by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, Leadership
Recently I was coaching James, an influential and very successful leader, after he lost a competitive election for a prestigious position. It was a well-fought election. He thought he was the most qualified candidate and had the most to bring to the table to benefit...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, LEARNING HABITS
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH
We see the world as we are, not as it really is. We see the people around us through lenses that are shaped by our own experiences. Our paradigms or mindsets really determine how the things we see look. Two different people can see the same picture or situation and...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH, SLIM FIT
When you are trying to change a bad behavior, learn the discipline needed to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle, or remain in recovery, self-care and self-awareness are crucial. You are more vulnerable to relapse or backslide when you are: Hungry Angry, anxious,...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | LEARNING HABITS
“There is nothing so powerful as a well-phrased question.” – Henry Murray, the great 20th-century physician. Learn to ask questions. The quality of the answers you will get in life will depend on the quality of your questions. A skillfully asked...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | FAITH & GROWTH
Here is a true story. There was a woman who struggled with quitting smoking for a long time. Then she finally made it and quit smoking for a whole year. On the one-year anniversary of her quitting smoking, she decided to smoke just one stick of cigarette to celebrate....