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December 19, 2023
Title: How to Have a Fantastic Christmas
Topic: Holiday Gatherings Can Be Nerve Racking
Discussed by Tim Samford
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Part 1 of 2
Tim Samford is a Counselor with Focus on the Family. Today he will be discussing introverts, extraverts, what not to say at a company party, and family issues (parents and blended families).
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why are holiday gatherings stressful for introverts?
Tim Samford is an introvert himself. How does he cope during company parties where there a many people, as opposed to a family gathering where there are less people? Both events are stressful, but should be handled differently. Listen as Tim offers some great suggestions…
Many introverts are great listeners. Can this be an issue, though, at parties?
How can a couple complement each other if one is an introvert and one is an extravert?
Why is planning ahead important?
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - How to Have a Fantastic Christmas
Topic: Holiday Gatherings Can Be Nerve Racking
Discussed by Tim Samford
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How can parents stay stress-free (or at least have less stress) during the
holidays?
How can blended families have a smooth Christmas?
What does SWAT mean?
Final thoughts from Tim:
1. You are there to be seen;
2. Find a quiet place; and
3. Relax. It will be over in a few weeks.
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suggestions from Focus on the Family.
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April 25, 2022
Title: How to Develop a Resilient Mindset
Topic: Inspirational and Motivational
Discussed by Tim Samford
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Part 1 of 3
Tim Samford is the Director of counselling services for Focus
on the Family. Tim is a licensed professional counsellor, pastor, public speaker, and the author of numerous books, including his most recent: “Forgive for Real: Six Steps to Forgiving”.
Today, Tim discusses the upstairs brain and downstairs brain and how we can begin cultivating a resilient mindset in our kids.
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Questions/Issues Discussed:
Who is Josh Squires? Tim shares Josh’s account of a grueling multi-day hike that’s part of the Army Mountain Warfare School training.
What is the difference between surviving and true resilience?
Will we all have to weather storms in life? Tim says: “It’s a physical and mental toughness, and we don’t get tough by reading books. We get tough by living through it with a plan in mind.”
What is the best way for us to help others in the middle of a crisis? Tim has some great advice…
How do we become comfortable with being uncomfortable? Tim says this is a good mantra: “Bad times don’t last forever. But good people do.”
STOP: Stop, think, observe, and plan.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - How to Develop a Resilient Mindset
Topic: Inspirational and Motivational
Discussed by Tim Samford
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Can we just go to a “safe place” until the crisis resolves itself? Tim
believes that some situations are dangerous and running away is absolutely
necessary, but this is not helpful or productive for the majority of problems.
Most of us have heard of the left brain/right brain differences. What is the
upstairs/downstairs brain?
In the Armed Forces, men and women are taught specific training techniques. Why
does Tim say this is helpful in life? Is challenging ourselves important, too?
STOP: Stop, think, observe, and plan.
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - How to Develop a Resilient Mindset
Topic: Inspirational and Motivational
Discussed by Tim Samford
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How do we begin to teach our children and grandchildren to be resilient when “life
happens”? Tim’s wife, who teaches 5th grade, often tells her students: “Hard
is good!”
Can Scripture help us cope with hard situations?
STOP: Stop, think, observe, and plan.
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December 10, 2018
Title: How to Have a Fantastic Christmas
Topic: Holiday Gatherings Can Be Nerve Racking
Discussed by Tim Samford
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Part 1 of 2
Tim Samford is a Counselor with Focus on the Family. Today he will be discussing introverts, extraverts, what not to say at a company party, and family issues (parents and blended families).
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why are holiday gatherings stressful for introverts?
Tim Samford is an introvert himself. How does he cope during company parties where there a many people, as opposed to a family gathering where there are less people? Both events are stressful, but should be handled differently. Listen as Tim offers some great suggestions…
Many introverts are great listeners. Can this be an issue, though, at parties?
How can a couple complement each other if one is an introvert and one is an extravert?
Why is planning ahead important?
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
Title: Part 2 of 2 - How to Have a Fantastic Christmas
Topic: Holiday Gatherings Can Be Nerve Racking
Discussed by Tim Samford
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How can parents stay stress-free (or at least have less stress) during the
holidays?
How can blended families have a smooth Christmas?
What does SWAT mean?
Final thoughts from Tim:
1. You are there to be seen;
2. Find a quiet place; and
3. Relax. It will be over in a few weeks.
Click here for more helpful tips and
suggestions from Focus on the Family.
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization