Category: Relational Health

  • How to Talk to a Stranger

    How to Talk to a Stranger

    “Don’t talk to strangers!” Were you told that as a child? The problem with that is that in life you must talk to people that you don’t yet know. Some people are easy to talk to. Some are not. Either way, they could become a good friend. They could become a coworker. And that is… Read more

  • How to Be a People Person

    How to Be a People Person

    Don’t you want to be known as a people person? As someone that others want to be with and around? A people person can be described in many ways, but there is one thing that is clearly the most important: listening. Listening is a skill that can lead to great things. After all, most people… Read more

  • Is It OK if I Interrupt Right Here?

    Is It OK if I Interrupt Right Here?
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    Why is it that we think it’s ok to interrupt someone but find it annoying when someone interrupts you? When you interrupt someone, it is rude and shows them that you really were not listening to them. Very few people enjoy being interrupted or knowing that what they said was not heard. Honestly, we have… Read more

  • Do You Need Personal Boundaries?

    Do You Need Personal Boundaries?

    Most people understand what a boundary is. It is a line that marks the limit of an area – like a fence around a yard. Most boundaries are clear to see when they are clearly marked by signs, fences, or other things. Personal boundaries may not be as easy to see though, and those boundaries… Read more

  • Better Negotiations Require Managed Emotions

    Better Negotiations Require Managed Emotions
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    We typically think of negotiations as related to business (at it is). But negotiations are part of daily life. Just consider when you were young and were trying to get a later bedtime or a later curfew. Whatever the negotiation is about, it is important (vital) to keep your emotions in check. Managed emotions will… Read more

  • How to Lead a Meeting

    How to Lead a Meeting
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    Meetings can be SO boring (and sometimes a waste of time). We’ve all been in them, and we don’t want to be in another one. There are some correct ways to lead a meeting, and there are some wrong ways. The right ways motivate others to participate and lead them to want to be part… Read more

  • How to Deal with a Difficult Person

    How to Deal with a Difficult Person
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    Whether we like it or not, difficult people are a reality. They won’t yield for anyone or anything. They can be unreasonable. They complain and complain and complain. You do not want to be around them, but they are everywhere. Many times they have become apathetic about life. They probably used to care but got… Read more

  • Having Trouble with Your Temper?

    Having Trouble with Your Temper?
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    Emotions are natural and can be good. However, they can lead to trouble if you do not know how to express them. Being angry on a consistent basis can be harmful to your health. It can lead to unhealthy stress. It can lead to tension, depression, and more. And that can affect you physically in… Read more

  • How to Talk to Anyone

    How to Talk to Anyone

    Do you find it hard to talk to others? It’s kind of weird. We communicate all the time. We live in a time when people are communicating all the time through texts, emails, phones, and social media. However, most people seem to find it hard to simply talk to another person. And what most do… Read more

  • What Does “Being Healthy” Really Mean?

    What Does “Being Healthy” Really Mean?

    Most people think that health means that you are not sick, so those who are ill are considered to be in poor health. In other words, many believe that health is an absence of physical sickness. But there is another view – a more comprehensive view held by groups on the national and international scene… Read more