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WORK TITLE: The I Factor
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BIRTHDATE: 1975
WEBSITE: http://vanmoody.org/
CITY: Birmingham
STATE: AL
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http://vanmoody.org/about/ * http://ifactorbook.com/
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PERSONAL
Married; wife’s name Ty; children: Eden Sydney and Ethan Isaiah.
EDUCATION:Attended DePauw University, Harvard University, Oxford University, and the Interdenominational Theological Center.
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Pastor and writer. The Worship Center Christian Church, Birmingham, AL, founder and pastor, 2006–. Also associate trainer for John Maxwell’s leadership organization, EQUIP; member of Mehmet Oz’s Core Team featured on the Dr. Oz Show, American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
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A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Van Moody is founder and pastor of the the Worship Center Christian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The church has approximately 9,000 members in various locations, and its online campus is viewed by members as far away as Kuwait and Australia. Moody also has a bacground in business and marketing. vIn addition he is a member of Dr. Mehmet Oz’s Core Team, which appears regularly on the health-advice oriented Dr. Oz Show. Moody has studied at several universities, both in the United States and Great Britain.
The People Factor
Moody is also the author of books focusing on helping people and organizations become successful. In his first book, The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose, Moody focuses on how forming the right relationships can help lead people to high achievements. Moody also cautions that the wrong relationships can help keep people living a life of mediocrity. A key point that Moody makes is that Christians should take a close look at their relationships, noting that relationships are God’s way of accomplishing things in the world. “Any and everything that God has ever done and will ever do in the world He does through people,” Moody told Christian Post Online contributor Nicola Menzie, adding:”The inability to [form good relationship] … will also threaten the very thing that God wants to do in your life, whether it’s in business, whether it’s in your personal life, or even in your professional life in a number of other areas.”
Moody stresses that to form superior, meaningful relationships a person must start with themselves. In essence, people must make sure that they are authentic in their relationships. In addition they should be less concerned with themselves and and focus on opening up to others, even if they feel vulnerable. Furthermore, on the other side of the spectrum, it is essential that people form good relationships with others deserving of such relationships. Moody writes that people should evaluate other peoples’ character and values. He emphasizes, however, that it is a necessary for people to carefully look inside themselves first and evaluate who they really are and determine what they seek in a good relationship. Moody also includes profiles of relationships that were bad and also discusses in depth what constitutes a good relationship in general. Even though each person is an individual, Moody points out the basics of a good relationship.
“The section on the essentials of great relationships made me stop in my tracks.,” wrote a Blogcritics website contributor. “Using the Bible as his textbook, and living as his lab, Moody appears to have gained a post doctorate-like education in relationships,” noted Huffington Post website contributor Suna Senman, who went on to later comment: “Moody delivers lucid knowledge in this ‘life-lab’ manual with encouragement and support to master your own principles of relationships.”
The I Factor
In his next book, The I Factor: How Building a Great Relationship with Yourself Is the Key to a Happy, Successful Life, Moody focuses on how people can best deal with themselves, especially with their own personal failings. According to Moody the inability to deal with issues of self-worth or self-respect are not only issues of dealing with character and purpose but also with what he calls the “I Factor.” Writing in the book’s introduction, Moody notes: “Over the past few years, I have been astounded by stories of people who could not manage some aspect of their lives and ended up dying young or in public disgrace. My goal in The I Factor is to put a stop to the sad stories of defeat and help people become the main characters in their own success stories.”
Largely focusing on peoples’ everyday concerns, Moody relates how the I-Factor can help people better manage themselves and everything else that occurs in their lives. According to Moody, the I-Factor consists of threes essential dynamics; identity, significance, and perspective. Using these dynamics, Moody guides people in how to become comfortable with themselves and in gaining insights into what their roles are in the bigger picture. Throughout, he stresses the need for a positive attitude.
Moody defines his three factors beginning with identity, which is basically people knowing who they are. For Moody, self-knowledge is the building block for the other two dynamics. Moody writes that recognizing personal significance leads people to understand the greatness each individual was created for in life. He cautions, however, that it is not possible to control how other people treat people and that people are only responsible for themselves and for developing a relationship with God. The finally dynamic, perspective, focuses on teaching people how to deal with problems, treating them as guides to advance in terms of personal growth.
“Moody’s text will inspire those who realize they are self-sabotaging,” wrote a Publishers Weekly contributor. A reviewer writing for the Joy in the Ordinary website remarked: “The I Factor focuses on building a positive relationship with yourself in order to be successful in whatever it is you are called to do.”
BIOCRIT
BOOKS
Moody, Van, The I Factor: How Building a Great Relationship with Yourself Is the Key to a Happy, Successful Life, Thomas Nelson (Nashville, TN), 2016.
PERIODICALS
Publishers Weekly, September 12, 2016, review of The I Factor, p. 53.
Xpress Reviews, September 2, 2016, Deborah Bigelow, review of The I Factor.
ONLINE
Blogcritics, http://blogcritics.org/ (February 4, 2014), Irene S. Roth, review of The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose.
Christian Post Online, http://www.christianpost.com/ (May 28, 2014), Nicola Menzie, “Pastor Van Moody, Author of ‘The People Factor,’ Talks Navigating Poisonous and Prosperous Relationships.”
Huffington Post, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ (June 5, 2014), Suna Senman, review of The People Factor.
I Factor Website, http://ifactorbook.com/ (July 22, 2017).
Joy in the Ordinary, https://joyintheordinary.com/ (April 6, 2017), review of The I Factor.
Leaderature, https://leaderature.org/ (February 1, 2017), review of The I Factor.
Van Moody Website, http://vanmoody.org (July 23, 2017).*
Van Moody has a passion for healthy transformation in individuals, organizations and the world. With a background in business, marketing and ministry, he is uniquely qualified to position and empower people for genuine success in every area of life.
Moody’s compelling voice has been heard around the world: at the 30th Anniversary of the March on Washington, with Pope John Paul II and his Pontifical Council in Rome, Italy, and in Tokyo, Japan as an Associate Trainer for Dr. John Maxwell’s leadership organization, EQUIP. Most recently, Moody became a member of Dr. Oz’s Core Team which is featured on the Dr. Oz Show on ABC.
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Moody has studied at some of the most respected academic institutions in the world, including DePauw University (Greencastle, IN), Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Oxford University (Oxford, England), and the Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, GA).
In March 2006, Moody established The Worship Center Christian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This thriving church has served more than 8000 members in multiple locations and has an online campus which is viewed from as far away as Kuwait, Australia, and South Africa.
With his unique ability to understand and communicate timeless truths in highly relevant, contemporary ways, Moody challenges and equips his congregation and the world to fulfill their potential and live their purpose. Known for his keen insights and practical application, Moody is a strong visionary leader as well as a highly sought-after speaker and leader in both the church and business communities.
Moody is the author of the best-selling book, The People Factor (Thomas Nelson), which has been described as “the most comprehensive work on relationships that has been seen in a long time” and as “the best book on relationships I have ever read.” He is also the author of The I-Factor (Thomas Nelson) which received a glowing review form Publisher’s Weekly which stated, “Moody’s text will inspire those who realize they are self-sabotaging; it offers readers a way out of failure and will be a welcome resource for life’s more difficult periods.”
Moody resides in Birmingham, Alabama with his wife, Dr. Ty, and their two children, Eden Sydney and Ethan Isaiah.
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Van Moody serves as pastor of the Worship Center in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition, he is on the board of Joel Osteen's Champions Network, is a member of Dr. Oz’s Core Team, and is an associate trainer in Japan for Dr. John Maxwell’s EQUIP leadership organization. His previous book, The People Factor, was released in 2014. Moody, his wife, Ty, and their children, Eden Sydney and Ethan Isaiah, live in Birmingham, Alabama.
