You Were Made for This
You were made for fulfilling relationships. Listen each week to stories of people finding hope and encouragement in their relationships so that you can too. Host and award-winning author John Certalic, together with his guests, share principles of life-giving relationships.
John’s relationship story starts with his birth to a single mother and placement in foster care for the first 16 months of his life. From this comes four different careers, 53 years of marriage to the same wife, and much he has learned about relationships. John draws from all this, along with inspiring stories from his guests, to share how you can find more fulfillment in the relationships you were made for.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 225
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
106: How to Have a Great Family Vacation in 2021
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 106.
At the time of this recording here in the US, we are turning the Covid-19 corner. More and more people are getting out and starting to think about taking a …
105: How to Listen Better
An effective way to connect with people is to learn how to listen better. Books teaching practical listening skills are a good place to start. We talk about one in today's episode.
Hello everyone and…
104: The Question Behind the Question
We deepen our relationships when we consider what might be the question behind the question asked of us, and then address the deeper issue.
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 104.
One of the thing…
103: The Secret to Great Relationships
The secret to great relationships is to give what you want to get. It’s your best chance to find joy in being the person God created you to be. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 103.
When I first…
102: One Way to Find Joy in Our Relationships
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 102. Today we're considering how to find joy in our relationships.
We call our podcast, as you know, You Were Made for This. I’ve talked before what the “this” …
101: Life-Giving Relationships
In last week’s episode, Start Conversations With Remembering, I shared the start of a conversation I had with our executive producer, and Janet’s and my long-time friend, Carol Steward, about our lif…
100: Start Conversations with Remembering
When we start conversations with remembering shared experiences it will draw us closer to people if we ask more about those experiences.
Hello everyone, welcome to episode 100, our first triple-digit…
099: Share an Observation Instead of Asking a Question
It’s often better to share an observation than to ask a question. It deepens a relationship by allowing people to open up on their terms.
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 99. We are just one epi…
098: The Myth of “It Never Hurts to Ask”
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 98, The Myth of “It Never Hurts to Ask.”
In recent episodes we’ve been talking about the Ask component in our ORA principle of deepening our relationships Observ…
097: Good Things Happen If We Ask Questions
Asking questions gives us power over our circumstances. It allows us to move from being a victim to becoming an agent of change for our self.
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 97. Today we consid…
096: Meaningful Questions Create Meaningful Relationships
Meaningful questions create meaningful relationships. When asked for the right reasons they connect us with one another in beautiful ways.
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 96. Today we consider …
095: What to Do When People Irritate Us
When people irritate us it often reveals more about us than them. Listen in to learn how to figure this out, and then and what to do about it.
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 95.
Before we get …
094: Self-Awareness Deepens Our Relationships
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 94, where today we consider how self-awareness deepens our relationships. With just 6 double-digits left before we hit 100 episodes, we’re considering a real-lif…
093: Remembering Deepens Our Relationships
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 93, Remembering Deepens Our Relationships. Only 7 more programs until we reach that magic triple-digit number of 100 episodes.
And in 3 days we’ll also mark the …
092: 3 Benefits to Being a Keen Observer of People
Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode, where we pick up where we left off in episode 89, How to Be a Better Observer of People. It aired on January 27th, 2021.
To start, I’m going to share a …
091: Keeping Your Resolution to Do Good for Others
How are we doing with our New Year’s resolution to do good for others? To do more for people than they do for you, to the point they thank you in writing?
Hey, thank you, Carol. Hello everyone and we…
090: Encourage Ourself by Observing Others
When encouragement from others is lacking, we can encourage ourself by observing others, then ask God to help us to be like the people we admire.
Hello everyone and welcome to today’s show, episode 9…
089: How to Be a Better Observer of People
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 89, where today we talk about how to be a better observer of people.
In last week’s episode, Get Them to Say "Thank You for Asking" I talked about the ORA princ…
088: Get Them to say "Thank You for Asking"
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 88. Today we examine in-depth that odd expression of …. “Thank you for asking.”
In last week’s episode I talked about making a New Year’s resolution of interacti…
087: Make it a Relational New Year’s Resolution
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 87. Today we talk about a New Year’s resolution that will go a long way to deepening your relationships.
I’m guessing it’s a New Year’s resolution you have never…