The Impact Hour: Living Intentionally

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

Check out our 2nd radio show episode: The Impact Hour. This episode is called: Living Intentionally. In this show, we talk about what it takes to live intentionally. If we don’t live with intention, pursing our passions, making our impact, we’ll just be living someone else’s passions and impact. You can join the conversation, too. You … Read more

Working for Comfort or Effectiveness?

I believe there is a battle within each of us. It is a war about our life and what we are working towards. Are we working toward comfort or effectiveness? What is the predominant driver in our life? Comfort Our culture has emphasized comfort. We value the pursuit of happiness. The American dream is to … Read more

Why Does This Keep Happening?

I was sitting in a meeting with my boss and a co-worker. My co-worker and I were in conflict. What I was hearing from my co-worker was, “I’ll do the real work. You just do whatever as long as you stay out of my way.” In this message I heard that his opinion of me … Read more

Expanding Your Comfort Zone

Expanding a bubble.

How’s your comfort zone doing? Is it a little smaller than you’d like? Maybe you’d like to expand it and make it a little bigger. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to do new things, acquire new skills and be able to do more? If you want those things, you’ll need to expand your … Read more

The Impact Hour Radio Show

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

The Impact Hour is our new radio show that starts this Wednesday, August 31 at 2 PM. It’s a weekly, real live radio show where you live with passion, make a difference and come alive! It’s all about how you can make your own unique positive impact. You have what it takes, so let us … Read more

Living to Get

Jolly Roger Pirate Flag

In my life, I have had an undercurrent – a mode of operation if you will. In this undercurrent was a drive to never be swindled or taken advantage of, and at the same time get out of every situation as much as I was due and more. I thought this was a prudent approach. … Read more

Do You Have Confirmation Bias?

Recently I saw two different posts on social media. Both were citing the same study results from NASA. One said it was proof that global warming is not occurring, and the other said it was proof that global warming is occurring. How could this be? The answer lies in Confirmation Bias. Confirmation Bias causes us … Read more

Focus on What You’ll Get

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When we’re about to start something new, it’s a good idea to focus on what we’ll get from it instead of just what we’ll have to give up. Technically, we won’t HAVE to give up anything, but we may make getting what we want more likely by CHOOSING to give up some other things. If … Read more