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7 ways to listen better

In workshops I give about building better relationships, a key module I cover is listening. It’s one of my favorite subjects. I love to talk about listening. I sometimes read the “Please Listen” poem you can see below. It’s a bit dated, as you can tell from the reference to

7 ways to listen betterJohn Certalic2019-08-11T08:06:05-05:00

The One Thing I Did Not Forget

I found a relationship poem in a leadership book I came across a number of years ago. I forgot everything else I read in that book, except the poem entitled “Threads.” Odd, isn’t it? A poem about leadership? To be a poet of any worth one needs to be a

The One Thing I Did Not ForgetJohn Certalic2019-07-25T16:54:45-05:00

Something So Simple

Janet and I always look forward to our missionary friends from South America coming into town every three years or so on their home assignment. We’ve known this couple for decades; decades they’ve spent planting and supporting tribal churches along the Amazon River in Brazil. While at lunch with them

Something So SimpleJohn Certalic2019-07-24T09:12:57-05:00

The Well We Draw From

A listener to my podcast from New Jersey, and former missionary to Spain, recently sent me the following email: Hi, John! Thanks so much for your podcasts! I’ve learned so much, and have found that even though I’ve been off the mission field for a number of years, God is

The Well We Draw FromJohn Certalic2019-07-19T12:20:03-05:00

Blessing Someone Who is Adopted

Donna, a listener from New York, recently sent an email responding to Episodes 29 and 30 of You Were Made for This. These are the episodes dealing with adoption relationships. Hi John, I haven’t listened to the new one yet, but I really love your podcasts! I listened to the

Blessing Someone Who is AdoptedJohn Certalic2019-07-19T12:20:45-05:00

Better Than Bratwurst

If you listened to the last episode (#31) of the You Were Made for This podcast you may recall I mentioned it is the last one for Season One. Season Two starts on September 4th. But between now and the start of Season Two, I’ll be sending out weekly (almost)

Better Than BratwurstJohn Certalic2019-12-02T14:58:08-06:00

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