Category: Communication

Communication, Faith and Scripture, Keeping Your Focus, Life Principles

A Verse for 2024

Tom Stanfield

Acts 20:24 New International Version "I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." Paul said this almost 2000 years ago. What would the world be like if every Christian made… Continue reading A Verse for 2024

Communication, Faith and Scripture, Keeping Your Focus, Life Principles

The Gambler

Tom Stanfield

In 1978, Kenny Rogers sang “The Gambler”. Probably because I love music and what music writers can say that I cannot put into words, but phrases in some songs like this one ring like crystal to me. I believe the words below from this song ring true throughout life. The first part of the chorus… Continue reading The Gambler

Communication, Faith and Scripture, Keeping Your Focus

What’s Love Got To Do With It…Everything.

Tom Stanfield

Tina Turner sang a hit song, “What’s love got to do with it?” Here are the words to the chorus. What's love got to do, got to do with it?What's love but a secondhand emotion?What's love got to do, got to do with it?Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? Is love… Continue reading What’s Love Got To Do With It…Everything.

Communication, Faith and Scripture, Keeping Your Focus, Leadership & Communication, Life Principles

Shepherds and Their Sheep

Tom Stanfield

The shepherd cares for the needs of their sheep. They only have what the shepherd supplies. The Shepherd’s Responsibilities Have you ever wondered why the analogy of shepherds and sheep are so important in Scripture? Let’s look at what a shepherd does and see how it applies to us today. One of the principal duties… Continue reading Shepherds and Their Sheep

Communication, Faith and Scripture, Life Principles

No Price is Too High

Tom Stanfield

I heard a story that caught my attention. A husband and wife planned a vacation to Paris. They bought plane tickets and made hotel reservations. Just before they left, a business issue came up and he could not go. He told his wife to take her sister and have fun. While she was shopping in… Continue reading No Price is Too High

Communication, Faith and Scripture

The Sinner’s Prayer

Tom Stanfield

You can search the Bible from Genesis through Revelation and never find the idea of a Sinner’s Prayer. Think about the disciples when they were called. Jesus simply said, “Follow Me.” They did not stop and pray. They just followed Him. Where did this idea of a sinner’s prayer come from? As far as I… Continue reading The Sinner’s Prayer

Communication

5 Levels of Listening

Tom Stanfield

Really communicating your thoughts with someone is challenging. You must learn to listen first. Most people confuse listening with hearing. Listening takes concentration. It takes knowing what the person is actually trying to communicate to you. Hearing understands what they are saying through your perception or your filter. Listening understands what they are saying through… Continue reading 5 Levels of Listening

Communication, Faith and Scripture, Life Principles

The Meaning of Love in Relationships

Tom Stanfield

I have struggled for years with the random ways we use the word “love” in our culture. It is used so broadly the meaning of it has become meaningless. We say we love everything from ice cream, to sunsets, to our mate and to our God. I just struggle with such a variety of meanings… Continue reading The Meaning of Love in Relationships

Communication, Employee Training & Development, Leadership & Communication

Engaged Employees are Self-Governed

Tom Stanfield

As business struggles to build a productive work force in the 21st century, and at the same time engage four generations with differing approaches to work in the same work force, we must not loose sight of the basic foundations of building a great team. In the current employment market, good employees can easily find… Continue reading Engaged Employees are Self-Governed

Communication, Employee Training & Development, Keeping Your Focus

What is Quality?

Tom Stanfield

When you hear someone mention quality, what comes to mind? The dictionary says: Quality (qual-i-ty) noun; The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something. When you go to a restaurant do you have an expectation of the quality of service and food you are about… Continue reading What is Quality?

Communication, Employee Training & Development, Life Principles

Effective Conversation

Tom Stanfield

I read this phrase the other day while I was reading an author’s thoughts on normal one-on-one conversation. The question is do we actually listen to others while discussing a topic on which we have a strong opinion? Do we actually communicate with each other; sharing and understanding each other’s ideas and concepts? We have… Continue reading Effective Conversation

Communication, Employee Training & Development, Life Principles, Recruiting, Hiring, On-Boarding, Internships

Lack of Available People Forces “Customer of Choice”

Tom Stanfield

We are starting to see signs of something I have not witnessed in my working career. Do to the short-fall of people with employable talents, companies are starting to have problems keeping up their production schedules and therefore have to decide which customers get left behind. I have been promoting the concept of being and… Continue reading Lack of Available People Forces “Customer of Choice”

Communication, Employee Training & Development, Leadership & Communication, Life Principles

Communication Styles – Tellers, Teachers and Mentors

Tom Stanfield

Communication is interesting. I have come to realize that there are multiple ways of passing information. Choosing the right style has a lot to do with the purpose. If the communicator chooses the wrong style the communication may fail. The first style I call “Tellers”. Think of a speaker addressing an audience. It is one-way… Continue reading Communication Styles – Tellers, Teachers and Mentors