How to Repair a relationship

Some years ago, a therapist named Susan, who had four decades of experience, confessed that she felt more like a divorce facilitator than a couples’ counselor because, for 90% of the couples she saw, it was already too late. She explained that she was the last stop, not the first, and that by the time…

March 12, 20180Comments

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Leadership

Leadership Qualities

Leadership Skills and Qualities No one accomplishes great things on their own. They have a team supporting them all the way. The provide a clear vision of what they hope to achieve and what it's going to take to get there. Throughout history there has been some great leaders; Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King…

March 9, 20181Comment

ByBrandon.tijerina@theridgeproject.com

Leadership

Leading Meetings

How to Lead a Meeting that Doesn’t Suck “Honey, cancel our dinner plans. I just got invited to a work meeting, and I really want to go to it,” said no one ever. According to Inc. Magazine, 46% of working Americans would rather endure an unpleasant activity, like a root canal or a move to…

March 8, 20180Comments

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Leadership

Feeling Stressed?

Feeling Stressed? Try these six tips to increase your workplace productivity. We’ve all been there. You start the week with high ideals and Wednesday rolls around only to discover you only have a fraction completed of what you set out to accomplish. We are oftentimes too stressed to feel productive. In fact, 83% of U.S.…

March 7, 20180Comments

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Leadership

How to manage time

Focus on one thing at a time If you find yourself consuming crazy amounts of coffee and red bull trying to get the most time out of your day; you are not alone. How is it that some people completely crush their checklist while others lay in bed, too stressed to sleep? The reality is that…

March 6, 20180Comments

ByBrandon.tijerina@theridgeproject.com

Family

Prison Phone Calls

Prison Phone Calls We are so used to just picking up the phone and making a call to whoever we want to talk with whenever we want to hear their voice. With technology today, we are used to having instant and inexpensive access to people 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When someone goes…

February 21, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Tips For Single Moms

I was so shocked that I had become a single mom! It wasn’t supposed to be this way; I was not supposed to be left alone to raise my boys as a single parent. This left me bewildered, scared, and overwhelmed. Not to mention completely unprepared for this job. I adored my sons and wanted…

November 3, 20170Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Friendships That Last

Friendships that last There is a saying about friendship, “If you want to find out who’s a true friend, screw up, then see who sticks around.” I don’t know who said this originally, but if I had to guess, I’d guess it was either someone who went to prison or a family member of a…

October 13, 20171Comment

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Writing to Someone in Prison

It is so amazing to me how much people take talking for granted. How much I used to take it for granted. I love to talk. I talk to people, with people, at people, and I have even been known to talk to myself. It never occurred to me that there would come a day…

September 29, 20170Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family

Teaching Moments

Teaching moments When I read a blog or article that echoes my own beliefs, I feel so affirmed! This is a great article on how to keep your kids safe—by not keeping them too safe. I love it! I watch so many parents overcompensate for the absence of the other parent by doing all these…

July 31, 20170Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com