The Superbowl and Your Life

The best football teams of the year played in the Superbowl a little over a week ago. It was a pretty exciting game that went into overtime with a huge comeback by the Patriots for the win. What if we compared your life to a Superbowl. How might that look? Superbowl For starters the teams … Read more

The Impact Hour: Meaningful Connections

Pic of John and Rena and text, "The Impact Hour with John and Rena

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, how to have more meaningful connections with people. Click here to listen. We all long to be seen, heard and understood. Then we feel like people get us. That’s how we can create more meaningful connections in our lives. If you want to feel more meaningfully connected … Read more

He Makes Me So Angry

Angry mob of four

How many times have we heard someone say something like, “He makes me so angry”? I hear phrases like this frequently, but is it really true? Emotional Responsibility It may be true that the other person does something and in response I feel a certain way. But saying something like, “He makes me so angry,” … Read more

When are people objects?

room of objects

Often when we are having difficulty, when we are riled up and upset, and when we struggle in relationship, it’s because we are being treated or treating others as objects. Surprisingly, it happens frequently. When you are getting on an airplane, are the other people just in the way? If so, you might be treating … Read more

The Impact Hour: Be a Stand

Pic of John and Rena and text, "The Impact Hour with John and Rena

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, don’t just take a stand, BE a stand. Click here to listen. There’s a big difference between taking a stand for something (once or occasionally) and BEING a stand for something you care about deeply. When you choose to be a stand, to let your life stand … Read more

2 Reasons We Don’t See the Truth

truth

Most folks believe that the world is exactly the way it looks. However this is often not true. There are a number of things going on that prevent us from perceiving truth. No one is immune. Perceiving truth is difficult. The summary is this: People believe what they want to believe, and they make up stuff … Read more

The Impact Hour: Is It Fake or Real?

Pic of John and Rena and text, "The Impact Hour with John and Rena

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, what’s fake and what’s real? Click here to listen. What’s real and what’s fake these days? There’s fake news and fake food. We can even have fake–or at least shallow–impact and connections with other people. We’ll explore how to evaluate quality and what deserves to have the highest … Read more