Empathy for People You Don’t Like

Everyone knows someone who they just can’t stand to be in a room with. Whether it’s a disagreement about politics, about religion, lifestyle, or maybe they just aren’t very nice, there are people in our lives who are just harder to empathize with than others. Not to mention that the world events of the last few years seem to have pulled particularly strong opinions out of just about everyone. So is it worth learning to understand these people? And if so, how can we do it? Lisa talks with experts and friends to find out.

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Knowing When to Automate, Delegate, and Eliminate in Your Business and in Life

You can have a great product but if you don’t know how to market it, it doesn’t matter. This is what coach Brittni Schroeder knows after having run several successful businesses and helping her clients market their businesses. She specializes in helping her clients learn how to market their product without the process consuming their lives. She believes you have to learn what you can automate, delegate to others, or eliminate all together so that your business can work for you while you are doing the things in your life that matter the most to you. She wants her clients to be making money while they aren’t working. If you own a business and feel run down by all the backend processes, Brittni has got you covered. She is definitely a coach you will want to listen to. 

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Experiences to Help Us Grow

Once you go through something hard, life is smooth sailing – right? Join Carmen as she talks with radio show host, comedienne, and spokeswoman Lisa Valentine Clark as they talk about breaking down the “ego,” watching others go through trials, and dealing with your own life’s ups and downs through loss of loved ones, loss of jobs, and life turning out much different than you thought it would.

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Genesis 28–33

In this episode we'll discuss the saga of Jacob and Esau, including Jacob's betrayal and Esau's resulting anger and aggression. We talk about how both Jacob and Esau were ultimately obedient to the Lord's invitations and their relationship was healed. We discuss how this can apply to our lives and our relationships, and how the Lord invites us to find happiness through improving our relationships with others.

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Understanding the Difference Between Race and Racism

Race and racism are crucial topics in our national dialogue. And when we think of race, we might naturally think of one's skin color. But someone who is black can have white skin. So what is race? And what is the difference between race and racism? Two researchers say we are getting it all wrong and that biological race is a myth. But they say that socially-defined race and racism are real and very present in America. Tune into this podcast as we discuss the complexity of biology and ethnicity, how years of racial discrimination and prejudice have shaped the way we view humanity, and, most importantly, how we can think differently about race to create a more inclusive society.

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The Many Doors of Faith

Like you, we’ve been watching in horror as Ukraine has been faced with a brutal and unprovoked invasion. We’re in awe of the courage of the people of Ukraine and stand firmly with them as we pray that freedom and peace will prevail. We are working on bringing together some voices  to help us think through these events in the very near future.In the meantime, we thought we would share a recent conversation we had with our good friend Terryl Givens about his new book, The Doors of Faith, which comes from a series of very popular campus-wide lectures Terryl delivered at Brigham Young University.

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