Comments on: Notes from Staff Meeting http://betterthanblank.org/notes-from-staff-meeting/ Alex McLean's life & thoughts Thu, 24 May 2012 16:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James McLean http://betterthanblank.org/notes-from-staff-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-704 James McLean Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:53:35 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=424#comment-704 i know i'm weird but i love conflict! ha ha! i really do, it gets me in trouble a lot but at least you never have to guess what i'm thinking. i know i’m weird but i love conflict! ha ha! i really do, it gets me in trouble a lot but at least you never have to guess what i’m thinking.

]]> By: alex http://betterthanblank.org/notes-from-staff-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-703 alex Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:16:17 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=424#comment-703 Ok so this is for the two of you who replied... Mine is definitely #2 (who does #2 work for?, you gotta show that turd who's boss!) I hate having conflict - but this article said "conflict is the only way to true intimacy", I was like wha?... oh yeaaaaaaaaaaah... So, I am learning. I've got a lot of growing to do. Ok so this is for the two of you who replied…

Mine is definitely #2 (who does #2 work for?, you gotta show that turd who’s boss!)

I hate having conflict – but this article said “conflict is the only way to true intimacy”, I was like wha?… oh yeaaaaaaaaaaah…

So, I am learning. I’ve got a lot of growing to do.

]]> By: James McLean http://betterthanblank.org/notes-from-staff-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-700 James McLean Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:39:40 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=424#comment-700 sorry that should say "have been burned". sorry that should say “have been burned”.

]]> By: James McLean http://betterthanblank.org/notes-from-staff-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-699 James McLean Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:39:00 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=424#comment-699 i pretty much have all those down....jk! i would say mine is absence of trust because i have burned by people in ministry before and because i have this mentality that if i don't do it then it won't get done right. basically that boils down to pride, ouch! i pretty much have all those down….jk!
i would say mine is absence of trust because i have burned by people in ministry before and because i have this mentality that if i don’t do it then it won’t get done right. basically that boils down to pride, ouch!

]]> By: Chris http://betterthanblank.org/notes-from-staff-meeting/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Chris Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:27:48 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=424#comment-683 I had the chance to do a 1/2 day workshop with Nancy at the Willow Arts conference on this topic and I knew going in (and was reminded when it was over) that #2 is FOR SURE the big one for me. I'm learning every day how important it is to bring issues to the forefront with people who work above, alongside and below me and it is not a natural thing for me to do at all. I had the chance to do a 1/2 day workshop with Nancy at the Willow Arts conference on this topic and I knew going in (and was reminded when it was over) that #2 is FOR SURE the big one for me.

I’m learning every day how important it is to bring issues to the forefront with people who work above, alongside and below me and it is not a natural thing for me to do at all.

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