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The Rev. Vanable H. Moody II, pastor of The Worship Center Christian Church in Bessemer, Alabama, and author of the new book, The People Factor, says it is time we do relationships right — at home, on the job and at church.
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"Clearly, relationships can make the difference between a great life and a miserable existence," Moody writes in The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose. "They can launch us into heights of excellence and achievement we never dreamed possible, or they can keep us down in the dumps, tethered to mediocrity for all of our days."
According to Moody, often referred to as Pastor Van, Christians cannot afford to take relationships lightly or for granted, as they are God's main mode of operation in the world. "Any and everything that God has ever done and will ever do in the world He does through people," he told The Christian Post.
"That's one of the most important things that we often forget, which heightens the importance of us being able to do relationships well," Moody added. "The inability to do that will also threaten the very thing that God wants to do in your life, whether it's in business, whether it's in your personal life, or even in your professional life in a number of other areas."
In The People Factor, Moody insists that the process of developing strong and meaningful relationships begins first with an individual's desire to be consistently authentic, vulnerable and self-less. At the same time, however, he calls for readers to have wisdom in evaluating the character, motives and values of those in their personal and professional circles. In addition to using present day examples of high-profile relationship disasters to emphasize his points, the Alabama megachurch pastor frequently points readers back to the Bible and to God. He explains in The People Factor that a "real, vibrant relationship with God is the vertical factor that will empower all the horizontal realities in your life."
A transcript of CP's interview with Moody is below, followed by a video discussion.
CP: Why do you call this book The People Factor?
Moody: Because one of the most important factors of anyone's life will be their ability or their inability to relate well with people. Everything in our life revolves around people. Anything that we desire to do, whether it's in the business sphere or the leadership sphere or even the Christian sphere, revolves around relationships. It is the most important factor, second only to God, and I call it "the people factor."
CP: One of the first principles you lay out in the book is the necessity for us to be honest and sincere in our relationships. Why is that a big factor?
Moody: Trust is the greatest foundation of any healthy relationship, and trust is created in atmospheres or environments where transparency and realness is appropriate. When individuals feel like they're in an environment that is not trustworthy, then they will be reticent to be themselves, to be vulnerable, to be open and transparent. Without that, no relationship can really thrive and be ultimately successful.
CP: You are applying this to all relationships, even the casual ones where we say, "Hi, how are you?" and the response is "I'm fine, everything's great," yet we do not really mean it. You say that even in those situations it is necessary to be real?
Moody: Yes, because often we don't realize how easy it is for us to be insincere. That kind of protocol if we're not careful, carries over into our dealings with all people at all times. Sincerity and transparency is not something you can put on and put off. It's something that literally has to be ingrained in who you are and practiced everyday.
CP: How does God use relationships to carry out His plans and purposes for our lives?
Moody: Any and everything that God has ever done and will ever do in the world he does through people. You see this throughout all of the Bible stories. We understand that God is in heaven, we understand that God is very powerful and He works in the world, but His work in the world happens through people. That's one of the most important things that we often forget, which heightens the importance of us being able to do relationships well. The inability to do that will also threaten the very thing that God wants to do in your life, whether it's in business, whether it's in your personal life, or even in your professional life in a number of other areas.
CP: How do we identify poisonous relationships? If we're feeling dragged down every time we're around someone, should we assume then that this is something we need to cut off?
Moody: One of the things that we have to understand first of all is who we are. I start the book by talking about the "Law of Being Real" because you first have to have a good assessment of who you are at your core. That is what you carry into every relationship, and that's also kind of the common denominator with which you evaluate the people that you are in a relationship with. Are we compatible? Do we share the same core values? — That's extremely important in the business sphere. But it's very important even in platonic relationships, and once you have a good handle on that, then you can begin to assess whether it's good compatibility, whether the compatibility has ended or maybe the relationship needs to transition and move on.
