Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Week 4 Conference Call Info

Playback Dial-in Number: 1-218-486-8703
Playback Access Code: 500189

Be sure to use this telephone number and access code, and not the previous Dial-in Number and access codes associated with the conference call itself.

Be sure to listen and to do your final week of assignments! The last KTC call is next Wednesday, December 3!

Be encouraged,

Becky

Monday, November 24, 2008

Week 4: Capture Daily Reality

It is NO secret that I'm a firm believer in journaling--whether you are using the 4-page a day Change Your Life Daily Journal or the My Partner Prayer Notebook--every written word contains more accountability than a good intention!

This week--even with the holiday--I want to ask you to plan (one day in advance) for time to journal. Record your weight or eating goals--even log your food intake and workout schedule. List your "to do's" and check them off. Rewrite your prayer request list.

For the next 7 days, keep a journal--faithfully. Read pages 131-152 in Keep The Change to "fan the flame" for this powerful, daily discipline. Journaling WILL change your life, if you let it!

Be encouraged,

Becky

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Week 3 Recorded Call Info

Playback Dial-in Number: 1-218-486-8703
Playback Access Code: 553654

Be sure to use this telephone number and access code, and not the previous Dial-in Number and access codes associated with the conference call itself.

Don't miss it!

Becky

Monday, November 17, 2008

KTC Week III: Tame Your Temperament

Taming Your Temperament is not just a good idea—I am convinced that it is essential to having successful relationships with family, co-workers, and friends. So we're going to tackle it together!

Your reading assignment this week: pages 49-77 and fill in the blanks at the end of the chapter.

Your first writing assignment, yes—writing—is to retake the Personality Test, if you haven’t taken it recently, (in the back of the book) AND ask those closest to you to take it, as well. It is SO important to realize WHY you and others respond/react differently to certain things; it allows you to have greater compassion, understanding, patience, and empathy.

For your second writing assignment, I would like you to choose one of your personality weaknesses and write 3 paragraphs about the most recent time you exhibited this trait (I’ll explain in greater detail during the phone call). Paragraph 1: Explain the situation and your reaction. Paragraph 2: How/if it negatively impacted those involved. Paragraph 3: How you believe you could improve on your response (react differently) and more positively impact others.

I am pushing you here—but I believe that this exercise can and will produce change that lasts!

Be encouraged,

Becky

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Week 2 Recorded Call Info

Playback Dial-in Number: 1-218-486-8703
Playback Access Code: 800091

Be sure to use this telephone number and access code, and not the previous Dial-in Number and access codes associated with the conference call itself.

Do your assignments!

Becky

Monday, November 10, 2008

Week 2: Harness Your Pain

Maybe it is the fact that I've been "on the road" so much this fall, or that I've been praying with dozens of college students in the past month, or that my coaching clients have increased lately, but this week, I feel it would be a great benefit to even the most healthy person to tackle the questions in Chapter 2 on pages 44-47.

Everyone who wants to change their lives seems to resist (1) getting involved in a support group, or (2) seeing a counselor, ex: for marriage improvement, or (3) to journal daily.

This week I would like to challenge each of us to identify the pain in our past through this exercise, with the intention of finding ourselves less embarrassed or secretive or ashamed about it. Moving forward is, in part, letting God heal us AND use our stories to help and heal others. (II Corinthians 5:17-20).

Please stay committed to our blogspot assignments, as well as your daily Bible reading!

Be encouraged,

Becky

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Week I: Recorded Call Info

Playback Dial-in Number: 1-218-486-8703 Playback Access Code: 931619
(Toll-free access is not available for Telephone Playback)

Be sure to use this telephone number and access code, and not the previous Dial-in Number and access codes associated with the conference call itself.

By now, you should have recevied Week II call info--which is for Tuesday 11/11 at noon PST! Please do your homework!

Be encouraged,

Becky