Should you Share Your Thoughts or Not?
Should you share your thoughts in a conversation or conflict? How do you know? When someone else is talking, far better to do this first!
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Listening: Seven Tools For Doing It Well
Listening involves more than you think! It takes work, focus, time, and energy. Are you up for the task? How important is it really? Learn seven critical tools for good listening!
Change? Here Is A Simple Plan
Yesterday, my 82 year old Dad asked me about my goals for the new year. Then he told me of an area in his life he hopes to change in 2018. I have great respect for him that at his age, he still has personal plans for self-improvement! I hope I have that same mindset when […]
Do THIS When Feeling Crazy During the Holidays:
Do you feel crazy during the Holidays because everyone else seems to be having fun but you? You think: It is supposed to be a time of celebration, but instead, you feel sad, angry, hurt, tense, or lonely. Why? How can that be? You want to be happy. For brief moments you might even feel […]
Focus on THIS and Have Better Holidays!
Adults and children alike, all long to know they are significant—that they matter; and they all long to know they are secure–they are loved and wanted.
Alex Smith and A Critical Lesson On Communication–From a Quarterback!
Last weekend I took my daughter Taya to see Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles. It was awesome! Now I have to be honest, being at Arrowhead, and watching the Chief’s win was great, but connecting with my daughter was the best part of the whole experience!
My Personal Struggle When I Am In Conflict
There’s a reason why most people struggle to have only a few solid relationships. They are hard and take a lot of work!
Do You Avoid Someone If They Are Mad? There’s A Better Way…
Your boss is mad. Your friend is really hurt. Or your spouse is going to chew you out. And you don’t want to hear it. What do you do?
Running again? Do This Instead:
Ok, straight up. I am not talking about literal running–like when you put those colorful shoes on. I am talking about running from disappointment in life.
Is This Your Story? Here’s what to do…
I remember being disappointed over an incident with a friend and decided to talk with him about it. Before I got even two paragraphs out of my mouth, he jumped in telling me how he saw things from a different angle.