CP: What about good relationships, healthy relationships that add value to your life? What do you do to maintain those, and to make sure that you're not just taking, but you're also giving as well?
Moody: Well, every healthy relationship has to involve what I call a "win-win" scenario. It takes giving and taking. When you have those components, where both individuals are mutually benefiting from the relationship then the relationship kind of moves to the next level that I call synergy. That's extremely important whether it's a platonic relationship or even a professional one. Excellent business relationships have that synergistic kind of vibe because we're able to accomplish more together. Synergy is to relationships what mathematics is...you know two plus two is four. But two times two just takes the relationship to another place, and that's what synergy does.
CP: Good relationships are vital in the church from the top down. How do you foster healthy relationships in a church environment where you're supposed to be a family?
Moody: I think first of all you have to be intentional about it. Then, I think you have to understand that there are critical factors that make relationships healthy. And once you have that understanding, I call it a "Relationship IQ." Relationships are not easy. What I've learned is that most people, while we are accomplished in most areas, we lack the acumen that we need to do relationships well. So once you understand those principles, you can then begin to apply them to every aspect of your life and be intentional about doing (it), whether it's a church relationship or any other relationship, with that set of skills. Those are the things that will help that relationship to be healthy.
CP: Looking to Jesus, relationships are all over the Gospels, seen in his ministry from the beginning. Can you share some things we can look at when we're reading the Gospels and seeing how Jesus interacted and moved with people?
Moody: One of the most important ones is sacrifice. A lot of times we do relationships from a very selfish perspective. When you look at the model that Jesus establishes about how to do relationships, one of the most important hallmarks is sacrifice. That the more we are self-less, the more we are willing then to invest in the relationship. Then it's reciprocal. When two individuals are willing to sacrifice in a relationship, then neither individual is depleted. Because as you're willing to sacrifice and as I'm willing to sacrifice, your needs are met and so are mine. And Jesus demonstrates that, particularly when he talks about it's more blessed to give than to receive, when he talks about the most important position is not to be first but to be a servant.
I found, even outside of the church world, I found in the business community that if you adopt those principles, it exponentially will add value to the work that you do. Because you can establish greater relationships and connection with the people that you even seek to do business with. That's one among several factors that I talk about in The People Factor that if people understand and apply, it will not only change their relationships but it will also change their life.
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Pastor Moody founded The Worship Center Christian Church in 2006 with his wife, Dr. Ty Moody, with whom he shares two children.The couple has grown the nondenominational church to more than 9,000 members across two campuses in Alabama. Learn more about Moody and The People Factor online: http://vanmoody.com
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Moody (The People Factor), pastor of the Worship Center in Birmingham, Ala., has developed another strong primer on self-understanding as it relates to succeeding in life, relationships, and the afterlife. Moody's upbeat text focuses primarily on gaining insight as to why individuals act in certain ways and strategies for dealing with a variety of everyday concerns. Specifically, Moody instructs readers on how and where they may need to make alterations in their lives and includes seven steps to greatness: make quality decisions, make God's word the manual for life, change your thinking to change your life, utilize the power of words, take charge of your emotions, put the past behind you, and embrace changes that produce growth. Moody's text will inspire those who realize they are self-sabotaging; it offers readers a way out of failure and will be a welcome resource for life's more difficult periods. (Nov.)
Moody, Van. The I Factor: How Building a Great Relationship with Yourself is the Key to a Happy, Successful Life
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For people who have all the right "stuff' but who continue to derail themselves along the way, Moody, pastor of the Worship Center in Birmingham, AL, and also part of preacher Joel Osteen's network, presents a three-pronged program that involves managing one's identity, significance, and perspective. It's about becoming comfortable with who one is and understanding one's role in a larger context, as well as having a positive attitude toward the future. Moody weaves in scripture and stories of luminaries such as musician Bob Marley and biblical figures David and Goliath.
