When faced with the challenge of helping an individual overcome pornography addiction it can be daunting to know what to do. Thankfully, the church and other organization have created resources to help you, as a leader, become a stronger support for addicted individuals coming to you for help. I had the chance of picking the [...]
View Post lds bishops, porn addition, ucap, utah coalition against pornographyI had the opportunity to sit down (through the internet) with Ron McMillan. He is a four-time New York Times best-selling co-author of Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, Influencer, and Change Anything. He knows his stuff when it comes to creating lasting change. The interview answers a lot of questions, including: How do you create lasting change in Elder Quorum [...]
View Post Bishop, change anything, crucial conversations, Elder's Quorum, influencer, lds, lds bishops, relief society, VitalsmartsGreat inspiration comes to those that listen to genius. Great minds challenge one to think deeper about the problem in front of them. One of those geniuses is Clayton Christensen. Not only is he a Harvard Business Professor and famous author he is also a Latter-Day Saint and former Area Seventy. I enjoy listening to [...]
View Post clay christensen, disruptive innovation, home teaching, james quigley, visiting teachingHas someone you lead let you down? Broken a commitment? It’s time to sit them down and talk it out.
View PostOne of the big mistakes a leader makes is not meeting one-on-one consistently with those in their auxiliary or presidency. Instead they wait for the big issue to come up.
View Post interviews, Personal Priesthood Interviews, PPII was in the Fresno mission just over 48 hours but it was the most educational and influential 48 hours I have had in a while. To sum up the trip here are the 8 things I learned from President (Coach) Gelwix.
View Post forever strong, Gelwix, missionary serviceEvery time you stand in front of those you lead you have an opportunity to influence their life. You can harp on rules and commandments (less effective). You can read a quote that sounds amazing (not bad). Or….be a SUPER-LEADER! (best choice)
View Post6source If you walk in to a high school weight room you will find a room of kids determined to get “big guns” (biceps). They will focus hours doing various form of curls in order to build their biceps the size of watermelons. What they don’t realize is change in muscle mass happens when you work the entire body.
This is logical to many, but when dealing with addiction we have the same misconception as the high school kid. You work one muscle — personal willpower– and hope the addiction will crumble. If you want to see real change you have to work every angle.
The core of Change Anything is the 6-sources of influence.
View Post bishops, counciling, pornography addictionWhy Brother Neveragain turns into Brother Relapse…
Bishop: So you are struggling with pornography addiction?
Brother Neveragain: Well, Bishop, it has happened a few times but believe me it won’t happen again. Nooooo way! I can’t believe I did such a thing when so much is at stake! From here on out it will NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!
View Post Change Anything Book, lds bishops, pornography addiction, willpower trapThey ask you how to change their sinful behavior, but do you know what to tell them?
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