035 – What It Means To Be A Good Model, How To Talk So Kids Listen, And How To Listen So They Talk
Do your kids listen to you?
What does it mean to be a good model?
In today’s episode I explain a little about the techniques I’ve recently discovered, called emotion coaching, and the successes I’ve had with them. I learned about this technique after discovering a program called tuning into kids, which led me to discover a couple books that essentially teach you how to talk to kids so they listen, and listen so kids will talk.
This is not only valuable for parents, but for anyone at all that wants to be a better partner, friend, or adult, in a society that is training the youth to value things over relationships and people.
Read More034 – How I’m Talking To My Kids About God (intro)
In this episode, I describe a few interactions I had with my daughter regarding conscience, our purpose, the creation and God in general.
Read More033 – Standing In Court Round One
Learning how to defend and exercise your God given rights is fundamental in this day and age. I stood today in front of a magistrate, and then a few minutes later a judge and did all I knew to defend my right to move freely. I did get steamrolled in the second hearing, but all in all I think it went well. I’ve learned a lot. Do you have the courage, strength, and nerve to stand up for yourself?
Read More032 – Just Trust God
If you ask God for patience, your patience is tested. if you ask God to learn how to love, he’ll put you with someone who hates you. I explain how I’ve learned how to love and how to trust in God in my life during incredible hardship and struggle.
Read More031 – Serve & Return Bids
just learned that I was failing to return bids in most of my encounters with people. According to Dr John Gottman, this is one of the most important factors in our relationships, all relationships. I explain these encounters, elaborate on my failures, and talk a little about hope, faith, and praying to nothing.
Read More030 – Difficult Relationships And Marketing Tricks
I just learned of a few new books, a new purpose for relationships, and share a little about some of the tricks of marketing poison into your home and onto you and your family.
Read More029 – How To Build Deep Bonds
Did you know that deep bonds in relationships are not built when things are going good, but during crisis? This was news to me, but it rang true when I read it. I explain this, and talk a little about the things that I think are fundamental to a healthy and good relationship, for all relationships.
Read More028 – What It Means To Lead
I think most men in society today do not know what it means to lead themselves, let alone a family. Luckily, there is information, freely available to anyone willing to crack open a Bible. I explain what I have learned about leadership and hope. Do you have what it takes?
Read More027 – Apologizing and Recent Revelations
Very recently I discovered information about apologies, and learned a few things about myself. I set the record straight on a mistake I made, and describe the 5 love languages and the 5 languages of apology.
Read More026 – Scarcity Is A Choice
Today as I was picking tomato’s that we did not plant, I started thinking about a verse in Matthew 6:25-26, where he explains that with faith, we will be provided for. It was a revelation for me in that instance. I also talk a little about false scarcity in oil and energy, and explain a little bit about rocket mass heaters. We do not need to fear scarcity, because it’s a choice.
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