Verdict Moody's advice is solid, although readers may struggle to pin down his recipe for wholeness.
Deborah Bigelow, Dexter Dist. Lib., MI
The I Factor by Van Moody REVIEW
April 06, 2017
I am a creative entrepreneur. This lifestyle isn't always easy. I often talk myself out of projects or opportunities with my many logical excuses. Going through such mental battles can be exhausting especially because I have an innate desire to be an entrepreneur. I knew that I had to try something different and as the thought came to me, I came across Van Moody's The I Factor.
The I Factor by Van Moody© Joy in the Ordinary
About The I Factor
The I Factor focuses on building a positive relationship with yourself in order to be successful in whatever it is you are called to do. The book does have a biblical perspective and relates key aspects to stories in the Bible. The entire book delves into the why behind one's negative perspectives of self. A negative perspective doesn't have to be extreme, and it could simply be the statement, "I am not good enough." In the first chapters, Van Moody focuses on helping the reader understand the meaning of "I Factor". From my understanding, the I Factor is your perspective of yourself. It is how you see yourself. It is where you find your identity.
My Thoughts About The I Factor
The I Factor is one of the few self-help books that I have committed to reading. This says a lot because I don't typically read self-help books. I like that Van Moody took the time to relate the key components not only to biblical stories and events, but he also related many components to people and events in our current culture. This made the book relatable and easy to understand.
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One thing that I like about The I Factor is the way each chapter ends. There are internal building blocks and questions to help you strengthen your I-Factor. The internal building blocks are key points that you can carry with you after you close the book. For instance in the chapter about significance, one building block is "You can't control how other people treat you relate to you, and you are not responsible for them. You are only responsible to develop a healthy, growing relationship with God." This is a great reminder for me because I would often think too much about other people's responses. It really isn't my responsibility to worry about how someone would respond or what the person thought especially if my actions weren't harmful.
Overall, I would recommend The I Factor to anyone who wants to shift their perspective from being self-destructive or damaging since this book focuses heavily on one's relationship with self, being content, and accepting your identity in the Messiah.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers
Book Review: The I Factor by Van Moody
I have been on an introspection journey for the past couple of weeks. After reading the book blurb, I decided to spend the time to read it as it felt like it was timely.
I was right.
It was a timely book for me.
Style:
This 360 paged book is divided into 14 chapters with the aim to give the reader a perspective on why it is important to develop a relationship with one’s self. At the end of each chapter, there are a number of introspective questions for the reader to answer.
Plot
Van writes this book with lots of examples to show the reader how they can introspect, learn about building themselves and ultimately have personal victories through their struggles.
We hear stories about individuals who are usually in the spotlight and are, in our minds, inevitably destined for success. Then out of the blues, they make a fall from grace and we are left wondering how this has happened.
Van suggests that this may be because the world places a higher value of external characteristics, these individuals do not spend the time to take care of their internal selves. Their crash and burn is inevitable.
What about us? How do we take care of inward selves? How do we ensure we don’t fall prey to pressures around us?
I like the way he explains how it is vitally important for the reader to have a relationship with him/herself. Our relationship with ourselves is as vital or even more important than our relationship with others.
Recommendation:
If you are struggling to understand how to take care of yourself first or build a relationship with yourself, this book is great at showing you how and what pitfalls to avoid.
The People Factor by Van Moody Book Review
By Suna Senman
As there are certain laws of physics, like gravity, there are fundamental principles of relationships. This is the premise of The People Factor by Pastor Van Moody. Moody reveals the elements of relationship dynamics in a clear, simple manner. Using common experiences and biblical stories, Moody extracts the wisdom of “doing relationships right,” making the book an easy read. Then he empowers you to access these principles in all areas of relationships: marriages, work, friendships, etc. by ending each chapter with key reminder statements and relationship IQ questions.
