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Striving for Imperfection: Stop Doing Nothing Perfectly and Do ANYTHING Well!

Striving to be perfect is at best a barrier to actually getting “better,” and — in many cases — an excuse or a justification to avoid having to change one’s bad habits.

Effective Communication Skills: The Key to a Happier and Healthier Lifestyle

When asked what effective communication skills mean to them, the average person often forgets about the role of listening. Being a strong and proactive listener is integral in communicating effectively. Effective communication skills are as much about listening as they are about speaking. Active listening is an important component of understanding the person or people you are communicating with, and allows you to better reach out to them. By effectively communicating feelings of grief, happiness, or remorse, the individual improves their ability to empathize and sympathize with those around them.

How to Advance Your Business and Career by Doing Your Own Retreat

How about planning some meaningful time to go away all by yourself and put some focused effort into your career? This process is commonly called holding a retreat though I like to refer to it as an advance – after all you want to go forward.

Breaking the Eating Cycle: Why Bad Habits Trigger Bad Habits

One option is that we learn how to handle our reactions differently. So, if we’re frustrated, we call a friend (instead of eat). If we’re depressed, we take a walk (instead of eat). If we’re angry, we do some activity to work it out (instead of eat). We don’t have to do it very long, just for a few minutes, long enough to break the cycle.

Unplugged: Getting Back to What Matters Most

Starting today, Mother’s Day until Father’s Day I am going cold turkey. No Facebook, no Twitter, no personal email and no other social media of any kind during this time. While I THINK there are some business benefits, I haven’t realized enough to warrant the estimated 4-6 hours a week I spend on it – hours I’ll now spend doing other things.

Agreeing to Disagree: How to have a Civil Disagreement

When both parties agree, the minor effort required to discuss disagreements in this fashion will lower emotional content, improve listening skills, direct both parties to “own” the results, and slash lots of time off the disagreement. All of which are better than an on-going, long-term fight.

How Thanksgiving Traditions Began

I am unclear how the genealogy section of About.com determined the top Thanksgiving traditions; yet intuitively it appears correct. Ever curious (and always looking for content for my column), I wondered how these came to be; so I did some research. I share.

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