This MIGHT just be THE MOST unrecognized BREAKER OF TRUST. Did you know this? You are not who you say are. You are not what you say you’re going to do but never ACTUALLY do. Soooo… The million dollar question is: Are YOU doing this? Meaning: Where you’re saying you’re gonna SAY something, […]
Know Your Impact — First, Story Time With the first snow of the season landing on our lawn, I was reminded of this particular night last winter. We had just spent two weeks at a beach with the whole entire extended family. We were coming back, the flight was a little delayed. […]
Nobody cleans during a tornado. You don’t either. Of course you DON’T. Nobody does. What’s this talk of tornadoes, you ask — Let me explain. Why Nobody Cleans During a Tornado YOU CANNOT clean during a tornado. We all know this, right? You are collecting all the humans (and pets) you […]
Apples & Oranges — Here’s What It Sounds Like Someone will say to me: “But I don’t have this problem with ANYONE else in my life. Nobody at work ever complains that I am hard to talk to. I’m a great communicator. I do the best presentations, I know how to talk […]
Sometimes I remind THEM. My clients, that is. Sometimes THEY remind ME – OR they remind EACH OTHER in front of ME. It happened again two days ago. The intensity with which he said it: “I know – It’s supposed to be this way.” Though – And this is the tricky piece – […]
How to Recover Best – First, The Question “My husband said something hurtful to me, and I have a hard time with it. Sometimes I won’t think about it, other times it’s all I can think about. He has apologized and said that he didn’t mean it. I always tell him then […]
Many people will finally take a hold of themselves and initiate healthier living, eating and more moving around when they realize something. This one particular ‘something’. That they only got this one God-given body. Just one. That’s all we get. For life. There are no spares, like we have in the back of […]
I don’t know how we didn’t notice the progress being done. One day, we came back from church, and it was all completed. It’s not like the birds decided to do it in the back of the house somewhere we never go. They built it right here, on top of a light, right […]
These are the three rules that I’d advise you adopt in your marriage, whether you work with me or not. They are non-negotiable in my office – Once I start working with my couples, we discuss these right away. Session one, literally. If you’d rather watch a video where I talk about […]
Turns out I have a co-conspirator at the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Who knew? As a driver, I have a bunch of habits that (sometimes) my kids laugh at – like talking to other drivers while I’m on the road. But nothing irks me more than when people don’t use blinkers. I’m fine […]
