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Silent Gratitude Doesn’t Do Anyone Any Good!
Recognizing people for their contributions is critical to valuing people in your ministry. Everyone of us appreciates being recognized...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


What Color is Anger?
Most people think that anger is found in the RED MVS (performance). I can understand why they may think that way. When a RED expresses...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


A Vision for CommUNITY
The Bible casts a vision for the church that I call CommUNITY. “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope...
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


Can I Just Focus on my Strengths for Success?
It is in vogue these days to focus on our strengths rather than try to get better at our weaknesses. This trend began with the book...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


Coping with Cancer and Other Stressful Situations
The relational training you have received utilizing the SDI is helpful in so many ways because we are relational people. To get work...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read


Urgent Heart Surgery for Leaders
The actions of leaders have profound and lasting impact on people and organizations. I’m sure you have been part of a ministry that was...
Bruce Terpstra
3 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


ABC’s of Improving Relationships
Relationships are often challenging. This is especially true when you are working on teams or living in close proximity. Whether that...
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


Am I Born this Way?
I get asked this question at every SDI training that I have ever conducted, “Are we born with our personality or is it developed through...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


What Color is Control?
None of us like being controlled by someone else. Personally, I have an antenna that is very sensitive to those around me that want to...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read


3 KEYS TO MORE EFFECTIVE VISION CASTING
Vision is essential to an organization. Vision is what drives people to work together to accomplish something significant. If you don’t...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


What’s In Your Buckets?
We all have buckets that we need to have filled. When they are full, we feel satisfied and life appears to be good. Living with emotional...
Bruce Terpstra
4 min read


Carrots or Sticks?
Almost everything we do in life requires us to work with others. Team dynamics are greatly impacted by the choices of leaders. The...
Bruce Terpstra
3 min read


When Your Strength Becomes a Weakness
God has endowed each of us with tremendous strengths, but your strengths can easily become weaknesses. Your strengths are a blessing to...
Bruce Terpstra
2 min read
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