Lone Oak Blog

WHY others talk over you. HOW it makes you feel. WHAT to do when it happens.

"Genuine relationships, intentionally orchestrated by personally secure people, generate valuable rewards for everyone."

"Of course, personal and professional challenges continue to lurk in the dark corners of my life...and though they try, they will not steal my joy or the peace I feel in this moment."

If all we're focusing on are problems, how many REMARKABLE GIFTS are passing us by?

I believe we use the "it's not productive" excuse to avoid conversations that go deeper in a relationship than whether or not the Cowboys won their game last weekend.

His personal or work life, itself, had not changed in the last 3 days and during his stay with us. His email inbox kept accumulating, the bank account was still there, and his business was still his business. So what was different?

If I find myself saying in a dark tone, "it's Monday...bum..bum..bum" and "thank Goodness it's Friday" over and over again, I may not be leaning into the things that will resurrect a valuable, influential and productive week.

Rarely will we meet anyone that wakes up in the morning with a genuine desire to create errors, fail, or initiate chaos for themselves or others.

What choices are you making to help someone else on their journey?