We watch babies drop a toy over and over again, as if they are playing a game (often frustrating for the adult who keeps bending over to pick it back up again.) The infant is learning two fundamental principles: A physical law of gravity and a relationship law of reciprocity. The law of gravity is seen by how all things fall to the ground when not held. The law of reciprocity exposes that my action results in another’s reaction. Most of us have been taught to know the laws of physics in our STEM (Science, Technology, English and Math) education. We have also been taught to ignore many laws of relationships. The People Factor gently opens our awareness to the truths we learned as babies and helps us catch up in our relationship education.
Using the Bible as his textbook, and living as his lab, Moody appears to have gained a post doctorate-like education in relationships. Within the first half of the book, the reader’s eyes are opened to valuable observations. “Look for tomorrow people, because they will be the ones to usher you into your destiny.” (p.38) Understanding where people belong in your life either keeps you stuck or moves you forward. Then again, as important as relationships to people are to us, a deeper relationship overrides all others. “It really does not matter who is involved on a human level, because you are acting on a spiritual level.” (p.109) By mid book, Moody has eased the reader into seeing deeper dynamics, like going from addition to algebra.
By the middle of The People Factor, the reader will have tools to solve equations within his or her own soul. The chapter titled, “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You” could be pivotal in your life. The stories of Moody’s encounters and his insights into historical lives act like a tuning fork vibrating genuineness by which you can align yourself with into a more fulfilling life. Built upon the foundation of understanding in the first half of the book, this chapter can be the “Ah ha” that allows for a deep, peaceful, long-awaited exhale.
In the latter part of the book, Moody has powerful insights and guidance for leaders - business and political, as well as help for everyone to move through transitions. The concept of loyalty is flushed out illuminating both how we maintain and alter partnerships. “[Relationships] may also reach a point where they need to be redefined in positive ways or constructively transitioned.” (p. 169) You may feel soothed, like a mother’s hand stroking your chin, as you read the elucidation of “constructive transition.” Moody’s explanation of how relationships shift from one role to another can clarify the apparent losses in your life.
The final chapters of the book bring you into the understanding of life’s constant changes with relationships. Like gradually progressing into calculus and quantum physics, this ultimate section graduates the reader into comprehension of fundamental living in the world of relationships. Moody delivers lucid knowledge in this “life-lab” manual with encouragement and support to master your own principles of relationships.
Book Review: ‘The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose’ by Van Moody
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The People Factor: How Building Great Relationships and Ending Bad Ones Unlocks Your God-Given Purpose is for everyone who wants to know what a good, healthy relationship looks like and how one can achieve one. It is also a book about how to end relationships that are bad for you and your health.
Most people find relationships baffling. There seems no rhyme or reason to why some relationships work and others just plain don’t last.
Van Moody, a prominent pastor, shows the reader some of these reasons and details about the intricacies and complexities of relationships. It would almost seem that some relationships are gifts from God, and because of this, God really does have a say as to who is good and bad for us. But it is up to realize if a relationship is good or bad and either continue with the relationship or end it.
There are several critical laws of relationships. Some of these are the law of being real, the law of mutual benefit, the law of agreement, the law of letting go, the law of selectivity, the law of sacrifice, the law of against secrets, the law of true value, loyalty, and constructive transition. When any of these laws are broken or go awry, relationships go through changes and sometimes they don’t work. When relationships go wrong, we sometimes have to make difficult decisions about what to do.
One of the hardest things to do is for us to honestly recognize who is in our life for the long term and who can’t be given the dynamics of the relationship. That section of Moody’s book was eye-opening for me. Also, the section on the essentials of great relationships made me stop in my tracks. I think it is time for me to take a healthy inventory of some of my significant relationships, and see if they are really healthy for me.
It takes a certain amount of honesty and openness with oneself. But it is much better to perhaps be alone than to be in an unhealthy relationship. I’m sure Moody’s book will have the same result for most readers.
Thank you Pastor Van Moody for such a wonderful and insightful book!