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When Being Supportive of Others is a Problem
Who doesn’t love it when someone is being supportive? Supportive is a great strength, that when deployed, can make a difference in an...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


If People Came with a Warning Sign, What Would Yours Say?
It is easy to identify the “warning signs” to post on other’s foreheads. I can picture that person with a sign saying, “Beware – I talk...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


Four Ways to Make Your THANKS More Powerful and Effective
November is National Thankfulness Month. It is the month we focus on being grateful and is celebrated nationally on Thanksgiving. ...
Bruce Terpstra
6 min read


Four Ways People Make Decisions and Why You Need to Know the Difference
Don’t assume we all make decisions in the same way, because we don’t. If you make this mistake, you will often find yourself frustrated...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


Four Habits of Powerful Encouragers
If you are like me, you sometimes get discouraged and are tempted to give up. Often the difference between failure and success is...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


What No One Tells You About Conflict That You Need To Know
Most people hate conflict and will do anything and everything to avoid it. But if you are like me, conflict finds you anyway. It...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


How to Handle a Forceful Person
You know the person I am referring. They can be quite direct and in your face about what they want to see happen. They have a goal in...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


How to Overcome Defensiveness
We all have a tendency to be defensive. If we can overcome defensiveness, we would have better relationships and make better decisions....
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


How to Help Your Marriage Survive the COVID-19 Virus
The statistics coming out of China are alarming when it comes to the spike of divorce resulting from the COVID-19 virus. Being locked...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


Your Personality Impacts How You Experience Shelter in Place
Just about everyone is currently sheltering in place under the recommendation or order of their elected officials. We share a common...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


Stop Pushing My Buttons!
I’m sure you have heard people say things like, “He really knows how to push my buttons.” It is a phrase that has been repeated over and...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


Do This to Tell Your Valentine How Much You Love Them
It is Valentine’s Day and you want to communicate how much you love that special person. What should you say? We want to help you...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


How To Live With A Risk Taker
After we were married, we discovered that we were very different people. I loved her and she loved me. But she didn’t love all the...
Bruce Terpstra
7 min read


Five Steps to De-escalate Conflict
I had a person tell me this past week that they had the gift of de-escalating conflict. I asked them what they meant by that and they...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


Can SDI Help Me Parent My Children More Effectively?
The insights one gains about people through SDI is powerful and can be life changing. Immediately after a training event I will get the...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


Five Steps to Better Encouragement of Others
We all love encouragement! Whether it is from your spouse or your teammate, we all need encouragement. Life can be hard and even brutal...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


I Discovered That My Husband Is Not A Jerk! He’s Just RED!
I was at a convention this past week sharing the training opportunities that Consentia Group offers around the TotalSDI, and a woman ran...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read


How Filters Challenge Team Effectiveness
We all have filters through which we see the world. They influence how we listen, the way we view other people, and our decisions. The...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


Why Some People are a Problem for You!
Have you noticed that some people just rub you the wrong way? It seems that everything they say or do just bothers you. You can’t quite...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


The Missing Puzzle Piece You Need For Relational Success
You may be missing a key puzzle piece for your relationships to thrive. If you are missing this piece, you may find friction and...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read
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