted to be a jungle explorer when I grew up. I imagined myself stomping along in boots, sporting a pith helmet, wearing shorts and a vest both festooned with pockets to hold my maps. Forget the jungle! As an adult, I now see that the least […]
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