FivestarMan

Everyone wants to have a great family! Unfortunately, for many, family relationships produce a lot of strain – and “great” would not be a word used to characterize them. Still, most parents are doing a good job of building their families – but don’t realize it.

You are your most important critic. There is no opinion so vitally important to your well being as the opinion you have of yourself. I believe this self-talk, this psycholinguistics or language of the mind can be controlled to work for us, especially in the building of self-confidence and creativity.

You want your kids to fulfill every bit of their unique purpose in life. As your children grow, you are able to direct their dreams for a while. Life is good. Then something happens. All of a sudden, seemingly overnight, everything changes.

One of the questions that I get asked a lot from other pastors or leaders is this: “What do I do with this person who has become unreasonable? They complain, gossip, and are never happy. And when I try to reason with them, they are absolutely unwilling to listen or even try to build some type of common ground.”

Fathers, adolescence is a critical time for your children’s development. Studies indicate that when fathers are connected to their kids, they fare substantially better as they make the transition from childhood to adulthood.

Your network is your net worth. It is your greatest asset and can drive everything in your sales career, from referrals to incremental sales. You develop it, nurture it and eventually cultivate its fruits over time. How do you grow it? By giving it away!

Father, you cannot underestimate the power of the words that you speak over your children. As a father, your words can have the power of life and death.

Andy Andrews: I think a lot of times people think that hanging on to the past is somehow punishing the person who did something to them. I have pondered this question a lot myself until I realized I was mad at someone who is dead!

I Corinthians 6:19-20 teaches that the body of a believer is like the building that is dedicated to the worship of the Lord. What follows are six helpful comparisons between our bodies and the temple of the Lord:

A few years ago I read the great words written by Dr. Ken Lehman. He wrote them as if a child were speaking to his or her parent. I have found them to be very helpful as Tatum and I raise our children, in fact we actually have them hanging in our kitchen. So as they have helped us, I’m persuaded they can help you too.