12/27/2025
6+ Powerful Reasons to Stop Complaining (and Start Moving Upward)
JHC Blog | Leadership • Mindset • Personal Growth Complaining is one of the most socially accepted habits that quietly sabotages progress. It feels harmless. Sometimes it even feels justified. But …
12/27/2025
6+ Powerful Reasons to Stop Complaining (and Start Moving Upward)
6+ Powerful Reasons to Stop Complaining (and Start Moving Upward)
JHC Blog | Leadership • Mindset • Personal Growth Complaining is one of the most socially accepted habits that quietly sabotages progress. It feels harmless. Sometimes it even feels justified. But …
07/19/2025
By John. Hensley 💻 Beyond Windows 10: Exploring Your Options Post-Support As Windows 10 reaches its end-of-support, users are left with a decision: upgrade, switch, or ride it out. Let’s break down your options—from free alternatives to paid solutions—and help you find the path that suits your needs. 🆓 Free Alternatives Worth Considering Haiku OSAn open-source operating system designed for personal computing and multimedia applications....
RIP Windows 10
By John. Hensley 💻 Beyond Windows 10: Exploring Your Options Post-Support As Windows 10 reaches its end-of-support, users are left with a decision: upgrade, switch, or ride it out. Let’s break down…
07/19/2025
By John Hensley We’ve all heard it.“Is the juice worth the squeeze?”It’s a colorful, down-to-earth way of asking a powerful question:Is the effort I’m about to put in worth the result I’m hoping to get? Whether you're making a decision in your career, your relationships, or your personal growth, this one phrase can act as a guiding light....
🍊 Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
By John Hensley We’ve all heard it.“Is the juice worth the squeeze?”It’s a colorful, down-to-earth way of asking a powerful question:Is the effort I’m about to put in worth the result I’m hoping to…
07/18/2025
By John Hensley 🎥 Early Television: Manipulated and Marketed Television was a powerful new medium, and its content was often curated to shape public perception, promote political agendas, and attract viewers. Here’s how: 1. Idealized Reality & Censorship Shows like Leave It to Beaver or The Donna Reed Show presented idealized American family life — white, middle-class, suburban — which wasn’t representative of most real families....
Marketing Manufactured Celebrities, Politicians, and Propaganda
By John Hensley 🎥 Early Television: Manipulated and Marketed Television was a powerful new medium, and its content was often curated to shape public perception, promote political agendas, and attra…
07/16/2025
I absolutely love the Philip Marlowe crime novels. By John Hensley Coaching | Character & Integrity | Blog Post “Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.”— Raymond Chandler, The Simple Art of Murder (1944) In a world increasingly filled with noise, anger, and division, what does it really mean to be a man?...
“… a Man on Mean Street.”
I absolutely love the Philip Marlowe crime novels. By John Hensley Coaching | Character & Integrity | Blog Post “Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neit…
07/15/2025
By John Hensley The Day Grace Got Banned The young man had only been at the maximum-security prison for three days, but already, the steel and concrete had begun to close in on him. He was barely 20, fresh-faced but hollow-eyed, and the weight of his sentence felt like it would crush the last pieces of hope he had managed to carry through the gates....
Let Me Tell You a Story
By John Hensley The Day Grace Got Banned The young man had only been at the maximum-security prison for three days, but already, the steel and concrete had begun to close in on him. He was barely 2…
07/15/2025
By John Hensley At John Hensley Coaching (JHC), we go beyond goals and habits—we teach values that define great leadership. One of the most transformative frameworks we teach is the relationship between justice, mercy, and grace. While these concepts are deeply rooted in Scripture, their relevance goes far beyond church walls. They apply in courtrooms, classrooms, boardrooms, and living rooms....
Justice, Mercy, and Grace: A JHC Perspective
By John Hensley At John Hensley Coaching (JHC), we go beyond goals and habits—we teach values that define great leadership. One of the most transformative frameworks we teach is the relationship be…
07/15/2025
“What can I change in me?” By John Hensley Coaching | Personal Growth | Blog Post Have you ever sat quietly with a cup of coffee—or a bottle of Dr. Pepper—and asked yourself, “How can I become the best version of myself?” Not for the world. Not for validation. Just for you. The answer isn’t in reading 100 self-help books, endless YouTube videos....
Steps to Becoming the Best Version of Yourself
“What can I change in me?” By John Hensley Coaching | Personal Growth | Blog Post Have you ever sat quietly with a cup of coffee—or a bottle of Dr. Pepper—and asked yourself, “How can I become the …
07/13/2025
Here's a list of 20 popular slang words or phrases that were commonly used (or are still used) across the last six decades, along with the decade they peaked and their meanings: --- 1. 1960s Groovy – Cool, excellent, or stylish. Drop a dime – To inform or snitch on someone (from payphones, when a dime was used to call the police)....
The Evolution of Slang
Here’s a list of 20 popular slang words or phrases that were commonly used (or are still used) across the last six decades, along with the decade they peaked and their meanings: — 1. 19…
07/13/2025
Before You Can Critique, You Must Be Able to Argue Their Position ✨ Core Principle: Before offering a meaningful critique of an opposing opinion, idea, or worldview, you must be able to articulate it fairly and accurately, as if you held that belief yourself. This principle is rooted in intellectual integrity, empathy, and effective communication. --- Why This Matters:...
Before you Criticize, try Agreeing
Before You Can Critique, You Must Be Able to Argue Their Position ✨ Core Principle: Before offering a meaningful critique of an opposing opinion, idea, or worldview, you must be able to articulate …
07/12/2025
🎬 TOMORROW NIGHT!
Summer in the City continues with a Family Movie Night presented by Angelina Arts Alliance at Cotton Square Park — and you're invited to grab your picnic blankets and loved ones for a cozy evening under the stars!
🎥 Movie: Monsters, Inc.
📍 Location: Cotton Square Park – Downtown Lufkin
🕖 Food Available: 7 PM
🎬 Movie Begins: 8 PM
🍧 Vendors: Royal Dog & Baby Cakes 936
Bring the family, share a laugh, and enjoy one of Pixar’s most beloved films in the heart of Downtown.
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