Diane O'Connor
Apr 28, 20213 min read
Which Way Will You Influence?
You influence others. You influence at home, and in your circle of contacts—at work or school, formally or informally. At the most basic...
Diane O'Connor
Apr 18, 20215 min read
Handling Conflict
Handling Conflict - A Key to Healthy Relationships I asked myself,"Who should I be leading?," and then I boxed in five leadership domains...
Diane O'Connor
Sep 28, 20203 min read
A Different Way to Help — 2: Exploring Solutions
In Part 1: The Dilemma, I concluded that we live in a world of urgent physical, emotional, and spiritual need—and we desperately want to...
Diane O'Connor
Sep 27, 20205 min read
A Different Way to Help — 1: The Dilemma
There's a lot of talk right now about "need" and "systems being broken." I see many good-willed people scrambling to understand and...
Diane O'Connor
Aug 25, 20204 min read
Complete Unity
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one,...
Diane O'Connor
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Building Trust
Trust - The Key to Healthy Relationships “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” George MacDonald I've been thinking a...
Diane O'Connor
May 27, 20203 min read
Thinking About Thinking - 2
"As a man thinks in his heart, so he is." Proverbs: 23:7 In Part 1 we talked about how amazing our minds are, and how quickly a thought...
Diane O'Connor
May 26, 20204 min read
Thinking About Thinking - 1
"As a man thinks in his heart, so he is." Proverbs: 23:7 I've been thinking a lot about thinking. I've realized that my mind is a...
Diane O'Connor
May 25, 20203 min read
Leader to Leader™ - Intro
Who Should I Be Leading? "Who should I be leading?" was the question that rolled over and over in my mind. I had just completed my...
Diane O'Connor
Jan 14, 20192 min read
Mom's Calendars
In 2012 I was in the middle of designing a group coaching experience for leaders on the topic of clarifying your personal values. I was...
Diane O'Connor
Jan 14, 20173 min read
What's In Your Heart
"Inside - Out." This has been a theme in my life. In the 80's when I was teaching art at my children's Christian school I kept praying...