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True intimacy is only build around the freedom to disagree.

Henry Cloud

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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
Preacher
Psychologist
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Disagree
Build
Freedom
True
Around
Intimacy

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Oftentimes, churches are started by an entrepreneurial church plant visionary whom everybody follows, but he's not following anybody. Even though he's accountable to a board, he's really not. Authority's a good thing, and if it's not forced upon you as a leader, then I suggest, strongly, that you go buy some.
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The physicality of a real relationship - one that encompasses mind, body and soul - ultimately makes it more fulfilling and powerful than any virtual relationship ever could be.
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When leaders lead in ways that people's brains can follow, good results follow as well.
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A leader's responsibility is to cause a vision and mission to have tangible results in the real world.
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We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
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If you are building a culture where honest expectations are communicated and peer accountability is the norm, then the group will address poor performance and attitudes.
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Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.
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Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
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The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.
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Dating should be a part of your life, not your life a part of dating. There is more to life than finding a date.
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The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that's present.
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Be Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.
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In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.
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We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we're going to need the next day.
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Leave your pride, ego, and narcissism somewhere else. Reactions from those parts of you will reinforce your children's most primitive fears.
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Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
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Encourage literally came from in courage. The courage is put into you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves.
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When truth presents itself, the wise person see the light, takes it in, and makes adjustments. The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
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