Michele Cushatt - Writer and Speaker

The Question of Comfort

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Michele.

Could the answer to one simple question reveal significant insight into your current relationships?
According to Milan & Kay Yerkovich, the answer is a big fat YES.
In 2009 this blog focused a lot on how we can use our influence for maximum impact. This remains an important theme to me, and you’ll still see posts along [...]

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Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It …

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Michele.

Watch this. Then I’ll tell you story.

The Foundations of MOVE from CIY Move on Vimeo.
In July I traveled with 31 high school students and adults to the Christ In Youth Conference in southern Illinois. But you already knew this. What you don’t know is life change happened that week. Not just your normal teenage [...]

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Who Are You Trying To Be?

Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by Michele.

Seth Godin posted an article titled “The Next Google” on Saturday. It’s a ho-hum article, aside from one line which hooked me:
“Don’t try to be the ‘next.’ Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.”
Every time a good speaker or writer or performer or business leader comes along, a thousand someone else’s try [...]

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Caden’s Story

Posted on 19. May, 2009 by Michele.

Central Christian Church in Las Vegas started a series Sunday titled “Torn”, a study of the book of Job. This video helped kick it all off. In it you’ll meet my brother Chris (on staff at Central) and my sister-in-law Kim, and you’ll hear the story of our Caden.
Watch the video. It says it all.

Trethewey [...]

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When Relationships Go South

Posted on 12. May, 2009 by Michele.

Ever been surprised in relationship?
It’s pure sweetness. When an unexpected friendship shows up, one I didn’t anticipate or solicit, it’s like Christmas in June. But sometimes the surprise isn’t so sweet. Sometimes a relationship doesn’t turn out like I expected or goes south without explanation.
I hate it when that happens.
I’m prone to disappointment and don’t [...]

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