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People skills

So You Think You Don’t Have Anger Issues

People skills

Why Anger Management is for Everyone If you never lash out with aggression, you may consider yourself a person who has absolutely no anger issues and no use for anger management.  You may think that you have your anger completely under control or that you just don’t get angry at all.  Nice assumption!  But that [...]

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Can Setting Healthy Boundaries Improve Your Relationships?

People skills

Healthy Boundaries = A Healthier, Happier You Although I sincerely believe that we are all one on a spiritual level, I am completely aware of the need to set healthy personal boundaries in our every day lives.  I’m equally aware of how many people needlessly struggle due to unhealthy boundaries or living without boundaries altogether. [...]

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6 Atypical Truths about Friendship: A New Perspective on True Friends

People skills

What is a friend?  As recent as 2009, my answer to this question was far more limited than it is today. I only regarded my most intimate friendships as true friendships.  Much to my surprise, that belief about friendship has evolved over the last year.  I am overjoyed with my renewed perspective on what is [...]

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20 Ego Defense Mechanisms That Can Screw Up Your Life

People skills

Internal and external conflict, emotional pain, unwanted impulses, stressors—we all face them at some point in our lives.  But the ego defense mechanisms we use to deal with these things often take on a life of their own. What are Ego Defense Mechanisms? Ego defense mechanisms are techniques that we use to deal, albeit ineffectively, [...]

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Why You Can’t Go Far Without Congruence In Life

People skills

“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.” ~Marcus Aurelius The Role of Congruence in Life If you’re like most people, the word congruence brings to mind little more than images of triangles, protractors or that ‘D’ you got in geometry class.  But how does congruence apply to self improvement [...]

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Why Forgiveness and Love Trump Holding a Grudge

People skills

It’s quite disheartening to see people who love each other hold a grudge so deeply that they completely turn their backs on each other. But we all know that it happens. We treasure the people in our lives, but there are times when forgiveness and love take a backseat to pride and negativity. Attempts to [...]

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50 Ways to Give Back and Make the World a Better Place

Inspiration & Motivation

It’s the Holiday Season; but if you ask me, every season is the season for sharing, caring, and generosity. Beginning with Monday’s Inspirational Words segment, Make a Difference Helping Others, my focus this week has been on giving back.  I don’t mean just writing a check to a charity or dropping coins in the Salvation [...]

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The #1 Communication Skill to Get Your Point Across in Any Argument

People skills

Do you ever feel like, despite all your efforts, it’s impossible to get your point across to someone?  You start off using your best communication skills, but somehow it turns into an argument that spins out of control.  It happens to the best of us.  However, by the end of this article, you’ll be armed [...]

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Why Personal Character Feeds Judgment

People skills

I sat calmly, peacefully listening to the bitter voice of a colleague/friend.  I’ll call him Charles to avoid any hard feelings.  Charles is extremely smart—book smart that is—educated, skilled, and well-spoken; but he moved me in a way that neither of us were expecting. He reminded me of historical atrocities and even informed me of [...]

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Why My Daughter Thinks I’m the World’s Best Parent

People skills

“You’re the best mother in the whole world!”  That’s not exactly a typical statement coming from a teenager to their parent.  Hearing those words from my 17 year old daughter’s mouth made me feel like the richest parent on the planet. She has been the center of my world, my primary source of motivation, since [...]

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