Photo © lassedesignen - Fotolia.com What does the way you speak say about who you are? I have a better question: What would you like the way you speak to say about who you are? Do you want to be perceived as intelligent, confident, caring, funny? The way speak can help you send the message you want. Ancient Greek philosophers believed that the way a person spoke, told of how wise and intelligent that person was. Even though we have so many ways to communicate in our century, we can learn a lot about a person by the way they speak and what...
Read MoreDo you ever struggle to find the right words to say to someone you’ve just met? Are you nervous around strangers? Wouldn’t be great if you could easily slide in and out of conversations with just about anyone? Guess what? YOU CAN and I will show you how! If we've ever met in person, you've probably had a long first conversation with me. One thing that I absolutely love to do is meeting people and having interesting, engaging conversations. Not only is this something that I love to do, it has also dramatically improved my professional and personal life. And learning how to...
Read More"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmoon Have you ever seen the game of chicken played in a movie or in real life? The game is played by two people in order to determine who is tougher. In the movies, two guys in fast cars face off and drive towards each other at high speeds until one of them “chickens out” and swerves at the last second narrowly avoiding a deadly crash. The winner of the game is the one who did not flinch. In the past few...
Read MoreLife is full of give and takes. But when it comes to criticism, most people would rather give than take. People react differently when they are criticized. Some people get angry while others may lose confidence in themselves. Then there are some who can take criticism and apply it in a positive way. My goal in this article is to help you become one of those people. Giving criticism can be as difficult as taking criticism. If your intentions are good but the delivery is not, your message will not be well received. When that happens, the person will not...
Read MoreThe following is a guest post by Sue Dillicar 10. Believing in '..and they lived happily ever after". Women are fed romantic ideals from the day they are born. Books and movies aimed at girls invariably promote the big wedding to the perfect man as the ideal ending, from Snow White to Hilary Duff, from fairy tales to Mills and Boon. Is it any wonder women don't tend to look past the romance of the wedding to the 50 or so years of marriage that follows! The truth is, marriage is hard work! A more realistic perspective would be that marriage is...
Read MoreHave you ever been in a situation where you missed an opportunity to talk to someone that you wanted to meet? Maybe it was because you didn’t know what to do, how to act or what to say. Meeting anyone anytime or anywhere may sound difficult or improbable, but actually, it’s easier than you might think. Partnerships, romantic relationships, and friendships all begin with a meeting. After reading this, you will have a better understanding of how to effectively meet the people you want to associate with. ...
Read MoreThis article will not focus on the basics of dealing with people. This article’s focus is to help you become the kind of person that can influence and positively affect those around you. Some people can walk into a room and light it up. They have an energy around them that makes others instantly gravitate to them. Although the people who can do this most effectively have been doing it since they were young, anybody can learn this ability. Magnetic Personality Many books and articles on the topic of dealing with people tend to focus on smiling, eye contact, and...
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