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A Coach’s Point of View: When You’ve Been Given Much

By Lloyd Reeb, Certified Master Coach "When you have been given much and squander it by drifting or through self-absorption, you lose big time." -Lloyd Reeb You’ve been blessed with success and are looking for greater significance, but what are the rewards of trying to make a difference in this world? And, a more haunting question perhaps, what are the responsibilities that come with success? In my own halftime journey I was confronted by something Jesus said in Luke 12. There’s a large crowd surrounding Him and His small

A Coach’s Point of View: When You’ve Been Given Muchhalftimehk2018-02-02T22:07:39+08:00

THIS IS MY HALFTIME STORY: STEVE IVASKA

By Steve Ivaska “God, just don’t let me pass out,” I prayed, and began to crawl on my hands and knees through the snow and towards our lake house. It was the morning after Christmas in 2009, and much to the displeasure of my wife, Pat, I had gone out for a morning run, leaving her to host the kids & grandkids, and prepare brunch for the entire family of fifteen. But running several miles to help reach my personal goal of eleven hundred miles for the year was

THIS IS MY HALFTIME STORY: STEVE IVASKAhalftimehk2018-02-02T22:11:16+08:00

THE “COWBOY” APPROACH TO YOUR SECOND HALF JUST DOESN’T WORK

By Jeff Spadafora, Director of Global Coaching Services Taking the cowboy approach to your second half? U.S. President Herbert Hoover created a romantic notion of the American ethic when he coined the phrase “rugged individualism.” In the business world (both in the U.S. and internationally) there’s a similar value – “the boot-strapping, self-made millionaire” – that permeates the business person’s psyche. Many successful people attribute their success to attitudes such as independence, self-reliance, courage, hustle, and aggressiveness. While this may have been their mindset, I have found with further questioning, for

THE “COWBOY” APPROACH TO YOUR SECOND HALF JUST DOESN’T WORKhalftimehk2018-02-02T22:11:42+08:00

A COACH’S POINT OF VIEW: FREEDOM IN YOUR SECOND HALF – PART 2

By Rod Stewart, Certified Halftime Coach (We continue this week with the conclusion of Rod’s article. If you missed last week’s, click here.) This is when God, in His kindness, is able to show us that there is a better way to live. Brokenness is the starting point to realizing there must be a better way to live the Christian life. Brokenness is a complete surrender of everything we hold so dear. Brokenness say “Yes, Lord, I will do whatever you want, wherever you want, when you want with all of my

A COACH’S POINT OF VIEW: FREEDOM IN YOUR SECOND HALF – PART 2halftimehk2018-02-02T22:13:53+08:00

A COACH’S POINT OF VIEW: FREEDOM IN YOUR SECOND HALF – PART 1

By Rod Stewart, Certified Halftime Coach I’ve seen many successful people come into their Halftime experience saying, ‘I’m dissatisfied with my life, and I believe God wants me to do something different. I think doing things more directly for God instead of building my own success will satisfy this hunger in my soul.” Little do they realize what really is going on runs much deeper than changing careers or using their talents in a new venue. Rather, God is working in their soul. The marketplace system is built around quid-pro-quo: you do

A COACH’S POINT OF VIEW: FREEDOM IN YOUR SECOND HALF – PART 1halftimehk2018-02-02T22:14:13+08:00

THIS IS MY HALFTIME STORY: TOM KESSLER

A couple of years ago, Tom Kessler would be the first to say he’d been thoroughly blessed: fantastic marriage of nearly 30 years to Julie, three children embarking on full and happy adult lives, and a successful business career. His career had included early runs in marketing and sales leadership in the corporate world and then in more recent times, the pinnacles and challenges -- the “startups and startdowns,” Tom calls them, laughing – of launching and running his own businesses. His latest venture, in fact -- as a

THIS IS MY HALFTIME STORY: TOM KESSLERhalftimehk2018-02-02T22:16:59+08:00

MY HALFTIME JOURNAL ENTRY: OCTOBER 12, 2012

By Paul McGinnis, Certified Halftime Coach Every Halftime coach has been through his or her very own, unique Halftime experience. This fact is one of the most important things our clients have said they appreciate the most. They know their coach can relate to the craziness, confusion, joy, fear and excitement that many times describe this Halftime journey. But they also know the coach has come through it successfully. When I went through my Halftime journey, a good friend encouraged me to journal about the experience. I took the challenge and

MY HALFTIME JOURNAL ENTRY: OCTOBER 12, 2012halftimehk2018-02-02T22:17:33+08:00

FROM GOD’S HOUSE TO THE STATE HOUSE

By State Representative Tim Dukes Four years ago, I picked up a book that had been on my shelf for a couple of years. As I began to read Halftime, I was mesmerized. I had been in pastoral ministry for 25 years but sometimes felt like I wasn’t doing all that I could or should. As I continued to read, I found myself being stirred as I began to see and understand (on paper) the difference between success and significance. This stirring caused me to begin to dream in a new way.

FROM GOD’S HOUSE TO THE STATE HOUSEhalftimehk2018-02-02T22:19:26+08:00

THE PURSUIT OF SECURITY

By Jim Dean, Halftime Certified Coach It seems that we have become a fear-driven society. The 24/7 news cycle reminds us of what is wrong with the world, and we feel out of control. We crave security and keep looking for ways to get it. We want assurance that we can fly without anything happening before we land. We want assurance that we will never have to live without having the financial resources to meet our basic needs. We want assurance that we and those we love will live

THE PURSUIT OF SECURITYhalftimehk2018-02-02T22:19:55+08:00

THE HALFTIME JOURNEY AND CARING FOR LOVED ONES

By Steve Ivaska, Certified Halftime Coach I caressed her swollen face, looking deeply into her eyes and said, “Mom, I love you, you are going to be with Jesus,” tears now filling my eyes. The next morning she saw Jesus face-to-face. My Halftime Journey had seemingly been disrupted three months earlier when Mom, age 83, had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and we moved her into a nursing care facility. While the staff of the nursing facility worked with Mom to strengthen her as a possible candidate for

THE HALFTIME JOURNEY AND CARING FOR LOVED ONEShalftimehk2018-02-01T21:47:12+08:00