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Communication 101: Emotionally Intelligent Communication Strategies and Tactics to Save Time, Money and Energy
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” ~John Wooden Shifting into a more emotionally intelligent communication style may seem like it’ll take more time, but in reality it will save time (hence the above quote). Misunderstandings, misinterpretations and faulty assumptions lead to ineffective and…
Read MoreDon’t Blame the Wind: Taking Response-Ability in Life
When I was in my early teens I was a bit of an athlete. Other than one very infamous year of Little League, it was mostly just playing football, baseball and basketball with the neighborhood kids. I was never very big or fast, but my mom said I was “graceful” and I guess that meant…
Read MoreThe Disparaged Marriage: Sometimes it’s NOT Like the Horse and Carriage
Love and marriage, love and marriage Go together like a horse and carriage ~Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra (lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen) What destroys more marriages than anything else? Likewise, what is the number one most common cause of divorce? Go ahead, take a guess. Or better…
Read MoreThe Lost Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Should On Thyself
I should do that. I should’ve done that. I shouldn’t have done that. You should do that. You should’ve done that. You shouldn’t have done that. They should do that. They should’ve done that. They shouldn’t have done that. There’s a lot of “shoulding” going on these days. How odd, then,…
Read MoreHealthcare: NOT Health NOR Care…Emergency, Urgency and Currency
. My 90-year-old mother was recently taken via ambulance to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, (the former Bayfront Medical Center) due to a fall she had when she was out walking. Fortunately, in spite of a black and blue face and a couple stitches on her forehead, my mom had no serious damage. She is blessed,…
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