As we continue the conversation on the importance of developing relational equity and examine organizations and individuals who experience seasons where they flourish, we can draw some conclusions as to why these blessings occur. Should you decide to hop on the bus with us today, we are going to explore one rule from Jon Gordon …
Category: Life Calling/Vocation
Why Is The Discussion of Death Often Taboo?
Imagine yourself on Saturday morning, January 13, 2018, at 8:07 a.m. You have just completed breakfast and have stepped into a small passenger bus for a driving tour of the Road to Hana on the island of Maui in Hawaii. The tour guide requests passengers switch their phones into airplane mode to prevent interference with …
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Give Me a Minute
Have you ever used the phrase, “Give me a minute” when someone needs you? Completing self-assessments are intriguing to me as they open my eyes not only to the way God created me but also how He created those around me. Perusing the results from a survey known as the Kendall Life Languages Profile, my …
Flourishing in the Mundane and the Monotonous
This past week an amazing opportunity was available to participate in the 2nd Global Congress on Sport and Christianity at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As God painted the campus with beautiful burgundy, gold, and tangerine leaves, I absorbed teachings from scholars, coaches, athletes, ministers, and administrators who view sport as not only a …
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Sabbath, Shabbat, Shalom
Flourishing in life conjures up in my mind a sense of balance, of life rhythms of work and rest, of a healthy mind, body, and soul. Daily life along with a weekly schedule has a cadence and rhythm to it that allows the right balance of work, sleep, and pleasure. With a natural, unhurried pace, …
Five Floors of Relationships
Building relational capital is how Tommy Spaulding explains creating relational equity in his book entitled It’s Not Just Who You Know. With a wealth of information that I am sure to reference repeatedly in my own research, Spaulding exposes the reader to “relationship economics…how to define relationships that matter, how we can create relationships that …
Life Calling in Sports
Understanding that attending university is a time for emerging adults to explore their career options, I created this presentation as many sport management careers will not be high-profile jobs which exist in the limelight, yet this doesn't make those positions any less important. How can I, as a professor of these students, help them navigate …
Renee Wiebe Hultgren
If you were to consider some wise advice to offer younger Renee about life, either personal or professional, what would it be? If I could share something with my younger self, I think the two most important things I would share would be to take chances and be confident. The first, taking chances…is what I …
Relational Equity and NAIA Basketball
It’s 11:30 p.m. on a March Friday night at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee and the last game of the second round of the NAIA Women’s Basketball Division I National Tournament is currently on the court. Hands rest on the keyboard prepared to enter the next missed shot and rebound for whichever team is presently …
The Strength of Weak Ties
Repeatedly mentioned in the research of Gen Z, mentoring, and lifespan development, the theme of what Meg Jay calls weak ties and Tommy Spaulding refers to as lower-floor relationships is fascinating. These concepts contrast to the ideas presented in the Who’s in Your Posse post but speak to the need for all of us to …
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