Be still and know that I am God! Psalm 46:10 NLT In the next few minutes I am going to show you how to crush anxiety, sadness, and regret with the simple act of mindfulness! The process is so simple most of us complexly miss it. Do you ever play mental and emotional volleyball with […]
Gratitude: An Antidote to COVID-19 Stress!
“The only way you learn persistence is by going through challenging times.” What toll are the stressors of this COVID-19 chaos having on you, your relationships, and your business? At this very moment, as you read this, how has the stress produced by the past few months impacted your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being? How much […]
Is COVID-19 Infecting Your Marriage?
Is COVID-19 Infecting your marriage? Is your marriage surviving the COVID-19 craziness? Has all of this time together made you stronger? Or has it made you weaker? How on earth are you and your spouse doing after over 100+ days of COVID-19 living? To be clear, I am not asking if you have had COVID-19, rather […]
Overcome the Fear of COVID-19
There is a darkness on the edge of town, and it is killing people, so let’s pull together and defeat it. Tom Hank’s In today’s article I show you how to overcome the fear of COVID-19. Have you ever noticed that panic tends to bring out the worse in us? Instead of fear and panic, […]
Covid-19: Facing the Fear of Failure, and Overcoming It!
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was released before the new restrictions and shutdowns resulting from the recent upswing in COVID numbers. COVID-19: Facing the Fear of Failure and Overcoming It is both a catchy title and a daunting task, particularly if you don’t want to talk about it. With all of our collective uncertainties, I wanted […]
Optimism: A Vital Part of Resilience
“The sun will come out tomorrow!” Little Orphan Annie Optimism is a vital part of resilience. With out optimism it is difficult to move through tough time, particularly these past few months. In this article I will show you how optimism is a vital part of resilience. Could it be that we are beginning to […]
COVID-19: Leading Out of the Crisis!
COVID-19 Leadership Tips Whether you are leading yourself, your family, or your workgroup, here are 5 Tips to improve your leadership abilities. Remember all of the articles, posts, sermons, and presentations on Vision 20/20 we heard in the last quarter of last year, not to mentions the new year’s messages from presidents to preachers. Who […]
COVID-19: How to Effectively Lead in a Crisis
Leadership requires two things: a vision of the world that does not yet existand the ability to communicate it.Simon Sinek What is leadership? It is the ability to influence others. In a review of leadership in high risk, often life and death situations, Thomas Kolditz and Donna Brazil (2005) concluded that authentic leadership is most valuable. Authentic […]
COVID-19: 4 Phases of Emotional Recovery
COVID-19: The 4 Phases of Recovery. Planning for chaos and a return to a new normal How are you doing today? If you are like most of us, you are probably growing tired and frustrated with the multiple impacts of COVID-19. Two to three weeks ago, you may have been thinking, “Hey, we’ve got this!” […]
Easter, COVID-19, and New Beginnings
I hope your Easter Celebration went well. It was one memorable experience for millions of believers around the world as we celebrated this most critical day in Christianity while living in the shadow of COVID-19. Over the weekend, I chose to reflect on the oldest Creed in the Church. The early church leaders developed The […]