Do You Know the Art of Expressing What You Feel to Get What You Need?
There is an art to communicating relevant information to those special people who hold a particular place in your life. Many people find it difficult to express clearly their needs, wants, desires, and emotions in their personal relationships out of fear of rejection or ridicule. Fear, or the lack of knowledge of how to clearly communicate important messages to significant people in your life, can be a hindrance to your ability to get what you need out of your relationship. I
Q&A: How Do You Avoid Getting Hurt In Relationships?
Question: How do you share and let people in without getting hurt? Michelle S., Oakland, CA How do you let people into your emotional space without the experience ending with the feeling of being humiliated or how do you move forward, risking yourself to experience rejection? Patrick F., CA Answer: PROCEED WITH CAUTION Life can be like a masquerade ball with everyone having the ability to enjoy superficial interactions while wearing a mask that hides their true identity. At s
Do You Know the 8 Benefits of Self-Disclosure That Builds Healthy Relationships?
For many individuals, one of the hardest things about starting new relationships, or enhancing existing ones, is going through the process of self-disclosure. Those who experience difficulty sharing information about themselves and letting others in have difficulty finding genuine connections with others because they have a hard time letting others into their emotional space. They can be surrounded by people and yet feel lonely because of their inability to build healthy rela
Essential Keys to Keeping Criticism From Sabotoging Your Winning Attitude
Social media is a popular medium used for the general public to critique every aspect of public, personal, and professional life. Social media outlets, such as Facebook, is filled with newsfeeds of individuals posting their personal opinions of music, photos, messages, and comments. Those who seek opportunities to provide their insight on popular topics of discussion flood social media outlets with positive and negative comments. It does not matter whether those who choose to
Three Essential Qualities That Guarantees Success in Relationships
Every conversation provides you with an opportunity to use communication as a tool in promoting happiness and success in your life. Having emotional intelligence as a toolbox filled with essential instruments to use in building successful relationships means that you always need to keep your tools sharp and ready for use. Those who are skilled in utilizing communication as a tool in developing healthy personal and professional alliances will find that they will experience suc
Do You Know How Childhood Trauma Impacts Emotional Intelligence?
Are you an adult who experienced childhood trauma and you find that you just can't make social or professional connections? A part of you may desire to have meaningful relationships instead of superficial associations with other people. The other part may not want to make those type of connections because you may have a conscious or subconscious fear of getting hurt. The pain you experienced caused deeply rooted issues to promote anxiety and depression that hinders you in des
What is 'Blocking' You From Making Successful Connections?
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who just could not get the point of the discussion? You repeated your point in several different ways for them to understand your perspective. They attempt to recap your points to refute what you are saying; however, their paraphrase of your points are wrong. They misunderstood your points in its’ entirety. Frustrated, you begin to question, “Why is it that they just aren’t getting what I am saying?!?! Successful communication is
Do You Possess This Tool For Success in Relationships?
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a toolbox containing essential tools that are crucial for building healthy relationships that guarantee personal and professional success. One of the principal instruments in the EI toolbox is communication. The ability to utilize communication as a tool requires the development of listening skills. Listening is a skill that everyone believes they possess in building good relationships; however, not everyone has practice in actually using listen
Do You Know the Critical Issue Facing Management in Every Industry?
The critical issue facing management in every industry is the ability to promote successful managers who can have a positive impact on team members within the organization. Many managers are over-optimistic, task-oriented individuals who focus on the productivity of their workforce. They will statistically contemplate the effectiveness and efficiency of the strategies they impose to get a job done. Many managers thrive off of the positive feedback received from upper-manageme
Do You Know the Ways to Escape the Trap of Trauma?
Trauma is an emotional response to an event that a person experiences that produces more emotion than the individual's mind can handle. It causes the person to feel as if they are imprisoned in a life sentence to emotionally, mentally and physically experience the effects of the trauma forever. The trauma causes the person to feel as if they are a victim who is a prisoner to this life changing event. As is the case with most prisoners, the individual sense of time is impacted
