5 Frustrating Things Leaders Do
John Maxwell says, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” But great leaders aren’t easy to find. I’ve experienced good ones and not-so-good ones. It’s much easier to find the not-so-good leaders. You know the ones—the leaders who frustrate those who follow them. What makes the bad […]
8 Romantic Things Wives Want Husbands to Do
My wife Susan was recently asked, “What’s the most romantic thing Mark has done for you?” I assumed she’d mention a gift I’d given her over the years. I didn’t expect her to say that the most romantic thing I do is when I treat her to things she wants that she’d never get for […]
5 Ways to Fight Burnout
Lou Holtz said, “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” We can carry a lot more than we think. Our level of stress and feeling overwhelmed is often because we’re trying to work too much. If the number of tasks on our schedules doesn’t paralyze us, we pile […]
The 5 Worst Games Couples Play With Each Other
Some say every couple should argue—that if a couple doesn’t argue, there’s no passion. Others will say couples should agree on everything, that if you argue all the time, something’s wrong. But the reality is that some couples will argue and some won’t. I can tell you from experience, regardless of whether you argue all […]
4 Ways to Find Your Purpose
Lewis Carroll said, “If you do not know where you want to go, it doesn’t matter which path you take.” It can’t matter if you haven’t learned how to find your purpose. But if you’re anything like me, you want to know where you’re going. I don’t want to feel like I’m wandering aimlessly. I […]
3 Mistakes Men Make With Sex
Men, do you know what your wife wants out of sex? We may think we know what our wives want, but when’s the last time you asked? Too many relationships struggle because husbands don’t consider their wives’ desires. We don’t often think about our role in creating closeness for a thriving marriage. In the old […]
4 Ways to Make Your Words Matter More
Your words matter. They have the power to change minds, to change you, and even to change the world. They can build up and encourage or tear down and fester. Author Zig Ziglar once said, “There is power in words. What you say is what you get.” So we should heed this anonymous quote’s advice: “Be […]
3 Really Bad Ways to Resolve Conflict
Maybe you grew up in a loving home with parents who never fought. Or maybe you saw fighting all the time. Maybe it was TV shows with married couples that gave you ideas of what conflict looks like. Perhaps you think the couples who never argue have the healthiest relationships, or you’ve picked up some […]
3 Ways to Make Your Married Arguments Productive
Elie Wiesel wrote, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” And divorce usually happens because one or both spouses became indifferent. They didn’t hate each other, but like all couples, they argued. And they didn’t resist the urge to see conflict as a sign of a terrible marriage. So they drifted into indifference. […]
