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Remember to Stroll
By Jeff Spadafora An ordinary Tuesday. Launched with the Word. Skimming really. Mechanical. A little shallow today. Hmm. Time to move on. Things to do. Hustle and muscle. Create and collaborate. Despite the Christian labels
The Power of a Board of Directors
by Lloyd Reeb, Primary Spokesperson A Personal Board of Directors is a small group of 3-7 people comprised of family, friends, and/or colleagues who are willing to give you input, honest feedback, inspiration and encouragement
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?
By Jeff Spadafora, Director of Global Coaching and Product Development It’s not uncommon for one of our Halftime Coaches to hear someone say, “I’m willing and able to go make a positive difference in the world, but I’m not
SEEING THE HERO IN BEING A SERVANT
By Lloyd Reeb, Author of From Success to Significance Our heroes are most often the strong and valiant, but Jesus gave his followers a different ideal: “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over
FOUR REASONS THE GLASS IS HALF FULL
By Bob Buford That bone-level fatigue you’re feeling may be the subtle wear and tear of uncertainties veering from a global financial meltdown to the general 24/7, multi-media onslaught of reasons we go without sleep. How
SIGNIFICANCE IN WAYS YOU PROBABLY NEVER IMAGINED
The biggest mistake most of us make in the first half [of our lives] is not taking enough time for the things that are really important. The Halftime Institute helps you explore three stages of
FIVE POWERFUL HALFTIME HABITS
By Lloyd Reeb, author of Introducing to Halftime Group eCurriculum I got a call recently from someone I have been coaching through Halftime, and he asked, “Lloyd I notice that you use routines and habits a
I LOST MY HEART
"I lost my heart." Those were the words Pat Ahern shared with me on a dreary February morning at a local Starbucks. After serving for 20 years as CEO of Red Rocks Credit
A JOURNEY
Editor’s note: Jeff Spadafora is our Director of Global Coaching Services, and has served on the Halftime Institute team since 2005. During a retreat, he wrote a poem… the first time he’s done so as
AN ANCIENT HALFTIMER
By Jeff Spadafora, Halftime Institute Director of Global Coaching I recently read a review of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, written in Italy in the late 1200’s. It’s fiction I had always heard about but never read (and
HALFTIME DETOX:COOPERATING WITH GOD’S TRANSFORMATION OF YOUR HEART – PART 3
By Rod Stewart, Senior Executive, Global Technology In my previous blogs (October 24 and October 31 ), I shared my journey of this past year, detoxing from a very challenging 30+ year career: dealing with the pathology that
HALFTIME DETOX: PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY – PART 2
By Rod Stewart, Senior Executive, Global Technology The past year, I have been detoxing after a 30 year intensive career. I am healing so my second half adventure will be built on a solid and
HALFTIME DETOX: WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE IN YOUR FIRST HALF – PART 1
By Rod Stewart, Certified Halftime Coach I've spent the last year detoxing from an intensive 30 year career. I’m taking the time to heal before I pursue a second half with more meaning, joy and