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> [ A coach, on the other hand \[when compared to counseling\], helps us assess the present so that we can operate more effectively in the future. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/a-coach-on-the-other-hand-when-compared-to-counseling-helps-us-assess/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

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> [“Author has developed a routine of daily emotional debriefing with his kids as he tucks them in at night. To encourage the habit of keeping uncluttered, open heart, he starts with basic questions asking whether anyone has hurt them or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/author-has-developed-a-routine-of-daily-emotional-debriefing-with-his/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

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## Other authors on Counseling

- [asa don brown 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/counseling/asa-don-brown/)

## More by Andy Stanley

> [Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/somehow-what-s-in-our-hearts-good-or-bad-is-eventually-translated/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/we-are-not-all-leaders-we-are-called-leaders/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/preachers-prepare-with-this-fear-am-i-going-to-be-able-to-fill-the/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/if-it-suddenly-became-impossible-for-us-to-cover-up-all-the-junk-we/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/the-greatest-thing-you-do-as-a-leader-may-not-be-what-you-do-as-a/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [“right standing with God comes through faith in the promises of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/right-standing-with-god-comes-through-faith-in-the-promises-of-god/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/people-pray-in-one-direction-but-they-walk-in-a-different-direction/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/the-god-of-christianity-never-claims-to-be-fair-he-goes-beyond-fair/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [Any fear associated with giving to God's kingdom is irrational. It's on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/any-fear-associated-with-giving-to-god-s-kingdom-is-irrational-it-s/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/we-rob-ourselves-when-we-make-decisions-in-the-moment-with-no-thought/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [“In the critical arenas of life, you cannot make up for lost time. As”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/in-the-critical-arenas-of-life-you-cannot-make-up-for-lost-time-as/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/i-ve-talked-to-many-individuals-who-want-to-discuss-their-problems/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [I can't make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/i-can-t-make-people-fall-in-love-with-jesus-but-i-can-arrange-dates/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately. It is not his insight that sets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/a-leader-is-someone-who-has-the-courage-to-say-publicly-what/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

> [When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/when-your-memories-exceed-your-dreams-the-end-is-near/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

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