God’s Word teaches us to love one another. But that is extremely difficult when they rub us the wrong way! If you’re like me, you find it tempting to judge people who push your buttons. We can justify our attitude towards these people by seeing...
Experts on leadership tell us that using just one style of leadership limits our success. Different situations require different styles of leadership. Working with different people demands that you be flexible in how you work with them. Applying relational intelligence to your leadership style will...
You might ask, “Why is a relationship intelligence company talking about my choice of vacation for my family?” Well, there is a direct connection between the kind of vacations we prefer and our Motivational Value System! If you understand what makes you and other members...
Leaders are often the target of criticism. They do their best to lead well and make decisions that will be best for everyone, yet they find themselves attacked for poor leadership. Why is this universally true? Because what is right for the leader is often...
We live in a day and age where people are struggling to build healthy relationships. This appears to be getting worse as new generations emerge. Some have blamed the rise of the digital world where a majority of interactions are online through twitter and facebook. ...
Knowing our Achilles matters. Being unaware or cloudy about our vulnerabilities leads us wide open to destruction. Usually, the destruction we experience is relational. Our children our damaged, our spouse is assaulted, and our communities are injured. The impact of our weaknesses that become exploited...
Consentia Group is seeing marriages transformed through our Soulmates For Life Couples retreats in amazing ways. Recently I led a retreat for experienced retreat leaders and the response was overwhelming. One presenter said, “I have attended and led marriage retreats for more than 15 years...
In the book, Atomic Habits by James Clear, he claims that remarkable results are caused by tiny changes. I believe he is right. There are habits that when implemented on a regular basis will impact your future in unbelievable ways. If you can focus on...
What is the most common conflict trigger for people? I don’t have scientific research to prove what I am about to say, but after training groups for ten years, I can tell you what pops up most frequently. The issue that triggers conflict for most...
Listening has such a powerful effect on people that listening is often confused with love. Paul Tillich, the famous theologian states that, “The first duty of love is to listen”. You cannot express love unless you are a great listener. If you want to love...
