Author Archives: Marc Casciani

There are six sources of influence either working for or against you. One of these six dimensions is called Social Motivation. Simply stated, there are people in your life that influence your behavior, positively or negatively. For those that aren’t good for you, then you need to learn to set boundaries with them. Not forContinueContinue reading “Boundaries Cut Two Ways”

I notice many people living their lives in silos. Heck, I used to be one of them. There was work Marc, Dad Marc, husband Marc, church Marc, football coach Marc and school board director Marc. Each had a different persona. They weren’t aligned with a unified purpose and spirit. Now I have a common threadContinueContinue reading “Common Thread”

Dallas 8th Grade I am a parent of two beautiful children, Dallas and Jarah. They are 14 and 11 years old, respectively. They are very different, but have one thing in common. They want to know daily they are “good enough” for their dad. They want to know I accept them for who they are,ContinueContinue reading “Am I good enough?”

As an engineer by training, I’ve always had an easy time seeing God as the Great Engineer, i.e. the supreme designer. As with any creative type, you notice common threads in their designs. Artists, architects, musicians, marketers, engineers etc … all have a certain style, flare of expression and common themes in their work. TheContinueContinue reading “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives”

Brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Phillipians 4:8) True. Noble. Right. Pure. Lovely. Admirable. Excellent. Praiseworthy. Think about such things. Why? Because we become what we think about. If we think aboutContinueContinue reading “Caring@Core”

I was 8-years old, just moved in to a new neighborhood and had to learn where I fit in with the new kids. Until then, I really only had my brother, Todd, to play with. Todd was 16 months younger so I was able to boss him around a bit (sorry Todd). I was theContinueContinue reading “Finding Your Dream Job”

Reading to Jarah’s 5th Grade Class during Read Across America week Last week was Read Across America week, and I volunteered to read to my daughter’s 5th grade class. The book I read was #35 from The Puppy Place series. It was about a little boy, Charles, and a dog named Cooper. Cooper from TheContinueContinue reading “Lifecrafting: Building Your Craft and Doing Work That Matters”

Chicken or the egg? Do beliefs drive behavior? Does behavior drive beliefs? My friend, Ron Graziani, snapped this photo this week. Ron had the awareness that God was speaking to him at this moment. Ron is learning the unforced rhythms of grace. While both statements are true, I firmly contend the latter is the keyContinueContinue reading “Learn the Unforced Rhythms of Grace”