Where are your thoughts leading your marriage? Love has expectations. Fail to meet them and you can expect disappointment that settles into resentment and then develops into the precursor to
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When emotions get involved (for good or ill) in our relationships, the intensity of the relationship’s experiences rise — usually, dramatically. Therefore, it is important to use emotions positively in
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When it comes to parenting, are you relationship-building or mess-making? If you’re like most of us, the answer is “both,” depending on the time of day. But you and your child are
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Think of the occupations that obviously need emotional intelligence: receptionists, salespeople, teachers, clergy, counseling, politicians, personal relations, coaching, and all leadership positions. The list never seems to end. Most occupations require interaction
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Sometimes the differences in how we express love or wish to receive it are obvious. Such obvious examples include the difference between the cool (some say “icy”), calm, collected NT
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Life has no meaning without emotion. Consider what a wedding celebration would be like without emotion being involved. Or what reason would there be to hold a funeral if there
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Emotions conflict often, and emotions cause and escalate a conflict. So where do we begin the process of sorting out this serious relationship factor? Let’s begin with how emotions play
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Here’s an important question that needs an answer: Can like personality types have great difficulty understanding and accepting each other? Why Like Personality Types Have Difficult Relationships The short answer to
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Understanding the cause of conflict between introverts and extroverts is half the battle (and half the victory). First, however, let’s be sure we are talking about the same thing. Let’s
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Let’s face it. There’s no way to avoid making a mess out of your parenting some of the time. But what about most of the time? Do you have a
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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. ~ Albert Camus The quote above is a sorry comment on how we humans have lived our lives.
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At work, are you masterfully developing the most valuable people skill all great employers need? Or are you creating a messy wake of damage from a very common workplace mistake?
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