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...
One of the greatest needs we have as human being is to be heard and understood. Dr. Leon F. Seltzer* says that being heard and understood is foundational to feeling loved. Depression, loneliness, and isolation are all a result of people feeling that they are...
If you are reading this blog post, you probably have someone in your life that exhibits controlling behavior. Controlling people are not difficult to find. You can find controlling people as parents, bosses, co-workers, at church, romantic relationships, or just interacting with strangers. Controlling people can...
A well-known quote from Peter Drucker is “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Success of organizations are more tied to the organizational culture than developing correct strategy. But many organizations, (churches, mission organizations, non-profits), pay little attention to developing culture. They are focused on vision and...
We all have preferences for the way things should be done. But there are people in our lives that insist things be done a certain way and are quite adamant about it. They tend to be the kind of people that like schedules, detailed plans,...
You may think it is a stretch to conclude that SDI can help you share your faith with other people, but I have found that to be absolutely true. It makes sense that if I understand what is most important to another person, I will...
Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who says everything is okay but you kind of feel like they are mad at you? You have tried to figure out what is wrong but the more you press, the more confused you get? More...
The beginning of a new year is traditionally when people think about making changes to their lives. It is a time of reflection of the past year and looking forward to what could be. We get caught up in patterns of living that don’t produce...
Why is it that when you see someone acting full of themselves you are repelled but when you see someone acting humble that you find yourself being attracted? That is the question we will explore in this blog post. If being humble is seen as...
Over the past 10 years Consentia Group has assessed and trained more than 12000 people with the SDI 2.0. Our work has been primarily with Christian ministries that desire to connect the experience with the SDI with their faith in Jesus Christ. As people of...
