Through coaching, you can empower others to grow. While effective coaching does involve technique, at a deeper level effective coaching is about your heart, about your beliefs, about who you are. Coach from your heart.

When I think of our neighborhood, I think of certain sounds: the cooing of pigeons, the clanking of bike stands, the clickety-clack of trains.

Here's what a garbage truck sounds like (15 seconds):




And here's what an election ad sounds like at 7:00 a.m. It's not a TV ad—because there are no election ads on TV in Japan. Instead, vans with loudspeakers go around broadcasting ads (26 seconds):

The point is not to have goals. The point is to achieve goals. To achieve your goals, take 4 steps: pray, put, take, and reflect.

Want to empower others? Provoke them to reflect. How? By asking open-ended questions.

What happens when you get a hole-in-one in Japan?

Japan has a population of over 125 million in the land space of California. How crowded is Japan?

Visit a 7-11 to get the feel of what it's like go shopping in a crowded store (16 seconds).

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I like summer! I'll bet you do, too.

Japanese like summer. Like North Americans, Japanese eat watermelon. But the watermelons are smaller and round (like the watermelon beach ball I'm holding). And Japanese watermelons are sometimes square—that's right, Japanese watermelons are sometimes square.

To see a square watermelon, watch this 27-second video:


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Help your students develop a Christ-centered worldview during class by teaching Biblical perspective lessons and giving Biblical perspective assessments.

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As teachers, we ask questions. This strategy doesn't always work, as this video shows.

Spring has arrived in Japan—cherry blossoms, good weather, and 6 baptisms on Easter Sunday!

Want to help your students better understand and apply a Biblical perspective? Ask questions!

God calls us to manage ourselves within the time He gives us, not to manage time.

By targeting Biblical perspective, teachers can help student apply a Biblical perspective to what they study.

If you want to achieve your goals, get a coach. Your coach will listen, ask questions, and provide the support, encouragement, and accountability you need to achieve your goals.