In the last post, we began looking at some habits that will get in our way from being successful. The two bad habits were, 1. Letting everyone else define “what you want”, and 2. Playing it safe. Today let’s look at the third bad habit, which is letting negativity rule. Somehow most people develop a […]
Bad Habits That Keep You From Being Successful (Part 2)
In the last post, we began looking at some habits that will get in our way from being successful. The two bad habits were, 1. Letting everyone else define “what you want”, and 2. Playing it safe. Today let’s look at the third bad habit, which is: ‘Letting negativity rule’. Somehow most people develop a […]
Bad Habits That Keep You From Being Successful (Part 1)
Being successful in any area of our life is challenging. It is not automatic. It takes intention and it takes work. There is a saying, “Success is not a destination, but a journey.” This is true because we are not stagnate beings. We are constantly changing. The question is… Are you changing in the way […]
Two Pitfalls Of Talking About Annoying Behaviors
Over the last couple of weeks I have witnessed a couple of things occur between different sets of people that led to communication difficulties. Both of these are related to communicating things that may be uncomfortable. This generally revolves around behavior of one party that the other doesn’t appreciate. This happens in personal relationships such […]
Tips For Turning A Pessimist Around
Holding a conversation with a pessimist is a big challenge. Because they are sour on most everything, having a conversation with a pessimist can be very tiring. It takes a lot of energy on our part to keep on guard against being drawn into their negative view of things. Most of use, unfortunately, can have […]
Two Ways To Converse With The Strongly-Opinionated
The majority of people you will have conversations with fall into one of two camps. They will either be Realists or Pessimists. Actually, some folks will have a foot in both camps. Not all Realists are the same. Each Realist is different because every one of them will have a slightly different perspective on reality. […]
Two Tips When Talking With Idealists
It seems to me people come in three types: Idealists, Realists and Pessimists. You will find yourself predominately in one of these camps. You may move between the camps depending on the subject in question, your recent experiences and your current mood. But most people either look at the world through rose-colored glasses, or “as […]
4 Ways To Present Your Idea
People come in all shapes and sizes. People also come with all kinds of personalities. Some are stubborn. Others wishy-washy. Some can be sensitive while others are abrasive. Some of us are salespeople as a career. But in life, we are all in sales. We are all presenting either our ideas or ourselves to others […]
Happy Labor Day! – A Celebration Of The American Worker
I hope you are enjoying your Labor Day Weekend! We sometimes participate in things without knowing much about them. Wisdom and discernment is always good council which we should take under advisement regarding anything we do. In light of knowing more about what we are celebrating this weekend, this article from https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/labor-day will shed some […]
What To Do When Conversing With An Intellectual
We’ve all been there. Engaging in a conversation with one of those blessed people who are really intelligent. You know the kind. The ones who understand physics, chemistry, complex mathematics, engineering and philosophy. They have the ability to understand things beyond my level of thinking. They know words which I have never heard. And they […]