How to Start a Conversation
“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” ~ Kim Hubbard I must confess: I used to be terrible at making small-talk with […]
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Overcoming the Fear of Success: 5 Steps
Having my own small business for many years taught me that failure was simply not an option. Especially if I wanted to have food on my table on a regular basis, which I had grown […]
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Six Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills
“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere.” ~Lee Lacocca Are you always wondering how you can improve your communication skills? Do you always pass […]
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How to Handle Criticism: 5 Steps
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” ~ Winston Churchill. It started […]
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How to Stop Worrying
When you were small, your parents told you “You need to think about your future. What are your plans?” And when you were pretty relaxed in your response, the folks said something like this, “Aren’t […]
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8 Ways to Overcome Shyness
Can you picture the last time you were in the room full of people chatting and having a gala time while you stood there, drowned in shyness, not really knowing anyone and unsure how to […]
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How to Listen to Someone
“Are you even listening?” she asked with a confused look on her face. “Yes, of course. . .go on.” “Well, I just told you everything. What do you think?” Uh oh. Really? Did you say […]
