relationships

When Someone Rubs You The Wrong Way, Ask A Question – Persuasive Communication

September 16, 2009

Develop your ability to switch into an information-gathering mode rather than a reactionary one whenever faced with one of life’s challenges, particularly when those challenges appear in the form of other people. And specifically, if what they’re doing rubs you the wrong way.

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Time for the High School Reunion – Who am I, What am I doing here?

September 4, 2009

At the reunion, I wonder if I’ll get back a few more pieces of my youth. And I suppose I may wonder, after being around former classmates and friends, if I had a do-over, how I would do things differently.

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Helping Indecisive People To Make A Decision

September 2, 2009

The first thing to know about people who can’t make up their minds is that their indecision usually comes down to a fundamental misunderstanding of what goes into making a decision. The person gets their mind torn between choices because they are trying to find ‘the perfect’ decision, instead of ‘the best possible’ decision based on available information and resources.

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Top Ten Interpersonal Skills – 10 – Change Happens In Stages

August 26, 2009

People don’t suddenly change their behavior. First they have to change their mind. But first they have to know that change is an option. Change happens in stages, and the first stage is ignorance.

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Top Ten Interpersonal Skills -7- Get and Give Feedback

August 17, 2009

Relationships have less to do with reality than with perception. Find out what you’re doing that you could do better, what you’re not doing that you should be doing, and what you’re doing that you should stop doing, and you can improve any relationship for the better.

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Building Relationship On Agreements (repost)

August 14, 2009

Every semester, the students change but the questions I hear remain the same. Where am I coming from with these agreements? Why do I think it so important to the well being of these students that I’m willing to spend precious time on it, time that I could just as well put into teaching other things that might be valuable for my students? What justifies the use of so much class time for these agreements?

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What To Do If You Don’t Like Being Teased – Life Skills

June 15, 2009

This post is about teasing, and specifically, what to do if you have a hard time with it. First, let me tell you, I empathize. I grew up a thin skinned boy. I got my feelings hurt, took everything personally, and got rubbed the wrong way on way too many occasions. I got past it, and so can you. You can even learn to like it! And you probably should.

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Roast By Example – Persuasive Communication and Life Skills

June 12, 2009

In this final part of my blog series on how to roast a friend, I’ll provide you with two examples, the first involving my friend John (Thanks, Milton!) The second using yours truly.

So what do we know about John? Well, according to his wife, he is incredibly absent-minded and forgetful ,and he is becoming even more so as he ages.

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