I am thrilled to be at the beautiful Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center hosting our inaugural conference – Inspire 2013. The conference begins Friday, October 25th and through Sunday the 27th. We are blessed with wonderful weather and fall foliage in this scenic location in the Blue Ridge Mountains just west of Asheville, NC. Read More ›
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Although one’s IQ, or intellectual intelligence, is certainly important in life, their EQ, or emotional intelligence, can be equally if not more important. Emotional intelligence has been defined as the ability to monitor and interpret one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions and use this information to guide one’s actions and behaviors.
Our emotional intelligence can affect all areas of our lives including our relationships, our self-esteem, our health and our work performance. As Christian Life Coaches, understanding, managing, and expressing our emotions can keep our bodies healthy, make us more productive and help us to support our clients in these areas.
But if we get our intellectual intelligence from books and education, how do we develop our emotional intelligence? Read More ›
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When most people think about life coaches, they probably think about goals, dreams and specific milestones to be reached. Coaching is more than helping your clients to reach goals and dream big. Especially as a Christian Life Coach, you want to encourage your clients to have fun and enjoy this life that God has blessed us all with! Having fun is a great way to clear away the “cobwebs”, energize, de-stress, and gain clarity and focus. Which in turn, will be beneficial for your physical health as well. Children usually seem so carefree because they never forget to have fun! But we as adults, sometimes have to remind ourselves. Read More ›
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In the Bible, the parable of the mustard seed is told three separate times, in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. In Matthew 13:31-32, it is told like this: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.” Why is this parable so important that it be used three different times by three different people? Read More ›