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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


Anxiety and Fear Changes You
The COVID-19 virus has changed the world in just a few short weeks. When most of us heard about it for the first time it was something...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


How To Avoid Judging Others
No one wants to be that judgmental person. But we all find ourselves doing it. Admit it. We are very observant people who look at the way...
Bruce Terpstra
4 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


Why Hearing the Holy Spirit May Be Hard for You
If you are a believer and follower of Christ, you want to live in complete obedience to God. But that is not always easy to discern. ...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


How to Establish and Keep Healthy Boundaries
Boundaries are necessary to maintain a healthy and productive life. Yet many of us struggle to know where to set up boundaries and how...
Bruce Terpstra
5 min read


How to Make a New Year’s Resolution that Sticks
It is that time of the year when we all consider making our New Year’s resolutions. Some have given up on making any resolutions because...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


Is It Possible to Have a Stress-free Christmas?
Many would say no. At least very few have ever experienced a stress-free Christmas. Even the first Christmas was not stress free. Mary...
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


The ABC’s of Relating Effectively
Relationships can often be tough to navigate because we are not all wired the same. Knowing what is important to a person is critical,...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read


Are You Displaying the Right Amount of Confidence?
Confidence is a wonderful trait when it is used appropriately and at the right time. But there are situations when confidence is...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


How to Make Better Choices
Making right choices is something that is difficult to do. I recently read an article from Tim Scudder who is the leading expert in the...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read


What Drives Us Crazy Could Actually Be Genius
I was reflecting on a Ted Talk that I viewed a while ago about how the very things that drive us crazy in our kids may actually be their...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read


Parenting That Nurtures Your Child’s Strengths
This question never fails to come up in Relational Intelligence training. At what age do children demonstrate MVS? At what age do...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


Building a Culture Where Relationships Thrive
Every organization has a culture. It might not be written down anywhere, but everyone experiences it. People know the culture so well...
Bruce Terpstra
3 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


Your SDI Investment Is About To Get Even Better!
I love the SDI because it is simple and easy to apply to every relationship. It can be a game changer in building healthy productive...
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
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