1 Corinthians 13:4-5
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Why self-love matters in the end...and how to strengthen it

There was a time when I lingered between life and death. Fully aware of both sides. Fully aware of my in-betweenness. One side holds all the complex and painful emotions of humanity. On the other exists only love, pure and simple. It’s virtually…
mannequin legs hanging from a beam
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You don’t mind that we’ve relocated your legs, do you?

I'm on a Southwest Airlines flight that has just landed in Sacramento, arriving ten minutes late from Denver. I have a two-and-a-half-hour layover before my last leg home to Seattle. In usual fashion, I'm the last person departing the aircraft…
squawking chicken
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Have You Heard the News?

Last week I heard a disturbing piece of news. A deaf couple was mocked by employees at a Kentucky Fried Chicken drive-through window for their inability to hear. At least that is what their daughter tearfully alleged in a Facebook video that…
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Empathy by Design

For the last two weeks I’ve obsessed over tiny details of the plans for our new house. A tape measure, 1/4” scale ruler, sharp pencil and an eraser have been my best friends. I didn’t create the house plan, but I’m making it work…
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Genuine Stories Create Extraordinary IMPACT

On an ideal day, before starting work I’ll meditate, write in a journal and read a devotional. If feeling really crazy I’ll exercise. It helps to begin the day with solid footing and elevated aspirations. Yesterday morning I read…
Mother's Day - Elisa Hays _ Keynote Speaker
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A Mother's Foresight

  Emotional intelligence is blah, blah, blah. Wait, what? As humans, we are encouraged to be emotionally intelligent; just two weeks ago I brought up the importance of being empathetic and how it can positively enhance a workplace. But…
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Empathy

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Not too long ago, one of my employees had to do what every employee dreads most: Call their boss to confess that they did something wrong. Prior to the event, I had told…
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The most raw, honest and profound interview.

Friends, this is the most raw, honest and profound interview I've ever given. Please listen and allow it to change how you connect with people everywhere. Click here for a special 45-minute podcast that released this week. Pain…

Reaching Through the Pain

Every day I wake up hurting. I start my day with the eye opening reminder that this is real. It wasn't a bad dream. I don't think it's different than any other kind of pain though. The loss of a loved one or a job or a dream. Pain is all…