A sure way to improve communication in relationships is to eliminate mind reading. How often have you felt that of course the other person should know what you mean? Later you found out that was not so at all. I have done it many times and been taken aback when I realized that I [...]
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After an hour of exercising this morning I had coffee with two women at the gym. Each of them expressed frustration with their husbands. It all came down to communication difficulties. The husband of one got upset because she did not want to watch a TV special ( a show he knew she [...] I came across a quote by Galileo that has left me puzzled. He said:”You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” As a life coach I have helped men and women discover and bring forth their strength and passions which allowed them to expnd their lives. They took the action. I assisted [...] Many struggles in relationships can be simply solved by introducing deliberate shifts into the communication patterns. By viewing the struggle as being in the interaction the focus is shifted from the indivdual to what happens between the two people. A few days ago when we had coffee at the gym after working out my exercise partner shared that she [...] This morning my seven year old granddaughter, a brand new piano student, began to play Yankee Doodle Dandy. When she hit the wrong keys she would in frustration yell out “I am terrible!” After I heard that a few times I suggested that she say instead “I messed up. I am just learning”. How [...] There are simple skills that can greatly improve well being. For instance, do you have effective skills for managing yourself when you are upset? This is such a common problem that knowing what to do could make all the difference. When we are emotionally worked up it helps to know how to get control [...] |
 
  
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