dealing-with-issues
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Agree with the whining ones – because they’re right
I hate complaining and grumbling. I get the whole #firstworldproblem joke, but sometimes find it hard to laugh at. The petty whining that goes around!! Ugh! But there’s something to be redeemed in it. Everything people whinge about is probably… Continue reading
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The difference between a poisonous person and a venomous person
You know the difference between poison and venom… if you bite it and you die – it’s poison, if it bites you and you die – it’s venomous. The same can be true of certain people. Some people can be… Continue reading
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Externally solid, internally flexible
Great teams think highly of each other, trust each other, and are reluctant to jump on the bagging-out band-wagon when its aimed at their team mates. For example, even though I wasn’t the most liked guy on my rugby team… Continue reading
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Turn feelings into numbers
Not every time, but sometimes, its really helpful to ask people to translate their feelings into numbers… just a simple scale of 1-10. It’s great because it avoids too-positive and too-negative assumptions. When someone says, “Yeah, I’m ok” what do… Continue reading
MINISTRY PRINCIPLES & PRAGMATICS 