The Miter Box: Life From a Different Angle
A Blog by David Jacob Smith
Coaching Requires New Thinking
The shift from telling to asking requires new thinking The most outstanding feature of the coach approach is that it relies on listening and asking skills to pull out decisions and solutions from the client vs the coach telling or providing solutions for the client....
What is Coaching?
From time to time I have the opportunity of explaining what it is I do as a life coach. Though coaching, as a more formal discipline, has been around only for a few decades, the skills of listening and asking great questions to produce self-discovery have been used by...
The Kingdom of God is Within
God's Signature Work is in Our Heart I often say to those I coach that God’s signature work is in our heart. Jesus said it is out of the heart where actions and behavior flow. Transform the heart and the way we show up in the world as to our reactions, actions, and...
Discovering Your Destiny as a Follower of Christ
I am privileged to be a part of a church culture that believes everyone has a calling, destiny and purpose in Christ. Believing this, we find it our responsibility to partner with Him to see our destiny and the destiny of others realized. The belief underlying the...
Becoming the Kind of Person Who Brings Heaven to Earth
Sometime back I read Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins. The questions and issues Rob raises about heaven and hell and the eternal fate of people were challenging, thought provoking and stimulating. In all honesty, it was a refreshing contrast to the more canned, and rather...
Constructive Feedback and Personal Growth
I have the privilege of being part of a church culture in which honoring others and living out our lives from our identity in Christ are core values. It is an inherently positive and affirming environment. It helps to produce within the lives of individuals a view of...