How to Prepare your Mind and Body for Difficult Conversations
Our motives, our body language, and our state of being all matter when it comes to communicating effectively.
5 Email Writing Practices for Better Business Communication
As humans, we need to learn how to communicate effectively with each other if we are going to continue to co-exist on this planet together.
As much of our communication is going online, my question for you is: Do you know how to communicate effectively via email?
If not, don’t worry, this is where I can help.
5 Practices for More Effective Communication
Communication is the single most important tool we have available to us as humans and if we can understand how to communicate with each other, we can do anything! Knowing how to effectively communicate will not only change your life, it will change the lives of others around you.
I am a recovering workaholic.
I had heard 1,000 stories of burnout before and really never thought it would happen to me. I didn’t know I was falling apart. I didn’t realize I was working to avoid other areas of my life. I didn’t know that there is a difference between passionately working for long hours because you love it and compulsively working in an anxious state because you “have to” in order to make yourself feel better. One is a behavior, the other, a mentality. I think I had both.
Feedback: Part 1 - The Giver
Feedback. Evaluation. Criticism. Judgment. Do all those words mean the same thing?
Meetings, and Meetings, and Meetings…Oh My!
One of the most helpful things you can do for your organization is to analyze and scrutinize ALL recurring meetings to determine their feasibility, relevancy, and need.
Why I Am Designed To Be a Speaker.
Individually, we are a delicious amalgamation of our values, our personality, our life experiences, our top strengths, our bottom strengths (a.k.a. weaknesses), our communication habits, and our belief systems. We use these traits to our advantage when looking for a partner, when making friends, and when learning how to cope with stress. So why don’t we use this information when trying to find a job that we love?
The Importance of Patience in Communication
Through the years, I have come to realize that one of the easiest ways to avoid unnecessary conflict is to wait for favorable conditions to occur.