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Family

What Keeps Your Love Strong in Tough Times?

For those of you who are new to Life Compass, I write on Spirituality, Faith and Ethics every Sunday.  Here’s why.
Have you ever noticed how tough situations can sometimes make or break a person or couple?
Why is it that in times of crisis, some people just barely hang-on and survive, while others grow and thrive?  [...]

February 14, 2010 Family Read the full article →

What if You Had to Give Your “State of the Union” Address?

Tonight, President Barack Obama delivers his first official State of the Union Address to the Congress and to the American people.
Traditionally, presidents give a report on how things are going in America, and what they plan to do to bring changes and make improvements.
This morning, I had a scary thought:  What if I had to [...]

January 27, 2010 Family Read the full article →

Inspired Family Lives Their Dream – Integrating Life and Work

My city, Grand Rapids, Michigan, is abuzz with all the art that is on display in the downtown area as part of the world’s largest ArtPrize, which runs from September 23 – October 10, 2009.
On Sunday, I took my family downtown to see some of the art.  We couldn’t see it all, as there are [...]

September 28, 2009 Family Read the full article →

The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family – Part 4

Welcome back to Life Compass, where we’re talking about Patrick Lencioni’s new book, entitled: The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family:  A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity to the Most Important Organization in Your Life.
Over the last few days we’ve covered Question #1: “What makes your family unique?” and Question #2:  What [...]

August 22, 2009 Family Read the full article →

The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family – Part 3

Welcome back to Life Compass, where we’re talking about Patrick Lencioni’s new book, entitled: The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family:  A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity to the Most Important Organization in Your Life.
In my last post we covered Question #1: “What makes your family unique?”.  In this post I’ll cover [...]

August 21, 2009 Family Read the full article →

The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family – Part 2

In my last post, I told you about Patrick Lencioni’s new book, The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family:  A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity to the Most Important Organization in Your Life.
In it, Lencioni shows families how to live with more purpose, clarity and meaning.  Of course, we’re all about that here at [...]

August 20, 2009 Family Read the full article →