by joe@equip2equip.com | Nov 9, 2015 | Life Coaching, Self-Awareness
One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to be a self-aware parent, to “know thyself”. This statement may surprise you and yet, I have found it to be profoundly true. The reasons this statement is true are far too numerous to cover in this brief blog,...
by joe@equip2equip.com | Nov 2, 2015 | Life Coaching, Optimized Human Performance
In my last blog, I explained the concept of flow. Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi describes the experience of flow as “a unique state of concentration when you feel positive, energized, focused, and totally absorbed in the present moment. Everything around you is forgotten...
by joe@equip2equip.com | Oct 30, 2015 | Optimized Human Performance, Uncategorized
Since I read Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s bestselling book on the subject of flow, I have focused on learning as much as I can about this amazing state of being. The more I have l learned about flow, the more intentional I have become about practicing the conditions that...
by joe@equip2equip.com | Oct 21, 2015 | Life Coaching, Uncategorized
I WAS IN A FOG. By Alli Van Roekel Senior Coach & Facilitator After many years of work in youth ministry, I found myself in a fog. I was disoriented, unfocused and personally confused. Have you ever tried finding your way in the fog? It is an exhausting...
by joe@equip2equip.com | Oct 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
When I was in high school, I attended a weekend retreat that had a profound effect on me. The pastor shared a parable about heaven and hell. It goes something like this: A holy man asked God what heaven and hell were like. God showed him two rooms. In the first room,...