Landscaping your relationships is a lot like developing a good lawn. Growing relationships take investment and care, but it also requires allowing the uniqueness of each individual to flourish in a way that benefits and grows the community. Daily Inspiration and Encouragement June 4, 2020 Daily Dash of Twisted Encouragement Thoughts on Landscaping Your Relationships…
You have to find a way to get along because we are designed to be in relationship with each other and the only way to be in relationship is to find ways to get along. Some days it can be easy because we are all on the same page. Other days, not so much. No…
Relationships matter. Connections connect lives and hearts. People produce possibilities for purpose. The amount of time and effort I invest in others will directly determine the place I land in my journey to success. Each time I sign up to be a part of events as a participant or as a presenter, I think about…
#GrowingHOPE Podcast Listen to today’s broadcast by clicking the play button at the bottom of the page Relationships will require sacrifice. I will have to give up some of what I want or even what I need in order to invest in your and to invest in relationship – but the blessing that comes from…
#GrowingHOPE Podcast Listen to today’s broadcast by clicking the play button at the bottom of the page Not everyone finds every physical attribute to be “attractive” but I have been learning over the last several months – and probably for most of my life – that being attractive is much more than just looks. Being…
#GrowingHOPE Podcast Listen to today’s broadcast by clicking the play button at the bottom of the page Not everyone will like me. That concept still shocks me. I can try all I want to make everyone like me, but there will always be a few that refuse to get in line. That is life –…
Relationships require investments, and knowing the basic investment tips can help me make the better choices for investing my limited resources. Relationship Priorities Investing 101 If I truly want to discover the wealth and value in others then I have to follow some basic tips for investing. 1. Be committed – make a plan for…
I have to learn to hear others if I want to grow a relationship with those others. Engaged listening requires hearing the words, seeing the surroundings, and showing attention. Then I will be in a position to truly hear what is being said. Relationship Priorities Begin with Learning to Hear Me Do you HEAR ME…
I have to adjust my focus if I want to make way for building and growing my relationships. I need to focus on me – what I am doing and not doing and how to adjust those to a better way. Relationship Priorities Begin with a Me Focus I need to focus on me –…
One of the major “be attitudes” for relationship foundations is BE HONEST. I may not be able to make you honest, but I can choose not to allow your actions and behaviors to affect how I am honest. The hurts of the past or the hang ups from what I have experienced can make me…