Posts tagged Abraham Lincoln
The Unsent Angry Letter
The Unsent Angry Letter

A few years back, Maria Konnikova wrote an article in the New York Times titled, “The Lost Art of the Unsent Angry Letter.” The idea is that if you’re upset at something or someone, you write a detailed, unedited response – and then you stick it in a drawer until you’ve cooled off.

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Relationships, SkillsDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, relationships, angry unsent letter, anger, angry letter, email, Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, Maria KonnikovaComment
Epic Challenges, Epic Life
Epic Challenges, Epic Life

Screen-writing sage Robert McKee is considered one of the masters of storytelling. In his “Story Seminar,” McKee offers this overarching observation regarding creating a compelling narrative: No conflict. No story.

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Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, facing life's challenges, overcoming challenges, responding to hardship, controlling my responses, controlling how I respond, Mark Batterson, Robert McKee, no conflict, no conflict no story, story, epic life, epic challenges, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, inciting incidentsComment